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...
Jeff Clarke's reflection on our recent conferences, The River Gathering: A Confluence of People, Places and Spirit (April 30 - May 2) and Mission Investor's Exchange, Sparking Change (May 13-15).
Data plays a critical role in demonstrating community needs and where investments should be made, but when this information we rely on is inaccurate or inconsistent, our communities suffer. For years people have criticized broadband maps for overstating availability and access on Tribal lands. The...
Please join Assistant Secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement Nadya Chinoy Dabby and leaders from philanthropy and the Foundation Center to learn all about this year’s Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) Competition and how you can help support a portfolio of evidence based and...
Allison Parker, The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Foundation has been involved with mission investing since 2004. Together, foundation-directed impact investments, made from our discretionary funds and donor-recommended investments, made from DAFs, currently total $7.2 million, with 23 open...
Confession: I had avoided Salesforce's annual Dreamforce conference in the past, thinking its huge size would be so overwelming that it would be of no benefit to my work. This year’s gathering brought 170,000 attendees to San Francisco, the equivalent of 20% of the city's population. I could...