Happy International Women’s Day! We are so proud to be an organization run by and for (smart, strong, and extraordinary) women. Today, we celebrate the achievements of women everywhere, and, at the same time, we #pressforprogress for gender parity. Learn more about this year's IWD campaign theme, and ways that you can #pressforprogress here.
Green Bean Coffeehouse's Nonprofit of the Month!
We are so excited to be Green Bean Coffehouse's nonprofit of the month! Make sure to stop by, grab some delicious coffee, and take a look at our display!
Big thanks to our friends over at Green Bean for making this happen 😊
2018 Low Bono Incubator Reception
Dean Standish (Stan) Perkins
Last year, we were fortunate enough to be selected to participate in the 2017 Seattle University School of Law Incubator program. The Incubator program was immensely helpful in getting this little nonprofit up and running, and we are forever grateful for that. Not to mention, it also introduced us to some truly fabulous people, including our new BFF, Dean Standish Perkins.
The 2018 cohort was recently selected, and last night, we helped welcome them. We could not be more excited for them, and look forward to seeing what they’ll accomplish!
Eastside Legal Assistance Program Fellowship
Northwest Advocacy Foundation Executive Directors Elena Yager (left) and Jessica Lewis (right) with Eastside Legal Assistance Program Managing Attorney Juanita Cope (center).
Last night, we celebrated the completion of our year-long fellowship with Eastside Legal Assistance Program. Working with other attorneys who understand domestic violence, and are equally committed to serving our community was an incredible experience. We look forward to continuing to work side by side with this great organization (and also eating some cake 😉)!
Purple Purse Challenge Results!
Hey everyone! The results are in, and we have officially finished in 10th place (out of over 100 organizations in our division)! We are so thrilled and cannot thank you all enough for your support! Together, we raised $12,275 and won an additional $5,575, which means that total, we raised $17,850! We are stunned by the generosity and support that we've received, and we just cannot thank you all enough! ❤️👏❤️
We'd also like to congratulate Jeanne, the winner of the beautiful leather purple purse, designed by Serena Williams.
Finally, huge thanks to Allstate Foundation and Purple Purse for organizing and contributing so much to this campaign
Again, thank you all so much for your continued support!
24 Hours Remaining!
Friends! There are just over 24 hours left in the Challenge, and we are so close to getting back in the top seven and winning $5,000 – $100,000. We can't tell you how much we've appreciated your support so far, but we have to ask one more time: if you haven't donated yet, please considering doing so! If you have donated, please help us spread the word (oh, and thanks for being so wonderful)!
Don't forget: all donations will receive a leather purple purse charm,and the beautiful purple purse is still up for grabs. ALSO! We'll be raffling off five $10 gift cards to the winner's choice of Amazon, Apple, Chipotle, Shell, Starbucks, Target, or Trader Joe's. Every donation $25 or more made between now and the end of the Challenge will be entered to win!
Please help us close this campaign out strong by donating + sharing!
Week 4
Friends! This is the last week of the Purple Purse Challenge, and we cannot thank you all enough for your support! Last week, we met our goal of raising $1,000, and are in the running to win $3,000! We'll keep you posted on that.
For the FINAL week, the five organizations that raise the most money between now and the end of the Challenge will each win another $3,000! Please help us close this campaign out strong by donating + sharing!
Week 3
Week three starts now! This week’s challenge is super fun: the two teams who raise the most will play rock paper scissors – the winner receives $8,000 and the loser receives $4,000. ALSO! All teams that raise over $1,000 will be entered to win $3,000.
For every $100 donated, you'll get an entry to win a box of Pike Place Market favorites (including smoked salmon and Chukkar cherries 🤤)! Please help us out by donating + sharing!
We won $5,000!
What a huge first week – we raised a total of $5,100! This made us eligible to win $500, $1,000, $2,500, or $5,000 and GUESS WHAT? We won $5,000! This wouldn't have happened without your support, so thank you! We're hoping to keep this winning streak going, so please donate + share!
Today is the Day!
The Purple Purse Challenge has officially begun, and as promised, we’ll have regular updates here. But first, like all of you, what happened in Las Vegas is weighing on us heavily. We started the day thrilled to kick off this fundraising campaign, and our excitement quickly turned to horror as we learned what occurred last night. Sadly, gun violence and domestic violence are directly connected: guns are used to kill women in over 50% of intimate partner homicides, and the presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by approximately 500%.
While I think many of us would like to go ahead and cancel today, we just can’t. We still have work to do, and we’re still asking for your support. This week, if we raise at least $500, $1,000, $2,500, or $5,000, we get entered to win the same. The more money we raise, the more opportunities to win. There will be up to 20 winners, so this is a great opportunity for us to raise lots of money. Please donate here, or using the widget below + share!