As we support clients on their strategy development journeys, we often refer to the quote “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” (inspired by Peter Drucker , an influential figure in business management). One year after our engagement with Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund came to an end, we received...
Though the prevalence of mental health problems does not differ between rural and urban populations, mental health supports are less readily available in rural areas. In addition to this, the uptake of innovative approaches to mental health care has not been as consistent in rural areas as it has...
Census work is ongoing across the Northwest. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic preventing most in-person outreach and delaying various Census Bureau operations, the region’s self-response rates are lagging behind where they were at this point in the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau extended the...
Jeff Clarke's reflection on our recent conferences, The River Gathering: A Confluence of People, Places and Spirit (April 30 - May 2) and Mission Investor's Exchange, Sparking Change (May 13-15).
by Kristen Holway | Small foundations and family funds are increasingly providing essential investments to small organizations based in developing countries. These funders tend to be nimble, tolerate risk and understand the need for both seed funding and general operating grants. However, it can be...
Kristen Holway and Nicole Neroulias Gupte | College applications have skyrocketed in the past decade — and along with them, tuition and student debt. As high school seniors and undergraduates weigh their options for Fall 2015, Philanthropy Northwest, Washington Women in Need and College Spark...