Organizations Filed Purposes:
AS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, WILLAMETTE WRITERS' MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AND MAKE AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES, TOOLS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES FOR WRITERS AND ASPIRING WRITERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO CONNECT WITH THEIR WRITING COMMUNITY, TO IMPROVE THEIR CRAFT, AND TO ADVANCE THEIR WRITING CAREER. WILLAMETTE WRITERS WAS FOUNDED IN 1965 BY KAY SNOW TO PROVIDE MEETING PLACES FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION, AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP WRITERS THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP WRITERS FIND THEIR COMMUNITY, DEVELOP THEIR CRAFT, AND EXPAND THEIR CAREERS. WE PROVIDE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TOOLS, INFORMATION, WORKSHOPS, AND RESOURCES FOR WRITERS AND ASPIRING WRITERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
WILLAMETTE WRITERS CONFERENCE THE 50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE BROUGHT IN AGENTS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AUTHORS, AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FOR WORKSHOPS, KEYNOTES, AND CRITIQUES ON AUGUST 2-4, 2019 IN PORTLAND, OREGON. THERE WERE 625 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING WRITERS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS AND SPONSORS AT THE 2019 CONFERENCE. A TOTAL OF 8 KEYNOTES, 10 EVENING NETWORKING EVENTS, 90 WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS ADVANCE CRITIQUES, ON THE SPOT CRITIQUES, AND PITCHES WERE OFFERED AT THE CONFERENCE.
CHAPTER PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT 2019, WILLAMETTE WRITERS OFFERED 96 CHAPTER MEETINGS THROUGHOUT OREGON TO HELP WRITERS CONNECT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, DEVELOP THEIR CRAFT, AND EXPAND THEIR CAREERS. ESTIMATED PROGRAM ATTENDANCE: 3930.
MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT SERVICES IN 2019, WE HAD OVER 1700 MEMBERS SUSTAINING THEIR MEMBERSHIP WITH WILLAMETTE WRITERS. THESE MEMBERS CAME TO WILLAMETTE WRITERS FOR SUPPORT WITH PUBLISHING BOOKS, SHARING ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND BUILDING THEIR CRAFT. THEY LOGGED ONTO OUR MEMBERSHIP DATABSE. THEY REQUESTED HELP FROM OUR OFFICE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, AND RECEIVED MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING MEMBERS ONLY EMAILS AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE OFFICE STAFF ANDVOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED MEMBERS BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS, PROVIDING RESOURCES, AND MAKING CONNECTIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kate Ristau | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $33,253 |
| Matthew Swihart | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Debby Dodds | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Waka Brown | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Kathy Saviers | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Heather Ransom | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Ruth Jupe | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| John Miller | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Gail Pasternack | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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