Vida Verde Nature Education, located in San Gregorio, CA, promotes educational equity by providing free, overnight environmental learning experiences for students who don’t otherwise get the opportunity. Since its inception in 2001, Vida Verde has served over 9,500 Bay Area students plus their teachers. As a 2014 Satterberg Open Grant recipient, Vida Verde set out… Read More Vida Verde: Molding the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards
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Satterberg’s Spring 2016 Grants
The Satterberg Foundation is pleased to announce its newest group of grant recipients. We are truly honored to be able to support the work of these wonderful organizations making communities throughout California and Washington more just and sustainable places to live, work, play, and learn. Invitational Grants Satterberg Foundation Invitational Grants are nominated by individual… Read More Satterberg’s Spring 2016 Grants
Puget Sound Sage: Making Our Region Equitable and Sustainable for All
Puget Sound Sage’s mission is to build communities where all families thrive. Using a combination of research, policy, leadership development, and civic engagement, Puget Sound Sage is creating equitable and sustainable solutions for some of the region’s most pressing problems. A Satterberg Foundation Open Grant recipient, here are just a few examples of the outstanding… Read More Puget Sound Sage: Making Our Region Equitable and Sustainable for All
Welcome, CC
We are thrilled to announce that C’Ardiss “CC” Gardner Gleser has joined the Satterberg Foundation as a Program Officer. She previously worked at Rainier Scholars developing their Alumni Affairs Program. She currently serves on the boards of the Charlotte Martin Foundation, Philanthropy Northwest, Yale University’s Board of Governors and as national president of the Yale… Read More Welcome, CC
Bike Works: At the Intersection of a Just Society and a Sustainable Environment
What do you want to be when you grow up? . . . Every kid has thought about what they want to be — but until the advanced camp I had never thought much about the question of who I wanted to be. It was during one of our dinner conversations about clean energy that… Read More Bike Works: At the Intersection of a Just Society and a Sustainable Environment
Recap: Satterberg’s Southern California Convening
Recently, members of the Satterberg Foundation Board and staff met with our Southern California-based Community Partners (California Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, San Diego Grantmakers, and Southern California Grantmakers). This gathering gave us a chance to explore one of our favorite topics of interest: building meaningful, two-way relationships with grantees. The following are some of… Read More Recap: Satterberg’s Southern California Convening
Welcome to Our “New” Executive Director!
The Satterberg Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce Sarah Walczyk has agreed to serve as the foundation’s next Executive Director as of February 1, 2016. Sarah will become the second Executive Director, following Mary Pigott, the outgoing and founding Executive Director for the past 20 years. “We are thrilled with Sarah’s deep community… Read More Welcome to Our “New” Executive Director!
Grantmaking Status Update
As we wrap up our 2015 grantmaking, we would like to take some time to celebratethe new partnerships we formed and honor our growth phase which we refer to as, “Satterberg Foundation 2.0.” This past year, we participated in many new endeavors and experimented with our current grantmaking process. Over the next few months, the… Read More Grantmaking Status Update
Recap: Satterberg’s 2015 Listening Sessions
Throughout the month of August, Satterberg Foundation Board, staff, and family conducted a series of four listening sessions with current Seattle-area Capacity Building grantees. In each session, Foundation representatives listened to and participated in a guided conversation among executive directors and other staff from several nonprofit organizations. These sessions served two major purposes: (1) building… Read More Recap: Satterberg’s 2015 Listening Sessions