Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation with Dawn Bennett, the executive director of the African American Leadership Forum, a Kent-based organization committed to revitalizing and sustaining local communities of color.

Good news happens. This episode is a conversation about our new Bridging the Wealth Gap Campaign.We will chat with members of United Way staff about a campaign to accelerate economic mobility through increased home ownership and successf...

Good news happens. This week’s episode is a conversation on youth advocacy and activism featuring FEEST, a Seattle-based organization that trains young people of color and working-class youth to organize for systemic change in their schools.

Good news happens. This week’s episode discusses corporate and nonprofit partnerships, spotlighting our work in communities with Seattle-based fashion retailer Nordstrom.We’ll also spotlight an upcoming Happy Hour and Hellos event and di...

In this episode, we’ll discuss legacy giving, a way to make charitable donations through one’s estate plan. This type of giving allows people to support causes or donations even after they pass on. We’ll discuss legacy giving with J...

Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation with United Way board member Rachel Smith, President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. The episode is part of an ongoing series highlighting members of United...

Good news happens. This episode is a conversation on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Amelia Ransom, the retired Vice President of DE&I at Smartsheet. Amelia will be the keynote speaker for the graduation ceremony for United Way of Kin...

It’s tax season, and United Way is doing what it can to help you regain some of your hard-earned wages via refunds and credits.In this episode, we’ll discuss United Way’s one-day, free tax preparation events and provide information about...

It’s tax season, and in this episode, we will spotlight United Way’s Free Tax Preparation Campaign and discuss what’s new this year when it comes to filing your income tax return.We’ll also hear a message from United Way president and CE...

Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation between United Way chief impact officer Regina Malveaux and Washington Women’s Foundation’s president and CEO Maria Kolby-Wolfe about the efforts of philanthropy and nonprofits to a...

Good news happens. In this week’s episode, we’ll spotlight Glover Empower Mentoring, a Kent-based organization that mentors youth and young adults in King and Pierce counties. United Way proudly supports Glover Empower Mentoring. In...

Good news happens. In this week’s episode, we chat with Ginger Kwan of Open Doors for Multicultural Families, a Kent-based organization that supports culturally and linguistically diverse people with disabilities and their families. United Way ...

Good news happens. In this week’s episode, we’ll chat with United Way board member and Seattle Seahawks legend Doug Baldwin Jr. Doug discusses topics such as providing resources and opportunities for the community, working with United Way, and ...

Good news happens. In this episode, we chat with Dow Constantine, the longest-serving executive in King County's history. United Way partners with county leaders to address issues in areas such as housing and education, and in this episode, we’...

Good news happens. In this week’s episode, we’ll discuss Lobby Days at the State Capitol, an annual opportunity for individuals and groups to gather in Olympia, meet with lawmakers, and advocate for policies that may help improve the quality of...

Good news happens. During this week’s episode, we’ll talk journalism with United Way board member Julie Wolfe, news director for Seattle’s KING 5 Media Group. We’ll also hear from United Way board chair Steve Hooper about why he sup...

Good news happens. In this episode, we’ll chat with members of United Way staff and officials from the Federal Way School District, which offers a firsthand look at the impact of Breakfast After the Bell in Lake Grove Elementary School. Picture...

Good news happens. This episode is the first in a series highlighting members of United Way of King County’s board of directors. We’ll spotlight United Way board member Shkëlqim Kelmendi of Housing Connector, a Seattle-based organization that i...

Good news happens. In Hourglass's first podcast of 2025, we’ll chat with Jennifer Tanaka, Deputy Director of King County’s Children, Youth and Young Adult Division, and Joy Sebe, United Way of King County director of education strategies, about...

Good news happens! This episode is Hourglass United Way’s Year in Review. We chat with United Way of King County president and CEO Gordon McHenry, Jr., about our organization’s work in 2024 and how that guides our work for this New Year....

Good news happens! In this episode, we chat with United Way Systems Change and Public Policy Coordinator Nancy Lu about ways our public policy team advocates for local, regional, and state resources to help make a difference in our communities....

Good news happens! This week’s episode concludes our two-part series on workplace giving. We will chat with Harold Baker, United Way of King County Associate Director, Corporate Development, and Scott Meden, United Way board member and retired ...

This week’s episode features Project LEAD, United Way’s annual training program for people of color, that helps them develop leadership and management skills to serve on nonprofit boards of directors. We will also hear from United ...

Good news happens! On this week’s episode of United Way of King County’s podcast Hourglass, Coming up, we’ll hear from Russell Brooks of Red Eagle Soaring, an Indigenous youth theater group that uses art to address social and environmental issu...

Good news happens. In this week’s episode, we’ll hear how United Way of King County’s Emerging Leaders 365 group has redefined community engagement.Emerging Leader Malena Magallanez and United Way Senior Marketing Program Manager Taylor...