United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties is kickstartingits annual fundraising campaign in September.And it is armed with hard data showing where the twocounties it serves are falling behind.Last year, United Way recruited a group of volunteeranalysts to identify key data points in hopes of measuring the overall healthand safety—or...
By Andrew KirkAs Tri-City baby boomers age, the number findingthemselves losing vision is expected to balloon. One in six Americans develop a visual impairment afterage 70, according to National Center for Health Statistics. It’s a scarystatistic people do their best to ignore, said Paul Shane, the new executivedirector at Edith...
By Michele RothSomeonerecently commented to me how they didn’t want to donate to a charity eventbecause the organization had a paid staff. Being from the nonprofit industry, Iwanted to know more about why they felt this way. The answer: the organizationwas a nonprofit, meaning nobody should be paid (at least...
By East Benton County Historical SocietySixty-five years ago this month, the Benton County Fair and Rodeo cameinto its own.Officially!By tradition, the bicounty fair is said to have begun in the late 1940swith the ending of the annual Grape Festivals, which for decades highlightedthe area’s rich agricultural history and practices. Spinning...
The 23rd annual Tumbleweed Music Festival in Richland Labor Day weekend pays homage to a folk music legend who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year.It seems fitting for the Tri-Cities to celebrate PeteSeeger, an American folk singer who won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.The banjo-strumming Rock and Roll...
By Beau RuffFinanciallysuccessful people often contemplate the highest and best use of their assets.In some cases, those same individuals have decided that the natural objects oftheir bounty (i.e., the children) already have enough resources, or that momand pop have otherwise adequately provided for their children. Alternatively,some of these successful people...
Sandpiper Farms creates Water from Wine nonprofit to fund clean water workBy Arielle DreherIn a way, the family behind the local nonprofit Water from Wine is bringing the first miracle of Jesus turning water into a wine into a modern-day context, leveraging the rich wine-growing potential in the vineyard at...
By Scott Sarber I am constantly amazed at the generosity of our Tri-City community. There are many great nonprofit organizations that are committed to making our community a better and safer place to live. Even though our community is very generous, organizations continue to look for new donors, and for...
Total private fundraising activity across Washington State University topped more than $145 million during fiscal year 2018, the third best fundraising year in WSU history.“A vibrant culture of philanthropy at WSU is essential for success as WSU continues its drive to be recognized among the nation’s top 25 public research...
State Democratic Sen. Andy Billig of Spokane finally got his way against “dark money” in the 2018 legislative session. After several years of introducing legislation to strengthen Washington state’s campaign finance laws, lawmakers in Olympia passed the Disclose Act earlier this year with the help of a Democratic-controlled Senate. The...
