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May 2015 |
David Bley, Board Chair | The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is celebrating 15 years of helping people all over the world and here at home lead healthy, productive lives. To mark this anniversary, we’re taking some time to reflect on our past and look ahead to our future.
May 2015 |
Jon Stahl, Communications Director | In the past few days, we’ve hosted a pair of events with our friends at Media Impact Funders, the national network of funders working on media and technology issues. In different ways, both touched on the power of communications — both medium and message — to drive forward the social change issues that animate philanthropy.
April 2015 |
Kristen Holway and Nicole Neroulias Gupte | College applications have skyrocketed in the past decade — and along with them, tuition and student debt. As high school seniors and undergraduates weigh their options for Fall 2015, Philanthropy Northwest, Washington Women in Need and College Spark Washington convened a group of funders and state organizations to share efforts to address this mounting crisis.
January 7, 2015
10:00am to 12:30pm
PST Seattle
Join us on January 7, 2015 for a discussion about the future of early learning in King County. This event is hosted by King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, The City of Bellevue and the Sound Cities Association.
June 2014 |
I attended the June 16, PolicyWorks teleconference discussing philanthropy’s role in promoting early childhood education. More than 50 individuals from foundation and regional associations participated, with ten Philanthropy Northwest members joining the call.
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.
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.