Discover Your Role
Publication date:
02/2019
... and the not so great) to mobilize and manage yourself in a role. In pairs or as a group, test drive the three questions at the end to fine tune your roles at a meeting. Discover Your Role ...
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Philanthropy is a shared journey. Our member network connects you with fellow philanthropists, ... important things we do is to help you get the word out about your work. >> More One-on-One Help Member service is our top ... we’re here to tackle your toughest questions, track down resources, and connect you to the right information — and the right people ...
DIY Strategy Improvements
Publication date:
09/2016
... especially small ones who don’t have the time or money for a big process, anxiety is the feeling that follows. If that’s the case, this ... you decide whether to create a plan or not. It helps you discover ongoing strategic practices and decide whether to keep them or not. If ...
Stand for Your Mission
Publication date:
10/2014
The Stand for Your Mission campaign is a challenge to all nonprofit decision-makers to stand up for the organizations ... the public good Their website includes a number of resources and tools , including: Start the Discussion - Download the ...
Meet Elyse Gordon: Dreamer, Geographer and Social Changemaker
12/11/2017
Elyse Gordon | ... and felt an identity crisis looming! But change can be a good thing. And soon thereafter, I discovered Geography. Maps? Capitals? ... and ideas become mainstream or marginalized. It is about resources and the way people move commodities, enact policies, construct ... more »
Introducing DIY Strategy Improvements: 10 Activities for Community Foundations
11/16/2015
... planning is about as energizing as arranging to get your teeth cleaned. It has the oppressive quality of someone doing something to ... seen how foundations that treat their strategy not as a discrete planning process but as ongoing practice, and use bite-size ... more »
Raising a Glass to Sustaining Partners & New Friends
10/19/2016
Paul Kim, Member and Donor Program Associate | This fall, Philanthropy Northwest celebrates 40 years as a thriving network of foundations and corporate giving programs committed to ... and donor program associate. He can be reached at pkim@philanthropynw.org . Raising a Glass to Sustaining Partners & New ... more »
2020 Census
... AND THE 2020 CENSUS Philanthropy Northwest supports a robust and accurate census count, and actively calls upon state and federal ... “hard-to-count” (HTC) communities, see the following resources: Census Counts 2020's hub of fact sheets about specific HTC ...
DIY Strategy Improvements: 10 Activities for Community Foundations
Publication date:
09/2015
... especially small ones who don’t have the time or money for a big process, anxiety is the feeling that follows. If that’s the case, this ... you decide whether to create a plan or not. It helps you discover ongoing strategic practices and decide whether to keep them or not. If ...
Your Leadership, Your Reflective Practice
08/24/2016
Jan Jaffe, Senior Partner | This is an abridged version of a blog post published by Exponent Philanthropy last month. I had a ... together. Could we ask philanthropy practitioners to help us discover reflective practices tied to different philanthropic leadership ... reflective practices, as we continue developing our online resources and facilitator expertise in this area. Share your thoughts in the ... more »
Monthly Reflection: The Blooms of Spring
03/29/2018
Kiran Ahuja | ... fully embraced our expanded role as an organization and as a member network. Highlights this month include: Kicking off our ... a full and fair count in Census 2020 requires adequate resources and expertise by community leaders and organizations. We have also ... more »
Raising Philanthropy's Voice in an Election Year
03/01/2016
Remy Trupin, Catalyst Fellow Election seasons are a tantalizing time, when optimists dream of inserting new ideas into the ... but we've also observed growing interest in the Stand for Your Mission campaign and other efforts to raise our sector's voice in the ... more »
Rural Funder Virtual Roundtable: Craig Showalter
... CEO for WYCF. Any nonprofit leader that has worked for even a short period of time in this sector quickly learns to be a jack of many trades.
Gaining Momentum: A New Fellowship Program Launches
04/14/2015
... Giving Practice partnered with the D5 Coalition on a research project to explore how foundations in our region were grappling with ... more, but I hope you’ll join us in spreading the word to your networks and rising leaders — the Momentum Fellowship is here ! ... more »
A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard
02/01/2017
David Biemesderfer, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers | If there were ever a time for philanthropy to speak with a strong voice on the issues and values ... all PSOs, GCIR is a critical source of information and resources for funders on policies that affect the issues its members care ... in Foundations on the Hill this year (reach out to your #FOTH17 state contact to learn more and sign up). Even if you cannot ... more »
Stepping Up to Strengthen Our Democracy
11/22/2016
Daniel Kemmis, Democracy Northwest | ... presidential race on down the ballot, this election has cast a harsh light on the wounds and weaknesses of our democracy. Just one ... to this post or by emailing Remy Trupin at rtrupin@philanthropynw.org . Daniel Kemmis is a senior advisor with The Giving ... more »
Getting out on the Balcony: Adaptive Leadership in Philanthropy
06/07/2019
Victoria Peattie Helm | Guest Contributor, Executive Director at NW Children’s Foundation | ... developed this cohort to give women leading foundations a chance to connect deeply, to learn together and from each other. I was ... staying true to our mission or being sidetracked by devoting resources away from our traditional model of grantmaking to individual ... more »
How Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Partisan Divide
06/16/2015
... gridlocked to tolerate. “I thought I had to fight from a different direction. It wasn’t going to change from within — and I ... reform or the principles and privilege of democracy if your issue isn’t angry," but optimistically, noted that "community (based) ... more »
Sharpening Our Advocacy Tools for a New Administration
02/07/2017
Remy Trupin, Catalyst Fellow | ... Policy at Philanthropy Northwest Remy Trupin is a Philanthropy Northwest Catalyst Fellow , focused on advocacy. He can be reached at rtrupin@philanthropynw.org . Sharpening Our Advocacy Tools for a New ... more »