In It for the Long Haul

In It for the Long Haul

This week we opened up two new endowment funds — one for the Orcas Community Resource Center and the other for the Orcas Island Food Bank. Both were seeded with contributions from Board Members currently serving or recently retired. What a lovely way to ensure the...
GiveOrcas Gets Rolling!

GiveOrcas Gets Rolling!

OICF’s grant making has evolved over the years into a true community process. Twice a year, OICF invites the community to submit proposals for funding through the GiveOrcas Campaigns. The application period for the Spring GiveOrcas Campaign closed this week, and we...
Everything Must Change

Everything Must Change

Hello everyone, Ed filling in one more time before Hilary arrives back from her well-rested vacation. I’ve been listening to a lot of Nina Simone lately. More than usual. The beauty, strength, and sheer determination of her voice and power of her words are...
Meeting the Challenge

Meeting the Challenge

Hello all, Ed Andrews here. Filling in this week while Hilary is off to Mexico and Molly is basking in Hawaiʻi. I obviously did not receive the office memo about going on vacation this week. I sense interoffice trickery, but I, and OIPI, can’t seem to prove such...
Spring’s Around the Corner

Spring’s Around the Corner

The Spring GiveOrcas Campaign is starting to roll. The application is posted on our website and Grants Manager, Ed Andrews is at the ready to answer any questions. This is our 10th year running the GiveOrcas campaigns. What a remarkable journey it has been. In 2013,...