The Foraker Group

We are thrilled with Mayor Berkowitz’s appointment of Heather Harris as Anchorage Health Department Director. Heather has been part of the Foraker family in many and varied ways. She worked on staff, graduated from Certificate and Catalyst, teaches for us, and joyfully mentors many emerging nonprofit leaders. She has been dedicated to our success and the success of nonprofits around the state. We know she will be successful in her new and important role at the municipality. We send her all our good wishes.

You can read the announcement from the mayor here.

Do you think this isn’t your issue? Think again. Every nonprofit mission, every community, every economy relies on an accurate census count. From ensuring voting rights to safe roads, to food security, to public education, to airports, to grocery stores – and for every federal dollar that comes directly and indirectly to your mission – the census matters. There is so much you can do, and now more than ever we need your action. In a recent interview on Alaska Public Media, Gabe Layman of the Alaska Census Working Group explains why. Listen here.

We send our congratulations to the Rasmuson family and to the board and staff of Rasmuson Foundation who are celebrating 65 years of service to Alaska. In their annual Letter to Alaskans, Foundation Chairman Ed Rasmuson and President/CEO Diane Kaplan look back at the family’s rich history of “giving back” to Alaska communities. We encourage you to read the letter and learn more about the amazing work the foundation has accomplished over the years. We especially appreciate Rasmuson’s partnership in starting The Foraker Group and for their continued support of our work. Thank you for everything you do to make Alaska better for all of us.

In partnership with the Atwood Foundation, we are offering considerable discounts on COVID relief services to Anchorage arts, culture, and humanities organizations. Your organization may be eligible if:

-Your mission is focused on arts, culture, or humanities
-You are based in Anchorage
-You are in need of one of the following services to help you recover and find your way forward from the pandemic:

Financial scenario planning
Grant writing
Adapting fundraising strategies
Crisis communication
Human resources counseling
Strategic restructure/merger
Tracking federal relief in accounting systems
Review and modification of strategic plan
Review and modification of current operational plan

If your organization is interested in learning more please fill out this application and send it to Monica Garcia-Itchoak at mitchoak@forakergroup.org.

Thanks to the many generous Alaskans who continued to support causes they care about through Pick.Click.Give despite the challenges of COVID-19. This year’s campaign raised $2,934,200 — more than the total from last year, and that’s with a smaller PFD. Once again, our fellow citizens demonstrated how much they care for their neighbors, their communities, and the organizations that provide quality of life here. We are extremely proud of our work with PCG and grateful for the support of more than 25,000 Alaskans who gave through the program.