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February 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
Jeff Clarke interviews Natalie Camacho Mendoza, board member of the Northwest Area Foundation. This is the sixth in an ongoing series of interviews with key leaders in philanthropy from across the region and around the nation.
February 19, 2015
1:00pm to 2:00pm
PST Seattle
You're invited to join us for an intimate conversation about governance and investment with Alan Biller, founder of Alan Biller and Associates.
December 4, 2014
11:00am to 12:30pm
PST The webinar will highlight the best practices and lessons learned by The Seattle Foundation and other leading community foundations, and provide a framework for audience members who want to better use their community foundation's institutional and financial resources to build community wealth.
September 2014 |
by Kristen Holway | Small foundations and family funds are increasingly providing essential investments to small organizations based in developing countries. These funders tend to be nimble, tolerate risk and understand the need for both seed funding and general operating grants. However, it can be challenging to evaluate small, international investments. How can a small foundation engaged in international philanthropy right-size their evaluation expectations and practices?
August 12, 2014
5:30pm to 7:30pm
PDT Building public and civic health, or a strong non-profit, requires long-term investment, but philanthropic gifts are often short-term and outcome-specific. Be part of the conversation as we discuss how to address this tension and explore how philanthropists, government and non-profit organizations can work together to encourage systemic and sustainable community development.
July 29, 2014
11:00am PDT
Tune in to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s next Community Matters webinar as we continue exploring the complex issues surrounding community change — and the lessons we and others have learned from our work in communities throughout the country.
May 30, 2014
10:00am to 10:45am
EDT Teleconference
A nation-wide conference call for education grantmakers to discuss how to maximize the first-ever White House Maker Faire for the benefit of citizens and communities around the country.