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Community Conversations Open Doors To Census Participation
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“Our Elders tell us stories about the abuse our people endured during the boarding school era, when government officials would lock our children in closets for speaking their native language. > Continue Reading
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Partnering To Inspire Young Women – T’wina Nobles, Ladies First
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Over the past 38 years, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has seen Pierce County grow and change, but what has remained constant is the passion people bring to building a thriving > Continue Reading
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Safe Streets Champion Luncheon
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The Champion Luncheon has a new date! Celebrating Community Empowerment Thursday, September 17, 2020 – Zoom Meeting REGISTER ONLINE Please join us for an uplifting program showcasing the incredible work > Continue Reading
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GTCF Youth Philanthropy Board Engages in Dialogue Many Adults Won’t
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Racial differences split GTCF’s Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) in two at a recent meeting. It wasn’t a rift in the group. Breaking into discussion groups according to racial identity > Continue Reading
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Intentionally Planning a Year of Generosity
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There are currently four generations and more than fifteen family members engaged in the Nist Family’s philanthropy. Thanks to a well-defined giving strategy, one of the family’s youngest members guided > Continue Reading
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2020 Census Outreach Depends On Community Connections
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For the past year, Chris Jordan and his team at Fab-5 have been inviting youth, neighbors, and elders of the Tacoma Hilltop community to shape the development of new affordable > Continue Reading
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An Opportunity for Impact Arrives at Age 72
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A GTCF fundholder said, “A lightbulb went off!”, when he discovered a sometimes-overlooked opportunity to support a thriving community available after age 72 . It isn’t traditionally seen as > Continue Reading
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Partnering for Higher Education Scholarships: Xavier Cooper, GTCF Fundholder
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Over the past 38 years, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has seen Pierce County grow and change, but what has remained constant is the passion people bring to building a thriving > Continue Reading
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Partnering for Census 2020: Dr. Ali Modarres, Director of Urban Studies – University of Washington Tacoma
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Over the past 38 years, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has seen Pierce County grow and change, but what has remained constant is the passion people bring to building a thriving > Continue Reading
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“Fill Out the D@?? Form”, and Other Ways Pierce County Groups are Raising Awareness of the 2020 Census
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The Tacoma Urban League website offers T-shirts and sweatshirts with the phrase “Fill Out the D@?? Form” emblazoned on the front. It’s one of the many ways the Black Caucus > Continue Reading