November 1, 2017, 10:00am PDT to November 2, 2017, 6:00pm PDT
Anchorage, AK
This comprehensive, two-day educational program was developed by experts in the philanthropic sector, and facilitated by seasoned practitioners. Philanthropy Institute: Practical Skills & Strategies for Emerging Practitioners (formerly known as Best Practices): is the field’s standardized orientation for individual members who have recently joined the philanthropic sector. The curriculum is designed to provide a historical overview of the sector, a sense of the philanthropic landscape in the Pacific Northwest and Nationally, and an overview of foundation governance and grantmaking. Please register early: the last four workshops have sold out.
Kiran Ahuja | ... to 2002. He has been director of government and corporate relations for Washington Corporations and executive director of the Dennis & ... more »
Philanthropy Northwest staff experts are available to speak to reporters for coverage related to our programs, philanthropy trends, impact investing, grantmaking and corporate giving in our six-state region: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washing
By Jean Agather, Manager, Oro y Plata Foundation and Philanthropy Northwest Board Member and Mandi Moshay, Communications Manager, Philanthropy Northwest
For many of the cities and towns in eastern ... more »
July 15, 2015, 9:00am PDT to July 16, 2015, 5:00pm PDT
Seattle
Essential Skills and Strategies is a comprehensive, two-day educational program to help familiarize new and up-and-coming grantmakers to the foundation world and the field of philanthropy. Developed by experts in the philanthropic sector, Essential Skills and Strategies is the field’s standardized orientation for grantmakers. The curriculum is designed to provide new grantmakers with the knowledge, insight, skills and tools to be effective in their work.
... Wells Fargo As Wells Fargo's community affairs program manager for our region, Mark oversees the bank's philanthropic activities in ... giving program leaders. As vice president and community relationsmanager in our region, Karen spends most of her time in Portland, ... more »
July 31, 2017, 9:00am PDT to August 1, 2017, 5:00pm PDT
Seattle
This comprehensive, two-day educational program was developed by experts in the philanthropic sector, and facilitated by seasoned practitioners. Philanthropy Institute: Practical Skills & Strategies for Emerging Practitioners (formerly known as Best Practices): is the field’s standardized orientation for individual members who have recently joined the philanthropic sector. The curriculum is designed to provide a historical overview of the sector, a sense of the philanthropic landscape in the Pacific Northwest and Nationally, and an overview of foundation governance and grantmaking. Please register early: the last four workshops have sold out.
April 19, 2018, 9:00am PDT to April 20, 2018, 5:00pm PDT
Seattle, WA
April's Philanthropy Institute is SOLD OUT. Please consider the August or November Institute. This comprehensive, two-day educational program was developed by experts in the philanthropic sector and is facilitated by seasoned practitioners. Philanthropy Institute: Practical Skills & Strategies for Emerging Practitioners (formerly known as Best Practices): is the field’s standardized orientation for individual members who have recently joined the philanthropic sector. The curriculum is designed to provide a historical overview of the sector, a sense of the philanthropic landscape in the Pacific Northwest and nationally, and an overview of foundation governance and grantmaking.
April 23, 2019, 9:00am PDT to April 24, 2019, 5:00pm PDT
Seattle, WA
[SOLD OUT!] Please email Elyse Gordon to be put on the waitlist. This comprehensive, two-day educational program was developed by experts in the philanthropic sector, and facilitated by seasoned practitioners. Philanthropy Institute: Practical Skills & Strategies for Emerging Practitioners (formerly known as Best Practices): is the field’s standardized orientation for individual members who have recently joined the philanthropic sector. The curriculum is designed to provide a historical overview of the sector, a sense of the philanthropic landscape in the Pacific Northwest and nationally, and an overview of foundation governance and grantmaking.
September 10, 2019, 8:00am PDT to September 11, 2019, 4:00pm PDT
Boise, ID
This comprehensive, two-day educational program was developed by experts in the philanthropic sector, and facilitated by seasoned practitioners. Philanthropy Institute: Practical Skills & Strategies for Emerging Practitioners (formerly known as Best Practices): is the field’s standardized orientation for individual members who have recently joined the philanthropic sector. The curriculum is designed to provide a historical overview of the sector, a sense of the philanthropic landscape in the Pacific Northwest and nationally, and an overview of foundation governance and grantmaking.
... Gupte, Philanthropy Northwest senior communications manager : We’ve been hearing more in recent years about foundations opting ... Neroulias Gupte, Philanthropy Northwest communications manager, at ngupte@philanthropynw.org .
In 10 Years: More ... more »
Nicole Neroulias Gupte, Communications Manager
Philanthropy Northwest was proud to host Secretary of the ...
She and David Jayo, formerly REI’s corporate giving manager and now Jewell’s senior advisor, are raising $20 million from the ... more »
... this learning opportunity for foundation and family offices, donor-advised funds, policymakers, government officials, tribal organizations, ... more »
Gloris Estrella, Program Manager | ... working at Philanthropy Northwest last year, things like donor-advised funds, grant committees and financial advisors were a foreign ...
Peter Pennekamp, Senior Fellow and Operations Manager, of Community Democracy Workshop , and Norma Schuiteman, CEO ... more »
... we will learn from three giving families working on donor collaboratives, innovative grantee/grantor partnerships, and strategic ... right or, alternatively, please email Elyse Gordon, Program Manager, at egordon@philanthropynw.org and we will be glad to provide you ...
This webinar will ground funders in the immediate concerns facing immigrant and refugee communities; provide early analyses of the policy and political landscape including the new Congress; and offer a preview of plans to protect due process and fundamental rights at the local, state, and federal level. Funders will have the opportunity to discuss what can be done now to support immigrants and refugees and the organizations that serve them.
Kelley Bevans, Information Technology Specialist | ... Scrumboard, where major pieces of work are represented via index cards (color coded by team) across three categories: "Work Backlog," ... more »
Canopy, a Pacific Northwest impact investing collaborative formed in 2015, released a white paper on its vision of investing in our region. The 16-page report, with a foreword by Philanthropy Northwest CEO Jeff Clarke, outlines the elements of place-based investing, philanthropy as catalytic capital, cross-sector collaboration, communities as unique investment ecosystems and bridging the gap between capital markets and communities.
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Karen Freeman, Vice President, Operations and Government Relations, Southern California Grantmakers
Josh Gibb, Executive Director, Galesburg Community Foundation
Adena Hill, Manager of Public Policy & Special Projects, Southeastern Council of ...
The Juneau Community Foundation has awarded more than $1.8 million in grants and utility waivers to 23 organizations addressing the community's highest priority social service needs. more »
