In the News
The recent Development World has seen some groundbreaking events that have set its current trajectory:
- The Policy Directive on Global Development was the first of its kind by a U.S. administration. It maintained that Global Development was not only vital to national security, but
- President Barack Obama’s remarks at the Millennium Development Goals Summit declared that Development was still to be a vital part of Foreign Aid. The Modernizing Foreign Aid Network (MFAN) elaborated on America’s first development policy.
Many of our member organizations benefit from this focus on Global Development. Their field reports and blogs can be browsed anytime to see the effect Foreign Aid is having on the ground.
Jolkona In The News
Giving 2.0, Delta Sky Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine & More! In case you missed it, Jolkona had a record-breaking PR streak over the last few months. First, we were mentioned in Laura Arrillaga-Andreesan’s new book, Giving 2.0, on how to transform your giving and our world. If you haven’t read it, we hightly recommend you do (and not just because we’re mentioned). We share a deep affinity with the author’s belief: “its not what how much you give, it’s how you give.” Then in January, our CEO was featured with a handful of other women who give back... {Continue Reading}
Questions For: Bill And Paula Clapp, Co-Founders, Seattle International Foundation
Bill and Paula Clapp are among Seattle’s most distinguished philanthropic couples. While Paula is making news this week with a new program for local youths, the couple has made it a personal mission to build the region into an international philanthropic hub. In 1994 they founded Global Partnerships, a microloan nonprofit serving parts of Latin America. Since then they’ve created the Seattle International Foundation and Global Washington, organizations that have strengthened Seattle’s reputation in the global health and development sector. This week the Clapps discussed putting Seattle... {Continue Reading}
Paula Clapp Part Of New Drive To Aid Exploited Youth
Paula Clapp, one of Seattle’s leading global philanthropists, is venturing into new territory. After nearly two decades of focusing with her husband, Bill, on international charity work, she’s partnering with a group of women to start her first nonprofit in Seattle. The project is Stolen Youth, a fundraising entity to help children and teens who have been forced into prostitution escape that life. Clapp and her 10 partners formed StolenYouth to raise money for Bridge Program, a pilot project for sexually exploited youth whose government and foundation funding is soon to expire. “That’s... {Continue Reading}
It Takes More Than Villages To Keep Mothers Safe
Margarita Quintanilla is Nicaragua country program leader for the Seattle-based health organization PATH, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s largest grantee in Seattle. Her office has grown to 15 people, now working to improve the welfare of women, introduce health technology and build bridges between that work and supporters here in the Northwest. FATIMA DEL ROSARIO Gonzalez Polanco sits alone in the back of a taxi for the bumpy ride to the hospital here in La Dalia, a small mountain town in the highlands of central Nicaragua. As the driver maneuvers through the town’s bustling... {Continue Reading}
Global Washington Raises Awareness Of Global Health And Development Work
Mayor McGinn proclaimed Monday Nov 1 “Global Action Day” in the City of Seattle, to raise awareness of the size and impact of the global health and development sector in Seattle and Washington State. This day coincided with Global Washington’s 3rd Annual Conference, “Opportunities and Obstacles in Turbulent Times”. Mayor McGinn provided opening remarks at the event. Global Washington is a membership organization comprised of 140 organizations in the region that focus on global development work. They are a Seattle based organization that is spearheading the campaign to raise the profile... {Continue Reading}
