Announcement SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED TO: Sunday, October 15th, 2023. Potlatch Fund Board seeks new Board Member Potlatch Fund has been operating since 2002 and is a Native led organization that seeks to celebrate Native communities through the cultural tradition of giving by expanding philanthropy within Northwest Indian country. Potlatch Fund operates in the four-state region of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Potlatch Fund’s Board provides strategic direction, fiduciary oversight, and governance to the organization and complements an exceptional staff of seven and many committed volunteers. Service on the Board of Directors involves thoughtful decision-making, lots of fun, and the satisfaction of serving Native Communities throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana Qualifications The below skills and attributes are required: Resident of Washington,
2022 President’s Reflections
January 20, 2023 Last year, I delivered this report to the Potlatch Fund Board over Zoom. 2022 began slow, with the dregs of the COVID-19 shutdown still at our heels. Though we were able to meet in-person toward the end of 2021, it was in 2022 that we were able to come together more regularly and started truly building community with each other. Accomplishments The accomplishment that I am most proud of is updating our mission, vision, and values. We engaged in some very serious discussion that made us evaluate who we are, who we want to be, and the direction that we want to go as an organization. Philanthropy is experiencing a pivotal moment. At Potlatch Fund, we can
Save The Date – 20th Anniversary Gala Oct 7 In Tulalip
Celebrate the tradition of giving with Potlatch Fund at our 20th Anniversary Gala When: October 7, 2023 Where: Tulalip Gathering Hall Celebrate Potlatch Fund, the Community, Arts, and Culture. This is our main event of the year and we’re excited to be back in-person with our relatives! Join us on the lands of the Tulalip Tribes to uplift the past 20 years of Potlatch Fund, working to support our relatives in art, capacity, nonprofits, and building community. We look forward to seeing you there in celebration of the next 20 years! For sponsorship opportunities please email Brian Tanner, Director of Philanthropic Partnerships, at development@nullpotlatchfund.org. You can also click the link below for online sponsorships. 2023 Sponsorship Form Potlatch Fund
We have a *NEW* Mailing Address
We have a new mailing address! Potlatch Fund 800 5th Ave, #101-257 Seattle, WA 98104 Download our new W9 here.
Join us June 10 in Umatilla at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute for our Plateau Reception!
Potlatch Fund Invites You! The Potlatch Board and Staff is excited to host the Potlatch Fund Plateau Reception on June 10, 2023 at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton, Oregon on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. We cannot wait to celebrate with our relatives on the Eastern Side of the Cascade Mountains! REGISTER FOR FREE HERE Potlatch Fund is a Native lead nonprofit serving Native communities in OR, ID, WA and MT. We are happy to be out in community again and seek to connect, leaving our home offices in Seattle, WA. Our event in the Umatilla homelands is open to all and we look forward to a night of food and story with funders, culture keepers, grantees and Native artists. If you are
Registration Is Open For The Uplifting Artists Celebration!
You’re Invited! Join us on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at the Seattle Art Museum from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm for the Uplifting Artists Celebration! We come together to celebrate 20+ years of Native artist grantees and their intrinsic benefit to our communities through art, culture, music, language and service. REGISTER HERE Your ticket incudes food, drinks, gallery access, shop at our Native art market, live music, fashion show and fun. This is a 21+ event. Potlatch Fund Artist Grantees: Email info@nullpotlatchfund.org for a discount code to register for the event. Sponsorships: Opportunities are available, email development@nullpotlatchfund.org or click the Sponsor Our Event button on the registration page. COVID-19: Please be prepared to present a COVID-19 vaccination card with proof of initial vaccination and booster or a
Determined to Make a Difference, Mikailah Thompson
Mikailah Thompson, Black Nimíipuu (Nez Perce): Determined to make a difference Mikailah is an artist, activist & entrepreneur. A Resiliency Fund Grantee Partner from Idaho, Mikailah lifts up and embraces both her communities through her work and activism. Mikailah co-hosts the podcast Quantum Theory with fellow artist Kellen Lewis, Black Nimíipuu (Nez Perce). The podcast amplifies Black-Indigenous voices as they share their own personal experiences of being biracial. In episode 33, MITA’ÁPTIT WAX̣ MITÁAT, Thirty-Three: Listening Waves, Diversify they discuss viewing recommendations. Here’s what they’re watching and learning from: They’ve Gotta Have Us, 2019, a docuseries that traces the history of Black cinema, created by Simon Frederick. Available on Netflix. RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World, 2018, a documentary
2021 Message from Cleora Hill-Scott
A New Year Message from Our Executive Director, Cleora Hill-Scott Dear friends of Potlatch Fund, As we greet the New Year, we pause to say thank you. Without your generosity, Potlatch Fund could not do the critical and necessary work of supporting Native communities as they meet the ongoing challenges of a worldwide pandemic. We invite you to help us with this important and life-saving work. In the past 12 months, we launched a new initiative—the Resiliency Fund—in order to keep moving resources as quickly as possible to our Native families. Our intention with the Resiliency Fund was to supply much-needed funding to individuals and organizations on the ground in hard-hit communities. But it was also to learn about the
Dancer, Sunmiet Maben
For Sunmiet Maben, The Dance Goes On Madras, OregonA Resiliency Fund Grantee Partner Sunmiet Maben grew up dancing. On the Warm Springs Reservation in north-central Oregon, dancing was an integral part of worship services, social gatherings including pow wows, and funerals. “We kind of joked that I danced before I was born,” she says. “And I say that about my son because while I was pregnant, I was still dancing.” At the same time, Sunmiet was not so enthusiastic about sports in general, which “was a huge, huge thing on the reservation.” “I was not athletic,” she says. “I was not good at basketball, I’m not good at softball and volleyball. I was little and that just wasn’t my thing.
Mariana Harvey works to build community and empower youth
Join Potlatch Fund as we celebrate the beautiful vibrancy of our Native communities at Potlatch Fund’s 19th Annual Gala on November 6, 2021. This will be a virtual event. Featured Performers include, Raye Zaragoza, Khu.éex’, and Hailey Tayathy. [Read More]