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Unleashing Philanthropic Potential through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
[metaslider id=”9208″] Philanthropic leaders from around the region embraced the potential for greater donor diversity at the South Sound Philanthropy Summit in September. Hosted by two volunteer-led organizations, AFP South > Continue Reading
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Partnering for the Whole Child: Tacoma Public Schools
[metaslider id=9161] At Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, we’ve seen how much more we can accomplish when we work together. Since 1981, community members have shared their commitment to a thriving > Continue Reading
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Health Care Careers Pathway Opens for Tacoma Students
Lois Bernstein is always looking for ways to connect her community to healthcare resources. As Chief Community Executive with Multicare Health System, she oversees programs such as the Center for Healthy > Continue Reading
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Community Health Fair Inspires Medical Professionals to Explore School-Based Health Centers
[metaslider id=”8815″] Getting sports physicals for all five of her children is usually a huge undertaking for Shirley Sagapolu. “We normally go to a free clinic, since the physicals aren’t > Continue Reading
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Local Nonprofits Respond to Immigrant and Refugee Needs
[metaslider id=”8889″] Back in July, GTCF issued three responsive grants to provide immediate resources for legal services and ongoing individual supports for local immigrants. Tacoma Community House, Colectiva Legal del > Continue Reading
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Local Girls Connect with Nature and Career Possibilities through Environmental Justice Camp
[metaslider id=”8674″] When T’wina Nobles walked into her office on a recent Monday morning, she couldn’t wait to tell her co-workers about the Environmental Justice Camp she hosted for a > Continue Reading
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Chalk Art Builds Community on Thea Foss Waterway
[metaslider id=”8132″] “We didn’t even know all this was down here.” That’s the reaction Ian Wilkinson, General Manager of the Foss Harbor Marina, often hears when people first encounter the > Continue Reading
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‘In Our Backyard’ Event Activates Community Conversation on Homelessness
[metaslider id=”8074″] Every month, GTCF talks with organizers of events posted on our Community Calendar to find out what happened and what they learned. In this edition, Roni Chelben – > Continue Reading
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GTCF Planned Giving Webinar Series Provides Valuable Insights for Local Nonprofits
Planned giving can be a key source of sustainable funding for charities and nonprofits, but developing a strategy to pursue and maintain planned gifts can be challenging. It’s critical > Continue Reading
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Spark Grants: Creative Solutions from Grassroots Leaders
While volunteering with elementary school students in Tacoma’s Eastside neighborhood, Chelsea McElroy saw a lot of girls fighting and getting into trouble at school. Wanting to help, she brought > Continue Reading