Grantmakers In Action is a cohort-style learning opportunity to plug into conversations and movements around: Centering racial equity in your grantmaking; Alternatives to the traditional grantmaking cycle; Partnership models; and Power dynamics in your role and leveraging your leadership...
What are the roadblocks that limit reflective practice in the field of philanthropy? This article is designed to help foundations encourage leadership and staff to put their expertise into play as a learning strategy.
This report spotlights the critical role Regional Community Foundation Network members played during the initial COVID-19 pandemic response from March to November 2020. This report features striking data and collective themes from community foundations across the Northwest.
The intersection of rural community vitality and rural serving foundation effectiveness has garnered more attention in the past five years than in the previous 40. Philanthropy Northwest has been supporting the growth of this important discussion through a two-year series of webinars focused on...
When many of us are feeling isolated and exhausted, the concept of radical rest and the inextricable link between self-healing and social justice is the most important aspect of social change. Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D. returns to the NW Children's Forum to share his practical wisdom, experience and...
Oftentimes in philanthropy, we tend to think of legal considerations in the context of compliance and risk mitigation — preventing things from going wrong and protecting funders from liability or harm. As a result, foundations that are curious about trust-based philanthropy may have questions about...