Farewell to our champion for solving homelessness
Don’t mistake a quiet and thoughtful demeanor for anything other than persistence and grit when it comes to working towards a goal. Dick Mandsager is leaving the Foundation — and leaving the community a much-improved system to solve homelessness.Foundation announces senior fellow, IT manager
Welcome to our new team members! Michele Brown joins as senior fellow working on homelessness and Rodney Hamilton as IT operations manager.Funding opportunity for Alaska summer camps
We are excited to launch our 2021 Camps Initiative. This will offer nonprofits, tribes and cities an opportunity to expand camps that have been under-resourced and create access for all Alaska youth. Applications are now open.Rasmuson Foundation announces new staff members
Rasmuson Foundation is pleased to announce four new staff members, including a program officer with deep roots in the nonprofit community.Midtown treatment center will be a big step forward
This facility will help people recover from substance misuse and addiction and make our community safer. Recover Alaska Executive Director Tiffany Hall explains.Monthly President’s Report
It’s hard to believe it’s been a full year of virus, shutdown and economic crisis – and also hope and resilience. A lot is going on in the nonprofit world. Catch the latest in this roundup from CEO Diane Kaplan.We are more alike than we are different
When Diane Kaplan's husband was alive, he would talk about growing up in post-World War II Seward, Alaska, and being taunted by other children for looking Japanese.A look at the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trust
Dermot Cole writes that: "It is clear that the current operation is far from ideal — ending annual meetings, making the process less transparent and failing to take steps to maximize the benefits for the long term are not in the public interest."Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris
The federal rescue package just signed into law offers an extraordinary opportunity to help those most devastated by the pandemic. Leaders of two dozen philanthropic organizations urge a strong racial equity focus and offer their assistance.Media Mentions
- Filmmaker looking for Wrangell pictures of 1960s' Rasmuson - Wrangell Sentinel May 6
- Upcoming concert brings the music to the people | Juneau Empire May 6
- Community land trust helps Sitka mom build a home of her own April 5
- Community land trust helps young, single mother build a home of her own - KCAW April 5