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August 2023 | Philanthropy Northwest
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are growing substantially as a tool for philanthropy. The Institute for Policy Studies reports that 4% of individual giving went into DAFs in 2007 and by 2021 it reached 22%, with DAFs holding $234 billion and growing faster than private foundations. Many Philanthropy...
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September 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
Jeff Clarke, CEO | When a small group of foundations came together more than 10 years ago to discuss the prospects for increasing the number of foundations making program-related investments, those of us around the table were energized by the potential of impact investing. At the same time, we also...
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February 2019 | The Giving Practice
Looking for a more participatory way to get advice on dilemmas at work? This practice takes conversations around the “water cooler” to their next level. Read about a technique for getting and sharing advice that can be a game changer for everyone involved.
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Grantmaking to Idaho rose 13% between 2012 and 2014. Education and human services were top priority areas, capturing a combined 50% of grant dollars to the state. One-third of grant dollars awarded to Idaho for human services can be attributed to a $4 million grant from the J. A. & Kathryn...
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Grantmaking to Montana rose 61%, the largest increase among the six Northwest states, between 2012 and 2014. Education was the top priority for funders to Montana, receiving nearly one-fifth of all funding, led by a $7 million grant from the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation to the...
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Grantmaking to Washington rose 60% between 2012 and 2014, driven largely by major health and education gifts from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The largest single gift to the Northwest region was the Gates Foundation’s $156 million grant to Seattle-based PATH to accelerate development of...