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Tag: Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

Sep
26

Your Giving Journey Doesn’t Have To Be A Solo Trip

Filed Under: Philanthropy,Uncategorized - Posted @ 11:14am

Giving back to your community is an opportunity to live your values, but it can be difficult to figure out where to begin. The good news is that you don’t > Continue Reading

Feb
13

It Takes A Community To Build A Community For All Ages

Filed Under: Philanthropy,Social Benefit Economy - Posted @ 11:34am

The Mustard Seed Project on Key Peninsula, like most nonprofit businesses, achieves its mission through a mix of vision, funding, and broad community support. As the organization has grown its > Continue Reading

Jan
16

Flexible Funding Makes the Magic Happen Sooner 

Filed Under: Social Benefit Economy - Posted @ 12:33pm

At a time when more people than ever are accessing food banks, a larger warehouse will expand Emergency Food Network’s (EFN) ability to distribute food to Pierce County people in > Continue Reading

Jun
29

Loving Tacoma for the Long Term

Filed Under: Civic Engagement,Philanthropy,Vibrant Community - Posted @ 11:54am

Sitting around the dining room table at her family’s Tacoma home, Ann Wiborg and a group of fellow local leaders met in the Fall of 1977. They shared a vision > Continue Reading

Nov
6

Trust-Based Philanthropy in the South Sound

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Trust-Based Philanthropy

During the pandemic, many foundations changed their funding processes in response to the urgent needs faced by communities. To ease the burden on organizations and get funds to where they > Continue Reading

Feb
12

Government Volume, Philanthropic Flexibility Ensure CARES Act Dollars Reach Pierce County Residents 

Filed Under: PIERCE COUNTY CONNECTED - Posted @ 2:59pm

Even with a massive infusion of federal dollars, getting money to those who need it most isn’t easy. When Pierce County received $158 million in CARES Act funding last summer, > Continue Reading

Nov
20

Deep Dive: Helping Kids with Big Feelings

Filed Under: - Posted @ 10:01am

Join us 12/4 12:00-2:00 for our second Deep Dive workshop: Helping Kids with Big Feelings. Adults can be powerful models and coaches as kids learn to experience, name, and cope > Continue Reading

Oct
8

The Legacy of Mr. Rogers In Tacoma’s Whole Child Virtual Expanded Learning

Filed Under: Expanded Learning - Posted @ 2:21pm

For more than 30 years Mister Rogers used his groundbreaking PBS television show to make a personal connection with millions of children.  Speaking directly into the camera, he invited his viewers to join him in learning new things, playing together, and reflecting on what it means to be a good > Continue Reading

Oct
7

From A Mess of Intense Moments to Meaning: Storytelling Tools to Help Others Engage In Your Work

Filed Under: - Posted @ 3:35pm

Under COVID-19 conditions, nonprofits are mobilizing rapidly to support communities through complex and constantly changing situations. How can that impact be shared in a way that engages donors and supporters? > Continue Reading

Aug
13

Local Online Learning Adapts For Youth Who Don’t Want To Feel Alone

Filed Under: Expanded Learning - Posted @ 12:31pm

‘I just don’t like feeling alone.’ The youth Choreographer’s Workshop at Tacoma Arts Live looked a lot different this summer.  Gathering on screen via Zoom, instead of in a dance > Continue Reading