Our goal is to assist nonprofit organizations to grow stronger, to
achieve their goals, to adapt to change, to innovate and to improve
their ability to provide programs and/or to improve the quality of
programs they provide.
The Satterberg Foundation strengthens our communities by promoting
a just society and a sustainable environment. Doing this work deepens the interconnection of our family.
Current Capacity Building Award Recipients
Winter 2013 Capacity Building Awards
Eastside Friends of Seniors: $5,000
Eastside Friends of Seniors provides volunteer-based services to seniors facing the challenges of aging. Funding from the Satterberg Foundation will provide support for a professional fundraising coach.
Hope in Christ Ministries: Coffee Oasis: $5,000
Hope in Christ Ministries: Coffee Oasis exists to bring real life change to the street and homeless youth of Kitsap County, compassionately guiding them out of hopelessness and into lives of dignity, integrity, benevolence, and responsible stewardship. Funding from the Satterberg Foundation will provide professional development for staff members in the area of grant writing.
Lopez Island Family Resource Center: $1,750
Lopez Island Family Resource Center's (LIFRC) mission is to foster healthy families, and in turn a healthy community, by supporting and enhancing the security, well-being, education and life success of children, families and community members. Funding from the Satterberg Foundation will support the process of updating their strategic plan.
Our Forgotten Warriors: $5,000
Our Forgotten Warriors helps struggling soldiers and veterans reintegrate into their communities, through the coordination of vital services and direct financial assistance. Funding from the Satterberg Foundation will provide three volunteers the opportunity to attend a conference to develop the knowledge, competencies, and contacts for forging substantive business partnerships.
Washington Bus Education Fund: $5,000
The Washington Bus makes politics engaging, effective and fun. The Bus puts young Washingtonians in the driver's seat and give them the tools they need to be organizers, legislators and leaders. Funding from the Satterberg Foundation will support building the senior management's strength as a team to lead, make hard decisions, and intentionally set organizational tone.
Zeno: $4,000
Zeno is dedicated to building a sustainable math culture in elementary school communities. We work directly where elementary kids live, learn and plan because its here that our attitudes about math and about ourselves are formed. Funding from the Satterberg Foundation will support professional development for staff.