The COVID-19 Response Fund supports childcare solutions for our region’s most vulnerable families. By Sally Gillis, Managing Director, Strategic Impact and Partnerships As parents face another uncertain school year, reliable childcare is needed more than ever. Childcare providers, who survived on thin margins before the pandemic, are now facing unprecedented challenges: decreased attendance because of […]
Supporting Seattle Public Schools’ efforts to dismantle a racist system By Sally Gillis, Managing Director, Strategic Impact and Partnerships For too long, racist education structures and systems in our city and country have stymied the success of Black students. The barriers to academic achievement are particularly high for young Black male students, who are disproportionately […]
COVID-19 Response Fund helps organizations meet the spike in demand for accessible, culturally relevant services. By Sally Gillis, Managing Director, Strategic Impact and Partnerships “Mental health resources for people of color are overlooked, especially equitable access for girls and women,” says Jamila Coleman, founder and executive director of You Grow Girl!, a nonprofit that supports […]
A look at our work to advance solutions and engage philanthropists in 2019 By Sally Gillis, Managing Director of Strategic Impact & Partnerships, and Elizabeth List, Senior Philanthropic Advisor Climate change has a disproportionate impact on communities of color and low-income communities. These populations are hit first and worst, but we all have a stake […]
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 […]
