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March 2018 | Philanthropy Northwest
The first in a series of "Front Row Seat" vignettes on impact investing, I'm pleased to share how Northwest Area Foundation has cracked an important investing nut for foundations—finding market-rate investments in its rural, small-town service areas. They did it, and you can too.
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September 2020 | Philanthropy Northwest
In March, an unprecedented pandemic raged through Oregon. Two months later in May, Portland became a cultural hotspot making national headlines for its racial injustice protests as the Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum across the country. In September, the fiercest fires in the state’s...
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February 2017 | The Giving Practice, Philanthropy Northwest
One hundred million dollars. That’s how much money Surdna Foundation has now allocated to impact investing, just in time for its 100 th anniversary. It’s an exciting decision, and you can read all about the private foundation's decision-making process in Mapping the Journey to Impact Investing , a...
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Philanthropy Northwest
November 25, 201410:00am to 11:00am
PST Webinar
President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Action will provide nearly 5 million unauthorized immigrants an opportunity to apply for temporary work authorization and protection from deportation. This webinar will focus on key provisions of the new policies, eligible immigrants, and...
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February 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
Paul Shoemaker, Executive Connector, Social Venture Partners Seattle I Philanthropy Northwest member and executive connector at Social Venture Partners recently penned a post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review which ganered the second highest number of comments for that blog. Clearly, Paul...
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July 2017 | Philanthropy Northwest
Philanthropy Northwest convened a national gathering of 40 rural funders in late June in Roseburg, Oregon at the the Ford Family Foundation’s beautiful conference center. The goal of the gathering was to connect and explore the practice of grantmaking in rural communities and provide attendees an...