▁W WF . ▁In cor por ated ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁W CG N ▁provides ▁support ▁and ▁tools ▁to ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁women - led ▁giving ▁groups ▁and ▁hosts ▁regular ▁meet ings ▁and ▁an ▁annual ▁conference . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁W CG N ▁has ▁ 4 9 ▁member ▁organizations ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁states ▁and ▁two ▁countries ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁women ▁members ▁from ▁member ▁organizations . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁organization ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Catal ist . ▁ ▁Phil anth rop ic ▁research ▁work ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁ ▁Will ough by ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁women ' s ▁phil anth rop ic ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁Evans ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Policy ▁& ▁Govern ance ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington . ▁She ▁founded ▁the ▁Global ▁Women ' s ▁Phil anth ropy ▁Project , ▁which ▁research es ▁how ▁collect ive ▁giving ▁models ▁can ▁be ▁launched ▁and ▁successful ▁in ▁China . ▁Will ough by ▁also ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁advis ory ▁board ▁for ▁the ▁Evans ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Policy ▁& ▁Govern ance ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Will ough by ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Junior ▁League ▁of ▁Seattle ' s ▁Dor othy ▁Stim son ▁Bull itt ▁Community ▁Service ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Woman ▁of ▁In flu ence ▁by ▁the ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Business ▁Journal . ▁