Events and Opportunities to Engage

Jan
23

Funders Census Initiative Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results

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January 23, 2019,
10:00am to 11:00am
PST

The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to continue this briefing series on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup. Last year, national field partners were funded to conduct get-out-the-count messaging research to identify messages that resonate with hard-to-count communities. Arab American Institute will present this briefing. 

Jan
29

Transforming Philanthropy Towards Tribal Sovereignty: ATNI Winter Convening Discussion

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January 29, 2019,
8:30am to 5:00pm
PST
Portland, OR

How can philanthropy transform itself to invest in the preservation and protection of tribal sovereignty and the cultures, languages and way of life of tribal nations in the Northwest? How do we do our philanthropic work in the spirit of the historical context in which we live today? Join philanthropic leaders at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) Winter Convening, where tribal nations do their collective work to strengthen and leverage their power. 

Jan
31

NW Children’s Foundation Forum, Community Trauma and Child Well-Being

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January 31, 2019,
11:30am to 3:00pm
PST
Online and in Seattle, WA
NW Children's Foundation

The Northwest Children's Foundation (NWCF) presents their 2019 Forum entitled, Community Trauma and Child Well-Being: Trauma-Informed Care and the Future of Healing. This community event features a keynote by Dr. Shawn Ginwright, Professor of Education in the Africana Studies Department at San Francisco State University, with opening remarks by Seattle pediatrician and community leader Dr. Benjamin Danielson.

Feb
12

Annual Nonprofit Legislative Reception

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February 12, 2019,
5:30pm to 7:00pm
PST
Olympia, WA

Join Philanthropy Northwest, Washington Nonprofits and other partnering organizations at the Washington Governor's Mansion to mingle with elected officials, connect with peers from across the state and celebrate the contributions that nonprofit organizations make to our communities. 

Mar
11-13

Foundations on the Hill 2019

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March 11, 2019, 12:30pm PDT to March 13, 2019, 2:00pm PDT
Washington, DC

Foundations on the Hill is a two-day convening in Washington, DC that brings together hundreds of foundation leaders from across the country to meet with Congress to discuss issues of critical importance to philanthropy. Each year, Philanthropy Northwest leads a delegation from our six-state region. Join our delegation!

Apr
23-24

Philanthropy Institute: Skills for Emerging Practitioners (Spring 2019)

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April 23, 2019, 9:00am PDT to April 24, 2019, 5:00pm PDT
Seattle, WA

This comprehensive, two-day educational program was developed by experts in the philanthropic sector, and facilitated by seasoned practitioners. Philanthropy Institute: Practical Skills & Strategies for Emerging Practitioners (formerly known as Best Practices): is the field’s standardized orientation for individual members who have recently joined the philanthropic sector. The curriculum is designed to provide a historical overview of the sector, a sense of the philanthropic landscape in the Pacific Northwest and nationally, and an overview of foundation governance and grantmaking.

May
20-21

Washington State Nonprofit Conference 2019

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May 20, 2019 (All day) to May 21, 2019 (All day)
Bellevue, WA

Join Washington Nonprofits for their annual state-wide conference in Bellevue, Washington on May 21, 2019. The pre-conference sessions will be on May 20, 2019, with deep-dive tracks that will focus on volunteer management, fundraising strategy and risk strategy. Meet with nonprofit leaders from across Washington state.