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Blog: Impact Stories
Sharing how JCF makes a difference in Jefferson County.
Join Our Family of Community Builders
A five-year pledge today will help build a stronger, more connected Jefferson County tomorrow. Being part of Jefferson Community Foundation’s family of Community Builders means making a lasting promise to the place we call home. Community Builders commit to contribute...
Gifts in Kind
By Tom Moore On a brilliant early fall day a couple of weeks ago, I drove south on Highway 101 from Port Townsend to meet with a nonprofit called Brinnon Quilcene Gifts in Kind (GIK). The organization distributes donated goods through a network of local community...
Changing Lives through Community Kitchens
An interview with Robert Egger In October, JCF hosted a visit by Robert Egger, a lifelong champion of the “power of food” and the originator of the Community Kitchen movement. He founded the D.C. Central Kitchen, the L.A. Kitchen, and is a Founding Board Member of The...
Growing the Future of Local Food
As Jefferson County celebrates another year of local agriculture and the upcoming Jefferson County Farm Tour, it’s a good time to recognize what it takes to sustain a thriving local food system, not just today, but for the next generation. Our farmers work amid...
Relationship-Centered Fundraising
As September sets in, dropping temperatures and falling leaves signal the arrival of Autumn. And even though the trees and bears are getting ready to rest, the final months of the year can be especially demanding for nonprofits—a time when organizations work...
Stories That Help Communities Thrive
By Crystie Kisler, Director of Nonprofit Services In August, I had the joy of traveling to Whidbey Island for an event called 'ThrivingFest' with Danielle McClelland, the director of the Port Townsend Film Festival, and with a local advisor to Thriving Communities. We...
Of Elephants and Salmon
A Story of Habitat, Restoration and Working in Community As I was thinking about what the story was going to be for this newsletter edition, I went to JCF’s website looking for ideas, and I started scanning the list of nonprofit organizations it has supported over the...
Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue
I’m not sure what “success” means in the animal world, but I do know that what these birds are doing, what Cindy with Discover Bay Wild Bird Rescue is doing, is a gift which generates sufficiency for us all.
Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy
Heading west away from downtown Port Townsend, I take a right off of Hastings Avenue, get out of my car and let myself in through a swinging iron gate, and all of a sudden I am in a botanical oasis. Situated on a little over six acres containing one of the larger...
August is National Make-A-Will Month
National Make-A-Will Month is a timely reminder that one of the most meaningful gifts you can leave is the opportunity to continue supporting the people and causes you care about long into the future. If charitable giving is part of your estate plan, Jefferson...
JCF Snapshot: Listening to Nonprofit Voices for a Landscape View
At Jefferson Community Foundation, our mission is to connect people, ideas, and resources to build a future of opportunity for all in Jefferson County. That work begins with listening. Through our new Nonprofit Snapshot, we’re inviting local nonprofit leaders to share...
Developing a Deeper Sense of Place
On a cool June afternoon, we gathered with a curious group of Jefferson County nonprofit leaders for a guided walk along a segment of the čičməhán Trail, also known as the Chetzemoka Trail. The walk was co-hosted by JCF and the Native...
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