Many hands, not such light work

Many hands, not such light work

by | Mar 25, 2019 | Hilary's Update

Rural communities such as Orcas are uniquely reliant on nonprofits and local philanthropic support to meet needs and provide ongoing services. While the island has all the needs of larger communities (such as access to housing, food security, early childhood...
Annual check up

Annual check up

by | Mar 18, 2019 | Hilary's Update

I returned from my vacation and jumped directly into our audit. For many folks this might sound like a complete buzz kill, but I actually look forward to the scrutiny. I like the reassurance that oversight brings, knowing that our systems are working, we are compliant...
And away we go!

And away we go!

by | Mar 8, 2019 | Hilary's Update

March 8 is the deadline for the 2019 Give Orcas proposals. So far, we have received over $245k in requests from 24 programs. These include a mix of new applicants seeking seed funding for start-up projects as well as capacity building requests from organizations that...