Spring Awakening
Last week marked the beginning of Spring, which came after switching our clocks yet again for Daylight Savings Time. I...
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Multiple Realities
As we move into spring, I am feeling burdened by the impact of local, state, and national decisions, especially when...
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Use Your Voice – Advocacy with Decision Makers
As a longtime nonprofit leader, each year conversations emerge about what kind of lobbying nonprofits can engage in. Anxiety about...
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February 2025 (already!)
Although I’m still saying Happy New Year to most people I see, time is feeling more and more fluid lately....
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Readying for a new year
We are a few weeks since the winter solstice, marking the time when, for our part of the planet, the...
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Network Dispatch: The Way Station
Before the pandemic, people experiencing homelessness lacked access to primary medical and behavioral health care, and services we don’t always...
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Changing Seasons
First off, what a wonderful way to start November (Native American Heritage Month) after being in space with Children of...
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CEO Search Launches
The Seventh Generation Principle is shared by many Native American nations and tribes, which emphasizes the importance of thinking ahead...
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Leading with Love
I see this phrase a lot now, so maybe it is a new trend emerging. But trends pass, so I’m...
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Belonging, Civic Muscle, and Voting
North Sound ACH has multiple frameworks that guide our work, and sometimes folks feel like they are separate and duplicative,...
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Network Dispatch: Mobile Mama Grows Internship Program
Recently celebrating 10 years in the community, the perinatal therapy practice Mobile Mama is growing thanks to community support, such...
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Dreaming Out Loud
This phrase has been on my mind for several months. Just about every week I get to spend time with...
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Equity: Important Now More Than Ever
Last summer we were getting ready to launch our first communities of practice, and had several conversations that retrenchment was...
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Embracing Our Multifaceted Identities
There are more than a few voices whose words I turn back to time and time again, especially when things...
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Network Dispatch: Cultural Alimentos Project
Community-Centered Solutions: Cultural Alimentos Project About to launch phase two of this project, the collaborating organizations – Bellingham Food Bank,...
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May 2024 CEO Update
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as we see the month end, you don’t need a reminder that the...
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You’re Not Alone: A Message of Support and Hope
Guest Post written by Kevin Riley, of Mount Baker Presbyterian Church Trigger warning - This post will be vulnerable and...
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Spring is here
We are welcoming the longer days of light, and even some warmth sneaking in! A group of staff and board...
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March Musings
You are probably tired of reading that two of my favorite days in the year fall on the spring and...
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