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October 14, 2024

We're looking for Whatcom County high school students who want to join the Youth Philanthropy Project team this winter! The Whatcom Community Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Project (YPP) is all about giving high school students hands-on learning experiences that build leadership, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. YPP connects young people with their community through charitable giving. In 2025, YPP...

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Community Resilience, Giving, Grantmaking, News, Nonprofit Sector, THRIVE
September 25, 2024

Hello neighbors, There are a few people in my life that I would describe as “the kind of person you want around in an emergency.” They are level-headed, take-charge type people who lead with compassion, humility and courage. They know how to do things and if they run into something they don’t, they MacGyver. They delegate,...

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Equity, Giving, Grantmaking, Media, News, Nonprofit Sector
September 19, 2024

YOU and are invited to help us fill the Mount Baker Theatre for a FREE community screening of the movie UnCharitable, followed by a panel discussion about the movie’s themes and their potential local impacts. Chuckanut Health Foundation, Mount Baker Foundation, United Way of Whatcom County, and Whatcom Community Foundation are cohosting the film. Collectively, we strongly believe that Whatcom’s...

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Community Resilience, Education, Employment Opportunity, Equity, Giving, Housing, Scholarships
June 10, 2024

If there was a proven way to triple the odds of a local child going to college while improving their mom’s mental health, would you support it? Good news: You can! After years of study, the Community Foundation launched its Child Savings Account (CSA) program two years ago in partnership with Mercy Housing NW, which provides safe, stable homes...

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Community Resilience, Giving, Grantmaking, News, Nonprofit Sector, THRIVE
May 21, 2024

Hi Friends, Ten years ago, I’d guess that few people reading this newsletter would have known what Narcan is. Today, many know it’s a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. Parents of teens have been urged to keep it on hand — advice as terrifying as it is practical. People — family, friends, neighbors, children —...

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Community Resilience, Giving, Grantmaking, News, Nonprofit Sector, THRIVE
February 28, 2024

Hi Friends, If I were a betting woman, I’d bet that every single person in Whatcom County has benefited from the work of at least one of our nonprofit organizations — they’re so integral to our lives we risk taking them for granted. That’s a problem. Because with the erosion of this committed and hardworking “third...

The Whatcom Community Foundation is located at the Whatcom Center for Philanthropy,
1500 Cornwall, Suite 202, Bellingham, WA, 98225.
Email us: wcf@whatcomcf.org | Call us: 360.671.6463

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