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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We're Better Together
Philanthropy is a shared journey. Our member network connects you with fellow philanthropists, ... grow as part of a vibrant and diverse community. Renew Your Membership Now is the time to renew your Philanthropy Northwest ... we’re here to tackle your toughest questions, track down resources, and connect you to the right information — and the right people ...
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 »
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 »
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 ...
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 ...
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 ...
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 »
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 »
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 ...
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.
Career Pathways: Letting the Sun Shine
07/16/2019
Lyn Hunter | ... strategies and networks at Philanthropy Northwest and is a member of COF’s 2019 Career Pathways leadership development cohort . “Have a great day and let your sun shine!” These are my departing words for my 8-year-old daughter ... 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 »