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July 2020 | Philanthropy Northwest
This article was originally published by the Anchorage Press on June 3, 2020. See the original post here . Elizabeth Ripley serves on Philanthropy Northwest's board as the vice chair of board operations and is the CEO of the Mat-Su Health Foundation . My heart goes out to George Floyd, his family...
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May 2014 | Philanthropy Northwest
by Richard Woo and Holly Powers, The Russell Family Foundation When a foundation wants to tackle an ambitious goal – say, helping restore an entire watershed – is it enough for them to simply fund a nonprofit or two? The answer is obviously no. What’s less clear, however, is how to engage, who to...
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February 2020 | The Giving Practice
A vivid memory from my first program officer job: I found myself feeling like a fraud. I had the technical knowledge to do the work. I had the right intellectual training and had developed “chops” working in the trenches of an innovative public-private housing venture. Nonetheless, I was missing...
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June 2022 | Philanthropy Northwest
Pride Foundation was founded in 1985 in response to the HIV and AIDS crisis which greatly affected the LGBTQ+ community. Due to systemic prejudice, the response to this crisis and sympathy for those most affected was limited. As those of marginalized identities do when further ostracized, the LGBTQ...
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December 2017 | Philanthropy Northwest
When starting a foundation, resilience is often as important as ideas and talent. But even the most resilient among us will benefit from tools that help us see the forest through the trees without overlooking the basics. Such tools need not be complex. According to renowned author and surgeon, Atul...
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October 2016 | The Giving Practice
In the first part of this series, we discussed some of the rookie mistakes my team and I made when we started working to end family homelessness in the Pacific Northwest. Our impatience for impact led us to skip some of the vital relationship building and buy-in processes vital to achieving our...
