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Partnering for Census 2020: Dr. Ali Modarres, Director of Urban Studies – University of Washington Tacoma
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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Community Partnerships Expand Expanded Learning Opportunties for Tacoma Students
[metaslider id=”15033″] 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 > Continue Reading
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2019-2020 Youth Philanthropy Board Offers Youth Voice and Youth Choice
[metaslider id=”14971″] 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 > Continue Reading
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GTCF’s Socially Responsible Investment Fund Hits Market Sweet Spot
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
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“Fill Out the D@?? Form”, and Other Ways Pierce County Groups are Raising Awareness of the 2020 Census
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
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Laughter and Food Build Community at Kain Tayo! Filipino Fiesta
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
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Local Organizations Go Beyond the Gala for Deeper Donor Engagement
[metaslider id=14579] 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 > Continue Reading
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Expanded Learning Opportunites Lead to Growth for Students and the Adults Who Work With Them
[metaslider id=”14256″] 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 > Continue Reading
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2018 Giving Numbers Point to the Importance of Donor Relationships
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
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Spark Grant Recipient Helps Provide ‘Showers of Dignity’ for Homeless Neighbors
[metaslider id=”14212″] They say some of the best ideas come while you’re in the shower, but for Spark Grant recipient Christine Dodson, the shower itself was her big idea. Her > Continue Reading