Colleen S. Willoughby is an American philanthropist and the founder and former president of the Washington Women's Foundation, and the director of Global Women Partners in Philanthropy. Early life and career Colleen Seidelhuber was born around 1934. Both of her parents volunteered regularly. Her father volunteered at the YMCA and her mother at the local Parent Teacher Association. Willoughby attended Whitman College, studying political science and speech. She graduated in 1955. It was at Whitman where she would meet her future husband, George Willoughby. After the couple married, Willoughby taught junior high school. She would eventually quit to become a housewife, caring for the couple's two children, Scott and Anne. Philanthropy Willoughby volunteered for years, increasing her time spent volunteering as her children became adults. She volunteered at the Seattle Art Museum, with the Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Junior League and Planned Parenthood. She served as president of the Junior League of Seattle and on the boards of the Association of Junior Leagues International, Seattle Children's Home and the United Way. Since 1981, Willoughby has organized the Women in Leadership Symposium at Whitman College. She serves as trustee emerita at Whitman College and as an advisory board member at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington. Seattle CityClub After years of being civically, Willoughby noticed that few women served on boards and/or were involved in decision making at nonprofits. In response to this, Willoughby and seven other women founded the Seattle CityClub. The organization educates its members about civic participation and nonprofit management. They CityClub has over 47,000 members. Every year, the Colleen Willoughby Youth Civic Education Award is awarded by the Seattle CityClub. The award recognizes contributions by young people who are leading others in civic participation. Washington Women's Foundation Willoughby observed that women often volunteered at nonprofits but rarely donated financially, unlike men whose names often outweigh women's names on donor lists. As a response, Willoughby co-founded the Washington Women's Foundation (WWF) in 1995. Within two months, Willoughby and four of her friends had recruited 116 women to join. Members of WWF donate $2,000 each, with $1,000 being donated to nonprofits of that member's choice. The remaining $1,000 is placed into a grantmaking fund. Each year members review grant proposals from local nonprofits and vote on the most worthy nonprofit out of the group to receive a $100,000 grant. This concept,