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Salish School of Spokane is an immersion school offering childcare and elementary school in the Spokane area. They are building a stronger, healthier community, revitalizing the Salish language, and powering cultural renewal for a people impacted by generations of systemic racism. We are honored to support their work.

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Washington Gives - GiveBIG Results

GiveBIG 2021 raised more than $17.4 million for nearly 1,700 nonprofits. Thank you to our sponsors and media partners as well as 32,000 donors. If you missed out on GiveBIG, the Washington Gives platform is open year-round. Give today!

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Salish School of Spokane Rises to the Challenge

Salish School of Spokane (pictured left) is an immersion school offering childcare and elementary school in the Spokane area. They are building a stronger, healthier community, revitalizing the Salish language, and powering cultural renewal for a people impacted by generations of systemic racism. We are honored to support their work.

Work Successfully Across Multiple Generations

Generational differences can impact our work environment. This workshop on Oct. 21 presented by Barbara Grant will help you understand the way generational differences impact our values, assumptions, and awareness of privilege - so you can cultivate a more harmonious workplace.

WA Cares Fund Covers Long-Term Care for State Residents

Beginning on January 1, 2022, all employees in Washington State will have $0.58 for every $100 they earn deducted from their paychecks in order to fund the WA Cares Fund, our nation’s first public state-operated long-term care insurance program. This includes workers at nonprofits of all kinds. Read our blog post that summarizes the key points you need to know and links to tools to help you adjust to this new program.

Microsoft Teams for Nonprofits

How can you better collaborate with colleagues? Attend Microsoft Teams for Nonprofits on Sept. 29 (noon to 1:00 p.m.) to learn how to take many internal communications away from email, be more productive, and strengthen relationships between team members.