News
December 20, 2022
Celebrating Bishop Elaine Stanovsky
Led by Her Example After a remarkable career, Bishop Elaine Stanovsky is retiring at the start of 2023.
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November 21, 2022
Stewardship
Year-End Giving Resources
December is one of the busiest seasons for church leaders, and it’s easy to put fundraising on the back burner. But the truth is, if you’re not making a year-end-appeal, you’re leaving money on the table.
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November 18, 2022
Tom Wilson to retire as Executive Director in June 2023
Tom Wilson, the Executive Director of Faith Foundation Northwest, shared his plans to retire at the end of June 2023 during its corporate board meeting in October 2022.
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September 7, 2022
Dear endowment, trustee, and finance committee chairs, 
You may remember that last fall we published a piece called 6 questions to ask about your church’s investments.
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June 8, 2022
2022 Annual Conference Greeting
A message from our staff to the delegates of our annual conferences. We miss you and wish we could be together!
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June 6, 2022
“Jean knew the Conference better than anybody.”
That’s what longtime coworkers told us when we asked about the life of Jean Reis: “She was an institution.” “She had her finger on the pulse and wise counsel to offer.” Jean made careful plans for her legacy to be consistent with the life…
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November 3, 2021
Planned Giving
You asked: safeguarding the intended purpose of my gift
Dear Foundation, I want to give money to my church for a specific project, but I’ve been holding on to it because our current pastor doesn’t share my priorities and won’t spend it the way they should.
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October 12, 2021
Planned GivingStewardship
All Saint's Day Resources
As you plan ahead for stewardship season, we hope you’ll find time to be intentional about celebrating All Saints Sunday on October 31st or November 7th this year.
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September 21, 2021
Stewardship
2021 Stewardship resources
By Rev. David Nieda No one has the pat answer on how to do stewardship in a time of pandemic. But one of the strengths of our church is our connection with each other. Leaning on that connection makes us stronger and wiser as leaders.
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August 30, 2021
New Name, Same Foundation
After more than a year of discernment and visioning, we’re excited to share with you that our organization is changing its name from the Northwest United Methodist Foundation to Faith Foundation Northwest.
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August 4, 2021
Investments
You asked: is my church invested in fossil fuels?
Dear Foundation, Environmentalists in my church are asking the trustees whether or not we’re invested in fossil fuels. Right now our endowment is in your Diversified Moderate portfolio. That’s a socially responsible investment, right?
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