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- The Giving Practice: Reflections on 7.5 Years at Headwaters Foundation
- Whitefish Pilot: In A Nutshell: Protecting Crucial Public Benefit Programs
- Becoming the Vision Podcast: ‘Solidarity’ with Carly Hare
- NBC Montana: Headwaters Foundation Announces New CEO
- Missoulian (Guest View): Public Assistance: A Lifeline Montanans Can’t Afford to Lose
- Missoulian: Traditional Dia de los Muertos Back in Downtown Missoula
- Public News Service: New Report Shows Who Gets Montana Public Assistance and Why
- Missoulian: Who are the Montanans that receive income-based public assistance?
- Montana Public Radio: Report: Most Public Assistance Recipients Are Working and Get Assistance for Less Than 2 Years
- NonStop Local: Headwaters Foundation Report Sheds Light on Public Assistance Across State
- Grantmakers in Health Views from the Field: Building Stronger Early Childhood Systems: Reflections from Western Montana
- FSG: Embracing an Ecosystem Approach to Philanthropy
- Becoming the Vision Podcast: ‘Sparks’ with Brenda Solorzano
- Nonprofit Centers Network: Confluence Center Highlight
- KPAX: CEO of Missoula’s Headwaters Foundation Moving On
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: Health-Care Access Maverick to Lead California Endowment
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: Building a Multiracial Democracy
- Philanthropy Australia: How do we shift evaluation from a ‘reporting’ to a learning lens?

Missoulian: Dia de Muertos Lights Up Missoula

Missoulian (Guest View): Funders for Montana’s Children: All Families Deserve Support

Grantmakers in Health: 2023 Rural Health Road Trip — Collaboration in Big Sky Country

Center for Effective Philanthropy: Rigorous Evaluation vs. Trust-Based Learning: Is This a Valid Dichotomy?

Can we talk about…? Podcast: Advancing Equity in Rural Environments

Missoulian: Huge Mural Going Up in Downtown Missoula Alley

KPAX: Confluence Center Begins New Mural in Downtown Missoula

CSRWire: Grantmakers Embracing Change: 6 Real-Life Examples

KXLH: $200k Grant for Early Childhood Coalition of the Greater Helena Area

Montana Standard: The Long Haul: New Licensed Child Care Center Ready to Open in Boulder

Reframing Rural: Q&A With ‘Groundwork” Episode 5 Supporter: Headwaters Foundation

Char-Koosta News: Study Finds Medicaid Supports Economy and Health

Missoulian: Reports Show Medicaid’s Health, Economic Benefits

Montana Free Press: MTFP Partners with ICT to Report on American Indian Caucus

Missoulian (Guest View): Funders for Montana’s Children: State Leaders Should Put Kids and Families First

Missoulian: Foundation Turns Historic Missoula Building into Nonprofit Hub

KPAX: New Nonprofit Events Venue Coming to Downtown Missoula

Engage R+D: Shifting Philanthropic Practice in Times of Crisis

Char-Koosta News: Journey to Wellness Starts Off with Community Involvement

Alliance Magazine: Decree or Co-Create? How to Decide What is Working

Alliance Magazine: We’re Here to Clear the Air on What Trust-Based Philanthropy is and What it Isn’t

Engage R+D: A Field Guide to Evaluation and Learning at Foundations

Submittable: Moving Philanthropy Forward in 2022

Daily Montanan: Two studies conclude Medicaid Expansion in Montana has Been Extremely Successful

Daily Interlake: Medicaid is Working for Montana

Candid. Learning: Funders: It’s Time to Talk to Our Legal Teams About Power, Compliance, and Trust-Based Philanthropy

Char-Koosta News: Ronan High School Class Sows Native Pollinator Garden

Grantmakers in Health, Views from the Field: The Moment to Transform Health Philanthropy is Here

Missoulian: With Summer Powwows Canceled, Indigenous Celebration Fosters Community

A New Angle Podcast: Headwaters’ Brenda Solorzano on Trust-based Philanthropy

Nonprofit Times: Equity Funding Slowly Gaining Ground, Study Shows

Chronicle of Philanthropy: Grant Makers Push for More Trust in Relationships With Nonprofits

Missoulian: Nonprofit Purchases Iconic Downtown Missoula Building

Missoula Current: City Club Missoula Panel Stresses Need for Early Childhood Development Programs

Montana Standard: Collaborative Change: Butte Selected to Join Statewide Initiative Aimed at Improving Early Childhood

Missoulian: Missoula Nonprofit Announces $16.7M Initiative to Help Young Children

Montana Public Radio: Headwaters Discusses First Year of Grant Making

Candid. Philanthropy News Digest: Headwaters Foundation Awards $16.7 Million for Children’s Resilience

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