New Initiative Will Drive Investments To Black, Indigenous, And Communities Of Color In The Greater Seattle Region
The Fund for Inclusive Recovery will take actionable steps toward an inclusive recovery from COVID-19
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SEATTLE, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A coalition of funders is announcing a new, pooled fund that will drive investments to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led and -rooted organizations, coalitions, and movements as a pathway for inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund for Inclusive Recovery aims to raise $50 million over the next five years.
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Health data startup Truveta hires Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres as president
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Tony Mestres will leave the Seattle Foundation in May to join Truveta.
Tony Mestres, a former Microsoft vice president who has been president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation for seven years, will leave the position in May to become president of Truveta, the health data startup led by former Microsoft Windows chief Terry Myerson as CEO.
David Bley, a Seattle Foundation board member who was previously Pacific Northwest director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will become interim CEO of the nonprofit community foundation while it searches for a permanent replacement.
Artists making art right now is truly a blessing: Seattle poet, playwright, performer, and artist Anastacia-Reneé will present
(Don t be Absurd) Alice in Parts at the Frye Art Museum, running from January 30 to April 25. Grounded in the Black feminist and womanist tradition, Anastacia-Reneé explores gentrification and its detrimental effects on the body in the show, through the eyes of her character Alice Metropolis. The immersive installation allows viewers to walk through Alice s home, which we can t quite do just yet due to COVID restrictions. Instead, the Frye will host a virtual celebration and special performance this Saturday from 5-6:30pm. Viewers can expect a virtual tour of the show and a choreopoem inspired by Alice, read by seven artists and poets.
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