![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock_26417805_LARGE_crop.jpg?fit=1900%2C512&ssl=1)
Community
Community Stories
9
7 Big Ideas From Next Gen Philanthropists
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/Philanthropy-Summit-14-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1)
Kristen Corning Bedford compares the evolution of philanthropy to a bee hive, “The old model was to woo the queen bee … the future is wooing the hive.” Her metaphor > Continue Reading
9
Working Together, Tacoma Organizations Remove Barriers to Expanded Learning Opportunities
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/DeLong-18-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1)
When the bell rings at the end of the day at Tacoma Public School’s DeLong Elementary, some students head home with their parents, some get on the bus, and some > Continue Reading
12
Partnering for Census 2020: Dr. Ali Modarres, Director of Urban Studies – University of Washington Tacoma
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/MG_2516-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1640&ssl=1)
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
11
Community Partnerships Expand Expanded Learning Opportunties for Tacoma Students
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/ELO-Stock-135.jpg?fit=2160%2C1440&ssl=1)
This Fall, elementary students at 22 Tacoma Public Schools will have on-site access to Expanded Learning Opportunities with the support of wide-reaching community partnerships and funding from national and local > Continue Reading
11
2019-2020 Youth Philanthropy Board Offers Youth Voice and Youth Choice
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/YPB-017.jpg?fit=1864%2C1440&ssl=1)
GTCF is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Youth Philanthropy Board cohort. Greater Tacoma Community Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) connects a diverse cohort of young people, ages 15-24, with > Continue Reading
11
GTCF’s Socially Responsible Investment Fund Hits Market Sweet Spot
![Scrabble tiles spell out "Socially Responsible Investing"](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/46514585071_0839592c61_o-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1908&ssl=1)
Over the last three years, GTCF’s Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Fund has outperformed its endowment fund by 1%. GTCF CFO, Mo Mousa, pleased with the SRI fund’s performance since > Continue Reading
11
“Fill Out the D@?? Form”, and Other Ways Pierce County Groups are Raising Awareness of the 2020 Census
![A hand drawn black and white bus with 2020 census written on the side](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/Census-2020-Bus-20190911.jpg?fit=1080%2C496&ssl=1)
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
7
Laughter and Food Build Community at Kain Tayo! Filipino Fiesta
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/Kain-Tayo-1_edited.jpg?fit=1873%2C1365&ssl=1)
Tacoma-based arts organizer Clarissa Grace Gines and local chef Jan Parker struggled to find events in Pierce County that celebrated their Filipino heritage. After years of driving to Seattle > Continue Reading
7
Local Organizations Go Beyond the Gala for Deeper Donor Engagement
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/Artrageous-6-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1)
When she arrived at her post as president and CEO of Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region in 2017, Lori Forte Harnick wanted to engage donors more deeply in > Continue Reading
11
Expanded Learning Opportunites Lead to Growth for Students and the Adults Who Work With Them
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.gtcf.org/wp-content/uploads/ELO-Showcase-cover.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1)
Students and parents from 12 Elementary Schools in Tacoma celebrated a school year worth of Expanded Learning Opportunities with an event at Edison Elementary on May 30. The students showcases > Continue Reading