While I strive to approach my work as a real estate broker with a mindset that is uniquely supportive of my clients' individual and family goals, caring for my community has always been critically important to me as well. I started my professional life in nonprofits and recognize that the commercial and public sectors leave a gap in community care and service to the most vulnerable that can really only be filled by NGOs, nonprofits and mutual aid.
In 2023, I proudly earned a Masters degree in nonprofit leadership from Seattle University. Throughout my course of study, I met some stellar people who were equally driven to make a difference, each with their own "why" and their own "how" about making change.
When life beckoned me to return to real estate, I knew that I still wanted to put my nonprofit background to use.
I will do so by featuring various organizations here that I have learned about through clients who have closed with me or referred business to me and that I have chosen to support with a contribution of time, talent or 'treasure.' I hope you enjoy learning about these organizations as much as I have.
WCK is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. WCK has created a new model for disaster relief helping devastated communities recover. Over 400 million meals have been served around the world, from Ukraine to Gaza to those in the paths of recent hurricanes and other climate crises.
The Kinship Navigator Program provides resources, information and support to assist family members who are raising their relative's children, either temporarily or longterm. The Kinship Caregivers Support Program provides financial assistance for eligible families providing kinship care.
We start with sight, but we don’t stop there.
At Sightsavers, we protect sight. We eliminate diseases. We fight for equality. We’ve been changing lives since 1950
In the past 70 years, Sightsavers has achieved amazing things. We work in more than 30 countries across Africa and Asia to train health workers, provide eye operations, support people with disabilities, improve women’s health and more.
Friends of CASA provides support for abused and neglected children in the King County dependency system when there is no other available source, with the goal of promoting safety, well-being, and permanency, in the children’s lives. A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) is a volunteer appointed by the court to represent the best interests of the children as they are taken through the legal process.
For 50 years, Wide Horizons has worked with orphaned children worldwide. A child is most at risk of becoming orphaned when a perfect storm of crises takes hold of their family. We intervene with help, focused relentlessly on keeping the most at-risk families intact. We can prevent a child from becoming orphaned by providing integrated services to preserve and strengthen their family.
Through a Jesuit paradigm, the Seattle University Master of Nonprofit Leadership program prepares social justice-minded leaders to make a difference in the world. Designed for working adults, the program consists of evening and weekend classes that combine the latest in leadership theory and nonprofit research with hands-on experience through community-based consulting and practicum projects.
You can start by visiting GuideStar to search 1.8 million IRS-recognized tax-exempt organizations, and thousands of faith-based nonprofits. Gather insights on financials, people/leadership, mission, and more.
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