Strategic Planning requires an organization to define its direction, vision for the future and the goals necessary to achieve the said vision. In the past, for many organizations, this process centered on programming and donor stewardship. More recently, foundations have begun centering racial...
Aviva Stampfer is the grants and program director at Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF), where she leads their grantmaking and educational work. She began working with WaWF in 2017 and, after several years with the organization, she saw a significant change in their philanthropy and realized...
During her first six months on the job, Philanthropy Northwest’s new CEO Jill Nishi has met with members in our network, spoken with community partners and settled into her new role. Looking forward to 2023, we sat down with Jill to get her thoughts on the first six months leading the...
Gene Yoon (he/him) is a communications manager at the Pacific Hospital Preservation & Development Authority and is part of the fourth cohort of Philanthropy Northwest's ...
Philanthropy has often conflated narrative change work with strategic communications, one-directional communications campaigns or story projects that may have short-term effects but fail to transform cultural norms. Instead, narrative change means shifting our worldview. As Pop Culture...
Following our long summer days here in the Northwest, the crisp air and vibrant colors of fall’s arrival signal a time for new beginnings and change. As a prior attendee of Philanthropy Northwest’s annual convening, I always looked forward to this opportunity to absorb new ideas, find...
Bold, curious, reflective, human. Here’s what we’ve been hearing this past quarter in philanthropy:
The quotes below are from two in-person conferences that our team has attended this year: GEO’s 2022 National Conference and The United...
