News Wow! Between Nov. 9 and Dec. 31, more than 5,000 of you gave nearly $1.6 million to 100 local nonprofits and two statewide organizations through Willamette Week’s Give!Guide. That’s a 27    More

News One thing became apparent from hearing four young nonprofit leaders get their $4,000 Skidmore Prizes at a ceremony today as part of WW's annual Give!Guide. None of the four is afraid to get their hands dirty or to be creative in helping people. "The biggest philanthropists and the biggest community servants are the small businesses and the people who work for nonprofits," WW publisher Richard ...   More

News Huge hugs and kisses to thousands of WW readers, who've just helped this year's Give!Guide exceed last year's totals. This means the world to each of the 79 participating local non-profits, and this newspaper can't thank you enough. And there's still time to give by going right here. The website shuts down at midnight tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 31. By that point, there's a good chance that with ...   More

News Self-congratulations alert: The Portland area ranks second in the United States among large cities for volunteering — with 36.7 percent of residents donating some of their time between 2006 and 2008, according to this new study from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The national volunteer rate over that three-year stretch was 26.4 percent, and Portland trailed only Minneapolis ...   More

News Four women doing incredible work in local non-profits each got a $4,000 check today as part of this year's Skidmore Prize ceremony hosted by City Club of Portland at the Governor Hotel. The prize winners (from left to right in the photo above) are Fowzia Abdulle, an advocate and case manager at Bradley Angle House's Healing Roots center; lawyer Jennifer Gilmore of Child Centered Solutions; Amy ...   More

News Before I "brave the elements" (or whatever hoary weather cliche you prefer) and leave the office to catch the bus home, I want to leave behind some helpful hints to deal with the snow: 1) For the latest updates on TriMet, go here. 2) For the latest weather updates as practiced by actual weather professionals go here. 3) If this hours-long blizzard gives you cabin fever, here's one productive ...   More

News We're all sensitive people with so much to give. And we would like to humbly suggest that you give, and then get it on, at the kickoff party for Give!Guide, WW's annual charitable giving campaign. Give! It Up PDX! (the two exclamation points show how excited! We are!) will be an evening of dancing and earnest, heartfelt generosity featuring awesome bands Heavy Nova (!) and BOAT (!!) presented by WW ...   More