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January 10, 2025
10:00am to 11:00am
PST

The care economy supports all of us. It refers to both paid and unpaid work that includes domestic work, cleaning and childcare, as well as care work that supports children, elderly people, people with disabilities and...

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Philanthropy Northwest
February 9, 2023
10:00am to 3:00pm
PST

When many of us are feeling isolated and exhausted, the concept of radical rest and the inextricable link between self-healing and social justice is the most important aspect of social change.

Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D. returns to the NW Children's Forum to share his practical wisdom,...

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September 9, 2022
10:00am to 11:30am
PDT

On Tribal lands, broadband access continues to be an issue, leaving Native communities behind in our increasingly virtual world. In an effort to close this digital divide, the federal government is distributing funds to support broadband access to the millions of underserved locations in the U.S...

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January 2022 | Philanthropy Northwest

This article was originally published by the Northwest Credit Union Foundation (NWCUF) on November 9, 2021; Philanthropy Northwest has cross-posted it here with their permission. See the original piece on ...

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September 2021 |

This report spotlights the critical role Regional Community Foundation Network members played during the initial COVID-19 pandemic response from March to November 2020. This report features striking data and collective themes from community foundations across the Northwest.

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August 12, 2021
11:00am to 12:30pm
PDT

It is often said, “Disasters begin and end locally.” After the major news media, national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and large funders go home, it is the local community that will be coordinating the years of recovery still to come.

One tool used for this work is the often...

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June 2021 | Philanthropy Northwest

Newly Formed King County Partners Group Seeks Founding Director

After years of work to build a sustainable coalition for homelessness and housing in the Seattle area, the King County Partners Group and its campaign arm We Are In...

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