the Metropole Seattle

Get involved with our tenant, Social Justice Fund NW. • Apply for Grants - Learn about who they fund and how to apply • Join a Giving Project - Find out how to become part of the innovative new model of funding social change, community building, and leadership development. • Donate Now - Support SJF and the work of grassroots organizations that use community organizing to achieve their goals. ➡️ Learn more by visiting their site: https://lnkd.in/dtwbAJu #CommunityBuilding #GrassrootsOrganizations #CommunityOrganizing #SocialChange #GetInvolved

Save the date! Our tenant, Social Justice Fund NW is gearing up for their 2024 Changemakers Summit! 📅 Saturday, October 26, 2024 📍 El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, Washington This event will bring together diverse populations from across their 5-state region, representing grantees, funders, community leaders, and donors to interrogate what is necessary to create actionable, progressive social change. Food and child care will be provided. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/g_cZ2XKW, and connect with them on social media to stay in the know when registration opens! #ChangemakersSummit #SeattleEvents #SocialJusticeFundNW #ProgressiveChange #SocialJusticeConference #NonprofitNetworking #DiverseCommunities #ActivismInAction

Our tenant, Social Justice Fund NW, is a foundation working at the frontlines of social change. They leverage the resources of their members to foster significant, long-term social justice solutions throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. SJF envisions itself to be a multicultural, antiracist organization that affirms human dignity and struggles against all forms of oppression. They strive to be a broad-based membership organization, collaborating across class boundaries with their leadership reflecting the communities they serve. They believe working with those who share a common vision, SJF, and their allies will foster positive change. Continue learning more about the incredible work that Social Justice Fund Northwest is doing and how your support can make a difference by visiting their site: https://lnkd.in/dtwbAJu #SocialJustice #SocialChange #CommunityLeadership #Multiculturalism #SocialJusticeFund #PacificNorthwest #CommunityOrganizing

👋 Meet our tenant, Social Justice Fund NW! ✨ They are a member-funded foundation that supports the creation of a just society through fundraising, grantmaking, and member involvement. 🤝 Their vision is of a world that is just, equitable, and environmentally sustainable for all. This multicultural world celebrates and supports diversity, community, intergenerational collaboration, and self-empowerment. Their image of success is a region with a thriving network of community-based organizations and coalitions and an increasingly equitable distribution and sharing of power and wealth. 📖 Learn more about their mission and vision: https://lnkd.in/gSc-VxUk

We are honored to have Spark Northwest join our community of tenants and highly encourage you to connect and learn more about them. If you’re passionate about building an equitable clean energy future, connect with Spark Northwest: 💻 Connect with them (via socials) or their newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gMQadtQF 💰 Donate to help them continue doing the work that they do: https://lnkd.in/gypPKRUW

Our tenant, Spark Northwest, is currently working on promoting a new, community-based clean energy idea in Washington. They envision publicly funded Energy Ambassadors, who will be trusted individuals who assess community needs and connect people to resources and pathways to funding. This model, recently piloted in other states, places resources in the hands of communities on the front lines of climate change, building capacity and knowledge. Excitedly, they reported that the Washington legislature recently approved $3M for the state to further develop the idea in 2025! Check out other projects that they’re working on: https://lnkd.in/gKmVH2t7

Throughout this week, we invite you to continue to learn about our tenant, Spark Northwest! 🌳 Spark Northwest envisions a transition to clean energy in our region that reduces carbon and prioritizes benefits for people on the front lines of climate change. To reach these ambitious goals, they work closely with partners to plan and implement clean energy projects that build power and wealth in their communities. Their solution-based, equity-focused approach: • Partner - Prioritizing marginalized groups, they partner with Tribal Nations, community-based organizations, rural entities, nonprofits, and local governments and utilities. • Connect - They work to develop and realize equitable, clean energy goals through coaching, skill building, and providing pathways to funding for clean energy projects. • Empower - As a result of their work, their partners are on a path toward clean energy, saving money, and cultivating energy resilience. 🔗 Learn more about Spark Northwest on their site: https://lnkd.in/gvuc5BTn

Meet our tenant, Spark Northwest! Their mission is to partner with communities to build an equitable clean energy future by partnering with rural, Indigenous, and low-wealth groups in the Pacific Northwest. 🌱 Their vision is that the Northwest region is 100% powered by clean energy that shifts power and wealth to marginalized communities. A Just Transition (how it looks): • Moves power and control of production into the hands of the community • Ensures fair distribution of benefits and burdens • Centers concerns of marginalized people Learn more about their approach: https://lnkd.in/gJkSwSvp

Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) offers programming that is free and open to families of color in the Seattle metro area. We asked them how our community could show up and support them and they said: 📰 Learn more about upcoming events and opportunities by joining their mailing list: https://ow.ly/wAKR50Sh8Bl 💰 Become a supporter of their free programming by becoming a FOCS monthly donor: https://ow.ly/CZuz50Sh8Iz

Our tenant, Families of Color Seattle (FOCS), is currently working on their summer programs! They offer a wide range of age- and location-specific parent and affinity-based groups (ie: Black Moms group, Dads groups, etc). They also provide free family programming, including park days throughout the Seattle metro area. Check out their site: https://lnkd.in/gv5pNb3c #FamiliesOfColor #SummerPrograms #ParentingSupport #CommunitySupport