Please join us for our upcoming Corporate Member Briefing to discuss the current COVID-19 crisis.
In this briefing, a panel of local, corporate leaders will be joining us to share their thoughts on the implications of COVID-19, as well as how they think corporate entities can respond to...
Join the local Montana philanthropic community for the latest updates on COVID-19 related challenges and opportunities. These weekly meetings are an opportunity to hear updates on community needs and share out on current philanthropic responses. Funders not located in Montana but provide funding...
Join the local Montana philanthropic community for the latest updates on COVID-19 related challenges and opportunities. These weekly meetings are an opportunity to hear updates on community needs and share out on current philanthropic responses. Funders not located in Montana but provide funding...
Philanthropy has long struggled with power and privilege. From who benefits from grant funding to who determines funding priorities, the power to make decisions tends to rest with those furthest away from the issues that many foundations are trying to solve. This does not have to be the case....
Last updated on May 1, 2020.
Philanthropy Northwest and our members are carefully monitoring the evolving COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. We recently created a new ...
We are pleased to release the latest Trends in Northwest Giving report. Trends in Northwest Giving began as a project of Philanthropy Northwest in 2006 and has been published every two years as an aggregation and analysis of grantmaking trends that shape our region — Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. This report focuses on the most recent data available, through fiscal year 2016. While rapid changes are afoot in our world and region, I’m inspired by the innovation, advocacy of and connections to landscape and community that continue to define our special part of the country. Much of our sector’s growth, as well as the deep roots that strengthen our communities, is reflected throughout this Trends in Northwest Giving report.
Only 3 spots left! This comprehensive, two-day educational program was developed by experts in the philanthropic sector, and facilitated by seasoned practitioners. Philanthropy Institute: Practical Skills & Strategies for Emerging Practitioners (formerly known as Best Practices): is the field’s standardized orientation for individual members who have recently joined the philanthropic sector. The curriculum is designed to provide a historical overview of the sector, a sense of the philanthropic landscape in the Pacific Northwest and nationally, and an overview of foundation governance and grantmaking.