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Tag: Maria Kolby-Wolfe
Sep
29
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Toward Transformation: Equity-Centric Philanthropy in the Pacific Northwest
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For the first time in her professional career, Elena Pullen-Venema can say that her personal racial equity values and those of her employer are coming into alignment. Elena, who’s been with the Community Foundation > Continue Reading
Jul
10
10
2018 Giving Numbers Point to the Importance of Donor Relationships
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Charitable giving in 2018 set another overall record, reaching $427.71 billion nationally. Although that is an increase of nearly $3 billion in current dollars from 2017, adjusting for inflation, total giving decreased by $7.4 billion. Those numbers came from Giving USA’s annual > Continue Reading