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NATASHA NELLIS

YWCA Spokane launches One Mission campaign

Nonprofit to empower women, eliminate racism
October 22, 2020
Natasha Nellis
YWCA Spokane launched its One Mission Campaign in September with the goal of raising $275,000 to support services that provide resources to survivors of domestic violence.
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CRAIG HOWARD

Mainstream Electric starts new nonprofit venture

Company's charity arm now collaborating with SNAP, Family Promise
October 22, 2020
Craig Howard
Some businesses might struggle with an encore after earning mention in publications like the international daily business newspaper Financial Times and American business periodical Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing companies
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JORDAN WERTMAN

Economic volatility influences donor behaviors

Fewer gifts, but major donors step up, fill gaps
October 22, 2020
Virginia Thomas
In a year fraught with economic turmoil stemming from a pandemic, Inland Northwest nonprofits say they've seen donor behaviors change in response to both their own economic uncertainty and the uncertainty nonprofits are experiencing.
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Virginia Thomas

Interior Gardens' new owners bring life to commercial spaces

Couple work to grow indoor plant services
October 8, 2020
Virginia Thomas
Kevin King had experience in owning a business. Jennifer King had gardened extensively. But the husband-wife team says scaling up their talents to the commercial level has been a rewarding challenge since acquiring Interior Gardens LLC.
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Kevin Blocker

Contract Design Associates to exceed projections

Office furniture sales are still staying strong for Spokane company
October 8, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Though a good majority of customers for the office furniture supply company Contract Design Associates are uncertain about the status of future workplaces, what is for sure is that many are still buying from the retailer.
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CollinsWoerman

A surgical approach to medical school design

UW-Gonzaga partnership's $60M project to be built with efficiency, security in mind
October 8, 2020
Natasha Nellis
A behind-the-scenes look at the mechanical and engineering systems of the planned new medical school in Spokane shows the nerve center of the building promises to be as intricate as the human physiology that will be studied within its walls.
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Life's experiences can shape your leadership

Why employers hold the key to women in leadership and work-life harmony
September 24, 2020
Manuel Hochheimer
It's said that our own life experiences shape our views, norms and customs. The old Golden Rule-treat others the way you want to be treated-is something that always comes to mind in leadership decisions, yet too many times we fall back on how
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Building allies and bridging divides

Lessons learned in a women's leadership course—by both men and women
September 24, 2020
Rachelle Strawther
When Julie Kelsey started her 18-year financial career at Merrill Lynch, she was surrounded by men who were reluctant to change or do things differently. 'When I tried to push back, I felt like a fish trying to swim upstream,” she said.
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Leadership journey reveals much work is left to do

Challenges and barriers for women still too prevalent, but there are some basic steps we can all take
September 24, 2020
Shelly O’Quinn
I couldn't imagine managing an office full of women!” commented a male colleague of mine as we discussed my transition to Innovia Foundation over a cup of coffee.
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21st century leadership requirements include the feminine

Male executives seem to want to hire and promote more women, but struggle with processes to do it
September 24, 2020
Nancy Hilpert
I have navigated the challenges of hiring women into leadership roles and observed the evolution of attitudes and approaches over three decades. Working in the male-dominated technology space, women like me were expected to figure
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