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September 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, joined by Microsoft, have committed $21 million to the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship to support low- and middle-income students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and health care fields. The...
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June 2020 | Philanthropy Northwest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact : Sean Wherley, 858-357-1609 swherley@wearerally.com Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Contributes $1 Million to Address Hunger in Washington Need for Food Assistance in State May Peak as Early as August SEATTLE – As the need for food assistance in Washington...
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June 2016 | Philanthropy Northwest
Individuals, foundations and corporate philanthropists from across the country have come forward to offer donations and messages of support to the victims, survivors and families of the Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando, Florida. The June 12 shooting claimed the lives of 49 people (not including...
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January 2020 | Philanthropy Northwest
Throughout 2019, the state budget was a top concern for Alaskan communities and organizations. To balance the budget, Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed $1.6 billion in spending cuts that would have a devastating impact across the state, including for housing and homeless programs, arts programs, Medicaid...
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December 2020 | Philanthropy Northwest
When COVID-19 hit the United States, Yakima Valley quickly shot to the top of the unenviable charts for the highest per capita rate of infections on the West Coast. The county’s sizable migrant farmworker population took the brunt as an essential workforce, and a slow response from federal and...
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February 2022 | Philanthropy Northwest
Zahyr Lauren (They/them) is a program officer at Satterberg Foundation and is part of the fourth cohort of Philanthropy Northwest's Momentum Fellowship program. The views and opinions in this blog are their own. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, social justice and racial equity...
