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June 2015 |
The Potlatch Fund — a nonprofit group serving Native communities — has chosen Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Chairman to receive the Billy Frank Jr. Natural Resource Protection Leadership Honoring Award.
March 2015 |
by Nicole Neroulias Gupte, Communications Manager | Three programs in the Pacific Northwest have won funding to study the feasibility of using Pay for Success to expand services for vulnerable populations in Oregon and Washington state.
February 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
In this 5th edition of "Trends in Northwest Giving - 2014," we analyzed 23,783 grants to northwest organizations from 245 funders in 2012, totaling $958,347,806. This represents a 4% decline in giving over 2010, which was expected given the volatile economic recovery since the 2008 recession. Read on to find out about giving in our region, state-by-state trends and more!
January 14, 2015
6:15pm to 9:00pm
PST The Seattle Repertory Theatre, Leo K. Theatre
Please join us for a special evening featuring "Hide and Seek," a dance/theatre work that explores how our children are cared for in our community through the eyes of the child, family and systems. Participants are encouraged to engage in a post-performance discussion about community partnerships, the effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on intergenerational poverty and the role that arts can have to raise issues, among others.
December 12, 2014
8:30am to 3:00pm
PST Seattle, Wash.
Join Washington State Budget & Policy Center's Budget Matters 2014 conference December 12 at the Washington State Convention Center.
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December 8, 2014
5:00pm to 7:30pm
PST FareStart
Released in June, "How the Poor Can Save Capitalism" makes a compelling argument that our nation’s economic vitality is dependent on inclusion of consumers on the lower rungs of the economic ladder. Please join best selling author, John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, Inc., Dr. Sandra Archibald, dean of the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington and Jeff Clarke, CEO of Philanthropy Northwest. for this special conversation.
December 3, 2014
3:00pm to 5:00pm
PST The Hillman City Collaboratory
Maybe you’ve heard that Seattle's Rainier Valley is one of the most diverse communities in the country? As a result, innovative and illuminating community projects and programs are emerging.
The richness of this community presents both opportunities for our region and challenges...