CN! project Rain City Slam presents it’s 2019 Grand Slam featuring legendary poet Wil Gibson. This is Rain City Slam’s most fierce competition of the year!
Did you know that we support grassroots projects in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana?
Join us, other awesome Cascadians, and climate activists around the world in signing the petition asking the Nobel Foundation Board to create a new Nobel Prize for the Fight Against Climate Change NOW!
Great Northwest Productions, a CN! nonprofit family member, presents an art & music series, filmed & recorded in unique locations throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Nourishing Neighbors is a "pay-it-forward" program that lets patrons of local businesses donate towards the next meal for a community member in need.
"It’s the responsibility of 501(c)(3) organizations to further the greater common good - to create positive impacts that make us all a little better off. Is it possible for an organization to choose sides in the political world and still serve everyone? In my limited experience, I have to answer 'absolutely not.' Which makes me all the more proud to be part of team that supports keeping politics out of charitable work." - Naomi Botkin, CN! AD
CascadiaNow! is delighted to announce that through an unanimous vote of our board of directors The Living Bus Project has become CN's first ever, completely official, 501c3 umbrella's project! The Living Bus Project is a self-contained and closed-loop "tiny house" inspired by the Living Building Challenge. It is built using LEED Platinum Standards and demonstrates the possibilities for: Ecological Water Flow, Net Zero Water, Net Zero Energy, FSC Certified Lumber, Alternative Biofuels, and Environmentally Friendly & Sustainable products. When completed, they will use the Living Bus as an educational tool, teaching workshops and giving presentations to communities and schools around Cascadia!
On March 19th, CascadiaNow! received the news that we are now federally recognized as a 501(c)3 not for profit organization! This tax exempt status makes us eligible for grants, corporate giving and federal resources exclusive to non-profit organizations. With our toolbox fully stocked, we are ready to take on a greater role in advancing the Cascadia social movement!
We are now able to provide fiscal sponsorship to Cascadian Chapters, Groups and Projects that reflect our mission of creating an inclusive and vibrant Pacific Northwest community. Meaning we can help each and every Cascadian initiative connect to the grants, private donor support and volunteers needed to make a dream a reality.
In addition to financial support, we are working to expand the resources available on our website. This includes an open, safe forum for Cascadians to connect to each other, informational materials for students, teachers and the media, as well as best practice information for those working to grow Cascadian social movement in their neighborhoods.
We would never have made it to this point without your support. Yes, you! Your interest and engagement has been imperative to our growth as an organization, and you are truly appreciated. Together, we will build a sustainable future for Cascadia. Thank you for joining us on this wild ride!
In 2014, we are excited to announce that we will be taking our organization to the next level by becoming an official 501c3 non-profit organization. Our sole mission will be to empower all forms of Cascadia organizing. To start, this will largely be through fiscal sponsorship for chapters, groups, projects and events, to continue to serve as a focal point for organizing, and building community partnerships. In the future, if we are successful, we will expand to providing grantwriting, fundraising, graphic design, marketing, accounting and financial services - basically all the back office services that every group needs, but few actually have - so that groups and projects have the tools they need to focus on what they feel is important.
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