• Working With Lawmakers to Build an Equitable Future
    Dec 23 2024

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    Good news happens! In this episode, we chat with United Way Systems Change and Public Policy Coordinator Nancy Lu about ways our public policy team advocates for local, regional, and state resources to help make a difference in our communities.

    We will also hear from United Way’s chief philanthropy officer, Lindsay Harper, about our year-end giving Campaign and discuss an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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    14 mins
  • Time, Talent, and Treasure: Part Two of Our Workplace Giving Series
    Dec 16 2024

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    Good news happens! This week’s episode concludes our two-part series on workplace giving. We will chat with Harold Baker, United Way of King County Associate Director, Corporate Development, and Scott Meden, United Way board member and retired Nordstrom chief marketing officer, about the current and future state of workplace giving.

    We will also hear from United Way’s chief philanthropy officer, Lindsay Harper, about our year-end giving Campaign and discuss an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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    25 mins
  • Project LEAD: Skills and Training for the Room Where it Happens
    Dec 9 2024

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    This week’s episode features Project LEAD, United Way’s annual training program for people of color, that helps them develop leadership and management skills to serve on nonprofit boards of directors.

    We will also hear from United Way’s chief philanthropy officer, Lindsay Harper, about our year-end giving Campaign and discuss an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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    32 mins
  • Now Playing: Red Eagle Soaring Indigenous Youth Theater!
    Dec 2 2024

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    Good news happens! On this week’s episode of United Way of King County’s podcast Hourglass, Coming up, we’ll hear from Russell Brooks of Red Eagle Soaring, an Indigenous youth theater group that uses art to address social and environmental issues.

    United Way proudly supports Red Eagle Soaring, which is slated to perform at the December 9 Seattle Arts and Lectures Encore event featuring Indigenous author and scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer. The event is slated will be held at Town Hall Seattle.

    We will also hear about United Way’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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    22 mins
  • Redefining Community Engagement
    Nov 25 2024

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    Good news happens. In this week’s episode, we’ll hear how United Way of King County’s Emerging Leaders 365 group has redefined community engagement.

    Emerging Leader Malena Magallanez and United Way Senior Marketing Program Manager Taylor Roberson will discuss how Emerging Leaders impacts the lives of local professionals and the communities they serve.

    We’ll also discuss United Way’s Our Neighborhood Fund and hear about an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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    23 mins
  • A People, United
    Nov 18 2024

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    Good news happens! This week, we'll chat with Scott Pinkham of United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, a Seattle-based cultural center and social service provider for Indigenous people in our area.

    We will also discuss United Way of King County’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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    27 mins
  • Urban Native Education Alliance Goes to Washington (D.C.)!
    Nov 11 2024

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    Good news happens. During this week’s episode, we chat with Kayla Harstad of Urban Native Education Alliance, a Seattle-based organization that last week embarked on its annual trip to Washington, D.C., during Native American Heritage Month to learn more about the history of Indigenous people nationwide. United Way proudly supports Urban Native Education Alliance and how it spends its time engaging Indigenous people of all generations to empower its youth through education, culture, and tradition.

    We will also discuss United Way’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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    15 mins
  • Get Out the Vote Series, Episode Three: Civic Engagement All Year Long
    Nov 4 2024

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    Good news happens! Election Week is here, and this week’s episode concludes our three-part Get Out the Vote series. This episode is all about civic engagement. We’ll chat with Amanda Sandoval, United Way director of systems change and public policy on how you can make your voice heard through civic engagement on election day and all year long. This episode also features a special message on voting from our president and CEO, Gordon McHenry, Jr.

    We’ll also discuss United Way’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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    24 mins