Kaiser Permanente Community Fund
Events
KPCF Information Sessions 2012
On April 23 and 24, we will be hosting a series of informational sessions about the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund to provide an opportunity for organizations and community members to learn more about the Fund’s strategies and priorities. Sessions will be held in Hillsboro, Vancouver and Salem. The dates, times and locations of these sessions are below. There is no cost to attend these
sessions, but your RSVP is most appreciated! Please RSVP using the links included below.
April 23, 9:00-10:00 am
Vancouver
Council Chambers
Aspen Room
415 W 6th Street, Vancouver, WA
Registration link: http://kpcfvancouver.eventbrite.com
April 23, 2:00-3:00 pm
Hillsboro
Washington County Public Service Building Auditorium
155 N. First Avenue, Hillsboro, OR
Registration link: http://kpcfhillsboro.eventbrite.com
April 24 11:00am-noon
Salem
Salem YWCA
The Green Room
1255 Broadway NE, Suite 110, Salem, OR
Registration link: http://kpcfsalem.eventbrite.com
Resources
KPCF Information Session Slides
Slideshow presented at the 2012 KPCF Community Information Sessions.
Grantmaking to Communities of Color in Oregon: A report from the Foundation Center
How much giving by Oregon foundations is reaching Oregon’s communities of color? Find out in this report (GTCC in Oregon) from December 2010, Prepared by the Foundation Center on behalf of Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington (GOSW).
To find out more about grantmaking to communities of color at Northwest Health Foundation, please see the second document (GTCC at NWHF).
How Do We Get to Equity?
Thomas Aschenbrener, Northwest Health Foundation president, was invited by Grantmakers in Health to write a commentary related to the theme of 2012 Annual Meeting “Health and Equity for All.”
Closing the gap in a generation - Health equity through action on the social determinants of health
Northwest Community Changes Guidebook
This guidebook is designed to give community-based organizations and coalitions practical, easy to use tools and methods for evaluating policy and environmental change initiatives. Because Northwest Health Foundation is becoming more involved in policy and environmental change projects, this guidebook holds particular relevance for many of our grantees and partners.
The guidebook is a collaboration between Northwest Health Foundation and six grantees participating in our Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity and Nutrition (APPAN) program. The guidebook was produced at the end of the two-year Northwest Community Changes project, which was designed to build the evaluation capacity of APPAN grantees.
While the work was focused on improving opportunities for healthy eating and active living, the methodology is appropriate for policy advocacy toward other goals as well.
Program Evaluation Handbook - A Free Resource for Nonprofits
Interested in learning about program evaluation? Download the second edition of Program Evaluation: Principles and Practices. The handbook was developed for participants in a training workshop sponsored by NWHF, and is intended for use by a wide audience of nonprofit health services providers. Authors: Sherril B. Gelmon, Anna Foucek, and Amy Waterbury.
News
Press Release
Commentary
Kaiser Permanente Community Fund Announces $2 Million in Local Grants - February 9th, 2012
Kaiser Permanente Community Fund at Northwest Health Foundation Announces $2 Million in Local Grants
Health Coach Seeks to Improve Health of Cowlitz County Community - November 30th, 2011
Elizabeth Haeck is a “Community Coach” in Longview Washington, part of a grant from the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund.
Chronicle of Philanthopy - Five Great Program Officers - May 3rd, 2010
NWHF’s Chris Kabel profiled as one of the nation’s “Five Great Program Officers.”
Fruit Valley Cultivates Healthy Lives - March 14th, 2010
The Fruit Valley neighborhood of Vancouver, Washington may sound wholesome, but a pair of convenience stores is all that exists for food – making it much easier to buy beer than broccoli. A $50,000 Kaiser Permanente Community Fund grant brings together social services agencies and community gardens to identify opportunities for bringing more healthy food to the region.
KGW Reports on Oregon Tradeswomen Grant - March 11th, 2010
Joe Smith reports on a Kaiser Permanente Community Fund grant to Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. As reported, one of the goals of this grant is “to influence the public structures that enable more women to get on construction sites,” according to David Rebanal, program officer with Northwest Health Foundation.
Kaiser Permanente Community Fund Provides $3 Million to 25 Oregon Nonprofits - February 24th, 2010
Kaiser Permanente Community Fund provides more than $3 million in grant funds to organizations addressing the social determinants of health.
NWHF Hosts Ladder to Leadership - September 8th, 2009
Northwest Health Foundation hosts launch for the Robert Wood Johnson and Center for Creative Leadership’s “Ladder to Leadership” Program.
Street Roots on Cambodian-American Oral History Prioject - March 30th, 2009
Street Roots reports on the Northwest Health Foundation-funded Cambodian-American Oral History Project.