This report captures the impacts and experiences of part 1 of the Building Community Philanthropy (BCP) initiative: eight years of convening, reflection, peer support, continuous learning, community engagement and challenging conventional wisdom to center community for better philanthropy across Washington state.
How prevalent are white nationalist groups in the Northwest? The racist fringe subculture that led the U.S. capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021 is part of a larger movement. Its “alt-right” coalition is shaping the public narrative on national policies, endangering community cohesion and...
At the 2021 Washington State Nonprofit Conference (May 17 to 21, 2021), participants will explore concepts of place, space and time - inviting in different perspectives, uplifting innovative and adaptive stories from the field, and pushing our collective thinking and creativity.
In this Washington Census Equity Fund partner meeting, we will cover the in-progress evaluation of our census work. The Giving Practice will lead us in our discussion and our fund partners will share insights, highlights and challenges that they observed during the 2020 Census, which will help...
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...
As 2020 presented extraordinary challenges to communities around the world, we witnessed incredible resilience and ingenuity across nonprofit organizations here in the Northwest as they bravely served their communities. At Bank of America, we focus on fostering economic mobility in the...
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