Once a month, I attend a professional womxn’s networking event. At the start of each event, the facilitator asks us each to share something that is distracting us, followed by the phrase “but I’m present.” The first time I heard this I cringed. Wouldn’t sharing my distractions mean me admitting my...
Read the second regional spotlight in our current "Trends in Northwest Giving" series. Education was the top priority for funders to Montana in 2016, receiving one-third of all funding. This article features Montana and the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation's unique public-private...
Social Justice Fund NW is a foundation working at the frontlines of social change. We leverage the resources of our members to foster significant, long-term social justice solutions throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
Social Justice Fund NW is a foundation working at the frontlines of social change. We leverage the resources of our members to foster significant, long-term social justice solutions throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
This article was originally published by South Seattle Emerald (SSE) on February 9, 2024; Philanthropy Northwest has cross-posted it here with their permission. See the original piece on SSE's website . The past several years have tested our communities in unimaginable ways and revealed fractures...
As funders, we know that the past two years have called upon our nonprofit partners to fill gaps in our current systems and support community like never before. We also know it is more important than ever to retain strong nonprofit leaders, especially BIPOC leaders who are being called upon in...