Whitney Williams

10/02/2023

Twenty years ago, I founded williamsworks to help artists, athletes, Fortune 500 CEOs, families and individuals make positive change. The idea was firmly rooted in who I am, where I come from, and how I was raised – by strong-willed parents who centered community, public service and family, a family who woke up everyday to fight for our neighbors.

For the last two decades, williamsworks has had the honor of working with some of the world’s extraordinary changemakers: Ben Affleck and the Eastern Congo Initiative, Shane Battier and the Battier Take Charge Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Billie Jean King, the Miranda Family, Pearl Jam and Montana Pool Service, The Rockefeller Foundation, Starkey, and the ONE Campaign.

As we reflect on the last 20 years, and look forward to the decades ahead, we are deeply proud to have partnered with our clients and local leaders who center community and work relentlessly to make lasting impact.

Gigantic thanks to our mighty team past and present, our partners and friends and our clients who have been with us on the journey and fueled progress everywhere.

07/20/2023

Montana politicians advocating for a police state:

Please consider supporting the Susan Wicklund Fund today at https://susanwicklund.wpengine.com/donate/

Montana is one of 19 states opposing a Biden administration effort to shield reproductive health records from criminal investigations.

03/31/2023

Today is Trans Day of Visibility, dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people, while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice.

Here in Montana, where we value the right to privacy, the attacks keep coming. That’s why we will continue to support leaders like Rep. Zooey Zephyr and Rep. SJ Howell in their work to increase representation and stand up against anti-LGBTQ bills today and every day. Learn more about legislation moving in your state. https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights

03/26/2023

In 1989, on the 9th floor of Jesse Hall at the University of Montana, I met my new neighbor, Kathleen McLaughlin. This fellow Montanan just released her first book Blood Money. It’s extraordinary. Visit this link to grab a copy from Fact and Fiction Books: https://www.factandfictionbooks.com/book/9781982171964 - or order one through your local bookstore!

Blood Money shares Kathy’s 10-year investigation about the source of the medicine for her rare autoimmune disease. Her personal quest for answers unearths the economic inequalities of the 20 billion dollar blood plasma industry. Great interview on NPR’s Weekend Edition:
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/25/1159528639/kathleen-mclaughlin-on-her-book-blood-money-about-the-global-trade-in-blood-plas

She will be in Missoula this Tuesday, March 28. Join my Mom, Dad and me and Kathy for a reading at the Missoula Public Library.

Date: March 28, 2023
Time: 6-7:30 pm
Location: Cooper Room A, Level Four, Missoula Public Library
https://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/calendar-of-events/selling-blood-to-make-ends-meet-economic-inequality-in-america/?occurrence=2023-03-14

03/06/2023

Hey Missoula, hope you can join me and my folks at tonight’s Mansfield Dialogues with nationally renowned pollsters Celinda Lake and Ed Goeas, who will discuss their new book focused on bridging divides during challenging times in American democracy. Celinda, a Montanan, is a lifelong family friend and one of the winningest pollsters in America.

Time: 7pm MST
Location: UC Theater, University of Montana
RSVP: Email [email protected]

Their book “A Question of Respect: Bringing Us Together in a Deeply Divided Nation” - is available through Fact & Fiction at the link below (or through your local bookseller): https://www.factandfictionbooks.com/book/9781636980409