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Civic Engagement & Public Policy
September 2014 |
Last month, we fielded two short surveys to our members: one about public policy work and one about mission investing. Here's what we found.
August 2014 |
Philanthropy Northwest joins with the region's statewide nonprofit associations in support of the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719).
August 2014 |
As summer begins to wind down, the philanthropic community across the country is gearing up for a big legislative effort that has been more than a decade in the making: the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719). Take advantage of the next few weeks to support the passage of the America Gives More Act by communicating with your Senators while they are home for the August recess.
July 2014 |
by David Landers, deputy director | How easy is it to contact your United States Representative or Senator? What about contacting a Congressperson outside of your district who is voting on an issue you care about? Because our public policy work at Philanthropy Northwest aims to support better relationships between the philanthropic and policy sectors, we conducted an experiment to answer those questions at an individual level.
June 2014 | Philanthropy Northwest
by Daniel Kemmis, Philanthropy Northwest board member and Kettering Foundation fellow. Almost all philanthropists are contributing to democracy almost all the time, even though most of them don’t think of their daily work in those terms. This unintentional philanthropic contribution to democracy is truly immeasurable. How does this abundance of philanthropic contributions to democracy counterbalance the weakness in so many of our governing institutions? We had a lively session on this topic in May at the joint Philanthropy Northwest – GRANTMAKERS of Oregon and Southwest Washington conference in Oregon. The conversation was just getting fully engaged when the bell rang for the next session, so we’ve invited session participants with more to say to weigh in here.
June 2014 |
June 24 Deadline for Applications for Investing in Innovation Program. Visit the I3 website for more information including an overview of the grant competition.
June 2014 |
Edgar Vilanueva of Marguerite Casey Foundation asks how funders can best support movement building.