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October 2020 | Philanthropy Northwest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Sean Wherley, 858-357-1609 swherley@wearerally.com More Corporations and Foundations Step Up to Address Hunger in Washington October is “Hunger Awareness Month;” Need for Food Assistance Continues to Rise Due to COVID-19 SEATTLE – With 1 in 5 Washingtonians at...
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July 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
"Nationally — and particularly in Washington state — the failure to fund our schools is our political system’s greatest failure. Reversing this trend is the key to addressing persistent inequality," write Bill Clapp and Mauricio Vivero, of the Seattle International Foundation.
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August 2020 | Philanthropy Northwest
In the days after COVID-19 hit Washington, the number of families struggling with hunger spiked. By April 2020, 1.7 million people in the state were food insecure , meaning that they have insufficient money for their household’s food needs. Lines at food banks and food pantries lengthened and...
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March 2021 | Philanthropy Northwest
In honor of Women’s History month, we sat down with Maria Kolby-Wolfe, Washington Women’s Foundation ’s new president and CEO to get her thoughts on the significance of their women-powered collective giving model, the foundation’s shift to focus on race and gender equity, and how funders can best...
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August 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
Getting into the back to school spirit and emphasizing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's U.S. education program area , Bill Gates shares a "big comeuppance" he experienced in high school on his blog, and how that relates to creating a lifelong learning journey for teachers and students...
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May 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
Dan Brettler, Gordon McHenry, Jr. and David Wertheimer, Gates Foundation | There are many different crises that can catapult a family into homelessness: Loss of a job, domestic violence, accidents or serious illness, and inter-generational poverty – to name just a few. In addition, despite efforts...