Disaster Philanthropy: Taking the Long View
04/17/2014
Regional philanthropic organizations have been quick to respond to the immediate needs of communities devastated by the mudslide that occurred along SR 530 in Oso, Washington on March 22. more »
News and Insights
An Interview with Kelly Brown, Director of the D5 Coalition
04/16/2014
We've got a big conference coming up, and we're thrilled that Kelly Brown, director of the D5 Coalition, will be joining us to talk about diversity, equity and inclusiveness in philanthropy in both a plenary and a workshop session. To whet your appetite, here's a short interview Philanthropy Northwest CEO Jeff Clarke conducted with Kelly over email last week. more »
Partnering with Government to Disrupt Inequality
04/10/2014
by Audrey Haberman, The Giving Practice - Like many of you, I am thinking a lot about income inequality these days. I have been honored to serve on the Mayor’s Income Inequality Advisory Committee, which is tasked with presenting a proposal to the Seattle City Council to raise the minimum wage in Seattle. It has been a wonderful, difficult and complex process. more »
Welcome to our new website!
04/07/2014
If you're reading this, you're among the first people to see Philanthropy Northwest's new website! more »
Want Greater Impact? Have a Conversation First
04/02/2014
by Ted Lord, The Giving Practice. Collective Impact, philanthropy’s flavor of the day, has entered its back-biting season — a positive sign, given that push back is often a signal that a creative disruption is working. In this blog post, I’ll parse why the funder community has so enthusiastically embraced Collective Impact and how it has already produced learnings that we shouldn’t throw out when its season as the shiny new thing inevitably ends. more »
Philanthropy in 2014: More Optimistic, More Collaborative and More Than Grantmaking
01/21/2014
Editor’s note: we’re leading off the year with a special blog post co-authored by Philanthropy Northwest’s new CEO, Jeff Clarke, and outgoing CEO Carol Lewis, in which they recount some of the themes they’re hearing in conversation with Philan more »
Practices That Matter – Project Streamline Takes Stock of Streamlining
06/03/2013
Five years ago, Project Streamline – a field-wide effort led by the Grants Managers Network – published “Drowning in Paperwork, Distracted From Purpose,” a study of the burdens of application and reporting. In a new report, Practices That Matter, Project Streamline documents how, even as many foundations are increasingly aware of and committed to streamlining, the average nonprofit organization still experiences a burdensome process. more »
Everyone in the Room
06/03/2013
The Russell Family Foundation's Richard Woo on moving towards "...a sustainable and peaceful world for people, places and communities." Their work on the Puyallup Watershed Initiative embodies the three principles they follow: taking a place-based approach, embracing differences, and being a learning organization. more »
Oil Boom Pushes Montana Communities to Their Limits, Philanthropic Response Needed
04/17/2013
For many of the cities and towns in eastern Montana, a recent oil boom has brought welcome relief to struggling economies. But the massive influx of new residents is leading to difficult-to-control growth and a strain on the infrastructure of municipalities. The explosive growth has also brought on an increased demand for social services, and yet-to-be-known environmental implications. more »