Why foundations and philanthropists are coming together to address COVID-19 By Lauren Domino, Director, Donor Stewardship & Engagement “How can my gift have the greatest impact?” I hear this question a lot in my role as an advisor to philanthropists. Often effectiveness means putting your trust in expert intermediaries and joining collective efforts for change. […]
Seattle Foundation launches a new fund to boost affordable housing in our region. by Kris Hermanns, Chief Impact Officer, Seattle Foundation There is no denying that we are facing a growing affordable housing crisis in the Puget Sound region. The depth of this crisis is threatening the fundamental health of our community, and the lives […]
Seattle Foundation joins an innovative guarantee pool that increases access to capital. By Kris Hermanns, Chief Impact Officer Throughout our community and our country, too many people struggle to access the capital they need to make their dreams come true. In the United States, we are fortunate to have a sector of lenders, like credit […]
A boat tour reveals a difficult history with lasting consequences. What are we doing about them? By Elizabeth List, Senior Philanthropic Advisor When you enter the mouth of the Duwamish River, you immediately start to hear the sound of cranes lifting piles of scrap metal onto piles of more scrap metal. Fishermen standing along the […]
Following Supreme Court announcement temporarily blocking citizenship question, philanthropy, King County and City of Seattle invest to address fears and ensure full and accurate count While the Supreme Court’s ruling today delays a decision on the inclusion of a citizenship question in United States Census 2020, two coalitions involving foundations and local government are announcing […]
Casa Latina leads coalition to pass first-of-a-kind law in the country Guest post By Amanda Mancenido, Communities of Opportunity Note: Started in 2014 as a partnership between King County and the Seattle Foundation, Communities of Opportunity (COO) has grown to more than 150 organizations partnering to create greater racial, economic and health equity that enables […]
Event with Neighborcare Health shows how Medication Assisted Treatment is saving lives By Cedric Davis, Senior Philanthropic Advisor Seattle Foundation and Neighborcare Health hosted an education session, Responding to the Opioid Crisis, to share how Medication Assisted Treatment, combined with wrap-around care, is saving lives and changing outcomes for those suffering from opioid use disorder. […]
Philanthropists Janet Levinger & Will Poole share how they give as a family to power change in education This article was first published in Seattle Foundation’s Heart & Science magazine, Volume 4. The pair met at a house party when they were students at Brown University. She was an English major raised in Sioux City, […]
View the 20 questions created by Dr. Marshall Duke and Dr. Robyn Fivush Dr. Marshall Duke and Dr. Robyn Fivush created the “Do You Know?” scale in 2001 to ask children questions about their family in order to test the hypothesis that children who know more about their families are more resilient and can handle […]
Paula Boggs translated her love of music into a fund benefiting KEXP radio. Not many can boast a background as wildly varied as that of Paula Boggs. Having attended high school in Germany and Italy, she studied at Johns Hopkins University, where she co-founded the women’s cross-country and track-and-field programs and began training as a […]
A group of socially engaged investors try something new to answer Seattle’s affordable housing challenge When the newly renovated Parker Apartments opened in Queen Anne in May 2015, you could almost hear the communal sigh of relief. Fifty families would be able to afford the rent for a comfortable apartment located in an accessible and […]
