The mission of the foundation is to support the efforts by the people, organizations and communities in the eight state region, (MN, IA, SD, ND, MT, ID, WA, and OR), to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable prosperity. By funding the work of proven and promising organizations, the foundation will focus on three outcomes: Increased assets and wealth among people with low incomes; Increased capacity and leadership to reduce poverty; and Improved public policy solutions to reduce poverty.
titles from this organization
The 2016 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard: The Steep Climb to Economic Opportunity for Vulnerable Families
Jan 25, 2016
Publisher(s): Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED)
Invest Northwest: Eight -Year Social Performance Review
Sep 2, 2014
Publisher(s): Pacific Community Ventures
American Indian Leadership: Strengthening Native Communities and Organizations (Winter 2013)
Mar 14, 2014
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute
Building Assets and Building Lives: Financial Capability Programs in Native Communities
Jan 1, 2014
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute; Northwest Area Foundation
2012 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard: A Portrait of Financial Insecurity and Policies to Rebuild Prosperity in America
Jan 31, 2012
Publisher(s): Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED)
Leveraging Limited Dollars: How Grantmakers Achieve Tangible Benefits by Funding Policy and Community Engagement
Jan 18, 2012
Publisher(s): National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Fostering Equitable Foreclosure Recovery
Jan 1, 2012
Publisher(s): PolicyLink; Northwest Area Foundation
Gaining Perspective: Lessons Learned From One Foundation's Exploratory Decade
Apr 1, 2011
Publisher(s): FSG
Building Assets and Building Lives: Financial Capability Programs in Native Communities
Jan 1, 2014
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute; Northwest Area Foundation
Establishing a Creative Economy: Art as an Economic Engine in Native Communities
Jul 1, 2013
Publisher(s): Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC); Northwest Area Foundation; Artspace; First People's Fund; Colorado State University
Establishing a Creative Community: Art as an Economic Engine in Native Communities
Jul 1, 2013
Publisher(s): Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC); Northwest Area Foundation; Artspace; Colorado State University, Department of Anthropology; First People's Fund
PolicyMatters: Poverty and Race Through a Belongingness Lens
Apr 1, 2012
Publisher(s): Northwest Area Foundation
Fostering Equitable Foreclosure Recovery
Jan 1, 2012
Publisher(s): PolicyLink; Northwest Area Foundation
Gaining Perspective: Lessons Learned from One Foundation's Exploratory Decade
Jan 10, 2011
Publisher(s): FSG; Northwest Area Foundation
PolicyMatters: Reshaping the Advocacy Direction on Poverty Reduction
May 1, 2009
Publisher(s): Northwest Area Foundation
PolicyMatters: The Role of Public Policy in Reducing Poverty and Expanding Economic Opportunity
May 1, 2009
Publisher(s): Northwest Area Foundation
