New Narratives from Funders and Organizations Shaping Philanthropy’s Future

The shortest distance between two people is a story. In an increasingly divided world, this convening uses the power of storytelling to build relationships across differences and to reimagine who gets to shape the future of giving. Join the WF Fund and The Center for Global Muslim Life for a conversation on how identity, community, and lived experience are transforming philanthropy in the Pacific Northwest and around the

US.

Whether it’s refugee-led mutual aid networks, Indigenous-led universal basic income projects like Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services, Latino civic organizing, Muslim community institutions, or immigrant-led social services, these organizations that are making an impact in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest are still largely underrepresented in philanthropy. While some foundations in the region are taking notice and beginning to build a philanthropic table that reflects the communities it serves, a real gap still exists.

For many of these under-represented organizations, funding often comes from within their communities, while their impact reaches far beyond. For example, according to research from the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University, and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), 80-90% of budgets in Muslim-led nonprofits are sourced from individual donors in the Muslim community, primarily during Ramadan. The landscape for Native American serving or led organizations is even more dismal, with less than one-half of one percent of institutional funding supporting these nonprofits according to research from Native Americans in Philanthropy.

Join the WF Fund, creators of Inspired Generosity which has told the story of Muslim giving in Chicago, Atlanta, and most recently Minnesota, as well as the Center for Global Muslim Life, creators of the Coast Salish Prayer rug and baby blanket project, as we discuss how narrative change can lead towards direct social impact in our cities.

The panel will be moderated by Rebekah Stanley of Deloitte’s Global Center for Excellence in Philanthropy, featuring panelists:

• Yasmin Tredau, Washington State Senator

• Dustin Craun, The Center for Global Muslim Life

• Dilnaz Waraich, WF Fund

• Liahann Bannerman, United Way of King County

We invite you to gather with us to hear stories that will widen our lens so that we can work together to close the funding gap.

Lunch provided by Salima Specialties.

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