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Would Gandhi, Chavez or King Receive a Grant Today? Movement Building as a Grantmaking Strategy
06/02/2014
... feedback (without fear of losing their funding) and be true partners with their funders in creating change? During the session, two of ... who is helpful in achieving better outcomes with grantee partners and within the broader social justice movement. At Marguerite ... more »
Trends Updated
... We obtain much of the data for Trends from our partners at the Foundation Center. Unfortunately, their data set mistakenly ...
Philanthropy Northwest Launches Washington Census Equity Fund
04/01/2019
... Equity Fund, a statewide pooled fund of philanthropy partners which will support 2020 Census outreach, education and resources ... Fund. The Equity Fund partnership currently comprises 20 partners and has more than $1.1 million in philanthropic investment. A ... more »
Welcome New Members: A Spectrum of Northwest Giving
09/16/2015
... citizens through service. Working hand in hand with local partners, we tap the ingenuity and can-do spirit of the American people to ... are making a difference across the country. Dietel Partners , Seattle: Our multi-generational family clients passionately believe ... more »
Everyone in the Room
06/03/2013
The Russell Family Foundation's Richard Woo on moving towards "...a sustainable and peaceful world for people, places and communities." Their work on the Puyallup Watershed Initiative embodies the three principles they follow: taking a place-based approach, embracing differences, and being a learning organization. more »
Aug
12
Making Long-Term Investments in Civic Health
August 12, 2014,
5:30pm to 7:30pm
PDT
Building public and civic health, or a strong non-profit, requires long-term investment, but philanthropic gifts are often short-term and outcome-specific. Be part of the conversation as we discuss how to address this tension and explore how philanthropists, government and non-profit organizations can work together to encourage systemic and sustainable community development.
Sep
23-24
Idaho Nonprofits Annual Conference
September 23, 2014 (All day) to September 24, 2014 (All day)
Boise, Idaho
Join us September 23 + 24 for the Idaho Nonprofit Center’s Annual Conference. We will connect, create and collaborate across Idaho’s geography and organizations to further strengthen nonprofits and our communities.
Stand for Your Mission
Publication date:
10/2014
The Stand for Your Mission campaign is a challenge to all nonprofit decision-makers to stand up for the organizations they believe in by actively representing their organization’s mission and values, and creating public will for positive social change.
Initiated by BoardSource — together with the Alliance for Justice, the Campion Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Foundation, the National Council of Nonprofits, and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers — this campaign seeks to unleash the full potential of the nonprofit sector to create positive impact by engaging board leaders more directly in the advocacy work of their organizations.
Alaska Conservation Foundation Announces New Executive Director
07/15/2015
Alaska Conservation Foundation is pleased to announce that Michael Barber has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective August 10, 2015. Barber will replace Ann Rothe who announced her planned retirement earlier this year. more »
Wells Fargo Gives $1M to Improve Housing in Rural Communities
07/28/2015
Wells Fargo will donate $1 million to NeighborWorks America to help replace or rehabilitate owner-occupied homes in nine rural areas, including a southwest Oregon community. more »
Cities Building Community Wealth
Publication date:
11/2015
In cities across the nation, a few enjoy rising affluence while many struggle to get by. This situation is created in part by the practices of traditional economic development. Current trends threaten to worsen, unless we can answer the design challenge before us. Can we create an economic system — beginning at the local level — that builds the wealth and prosperity of everyone? The 20 cities profiled in this new Democracy Collaborative report include Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.
Educate and Empower: Tools For Building Community Wealth
Publication date:
08/2015
... owns the economic-development process? In creating and sustaining new, inclusive economic institutions, how do community members ...
Mar
4
Livable Neighborhoods Civic Boot Camp
March 4, 2016 (All day)
Seattle
Created in 2015, Seattle City Club's Livable Neighborhoods Civic Boot Camp addresses Seattle’s commitment to sustainable neighborhoods. We explore green space, food access, historical and cultural preservation, transit and walkability, and housing and development. The focus is on Seattle’s fastest growing neighborhood, Cascade-South Lake Union, and tackles issues of change in the area's economy, demographics, ecology and culture.
Meyer Memorial Trust Awards $3.6M in Oregon
03/01/2016
... the approach in other Oregon communities, and nine AHI Sustaining Portfolios grants of $150,000 to develop and implement ... more »
What Makes a Good CSR Strategy?
06/06/2016
Nicole Neroulias Gupte, Senior Communications Manager | Corporate social responsibility isn't just a nice thing to do. It's also good business. While the Northwest, home to major corporate philanthropists like Microsoft and a hotbed of social enterprise, may be ahead of the curve on this philosophy, board members and shareholders often require more convincing. Seeking clarity and inspiration from data and examples, two dozen corporate philanthropists joined Philanthropy Northwest and ACCP for a half-day workshop on "The ROI for CSR" on June 6. Our panel of CSR executives from Insitu, Starbucks and Wells Fargo shared their own strategies, describing how they balance the needs of their companies, employees, customers and communities more »
Nov
2
Pierce County Funders: Huddle to Discuss Emergent Youth Homelessness Program Closure and Cutbacks
November 2, 2016,
9:00am to 10:00am
PDTAudio call
As many of you know, Pierce County recently announced 50% or more cutbacks for youth homelessness service providers. As a group of funding peers in Pierce County, we would like to convene a quick Funder Huddle to try and begin to understand this serious situation. We will not have speakers or a program. It is intended to be a “this concerns us, let’s huddle and use the power of the network to figure this out together” discussion.
Time for Philanthropy to Step Up
11/15/2016
David Biemesderfer, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers | No matter how you voted last week, it’s clear that the election shined a light on deep divisions in our country among socioeconomic, racial, gender and generational lines, to name a few. This is a particularly troubling development for those of us working in the philanthropic sector, where our work is often focused on trying to bridge and heal divisions in our communities and reduce inequities. If there were ever a time for philanthropy to step up as a leader for our communities and our nation, the time is now. Let’s expend not just our financial capital, but also our trust capital, to come together to move our nation forward. more »
Feb
13-14
Best Practices: Community Foundations
February 13, 2017 (All day) to February 14, 2017 (All day)
Philanthropy Northwest
This event is AT CAPACITY. For more information contact Maya Sandifor.
We are happy to announce that the Community Foundation Best Practices will be held on February 13 & 14, 2017 at Philanthropy Northwest. Come share some quality time with other community foundations in the Pacific Northwest and learn from the experts. The two-day Community Foundation Best Practices offers a comprehensive overview of the structure and operations of a community foundation. The program is an in-depth introduction to community foundations for new community foundation staff, community foundation board members or more experienced community foundation staff looking for a good refresher.