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1 R Special Advertising Section | SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 19 historic district expansion. The ability to act immediately in the face of a threat has been critical to the organization’s success thus far. The next steps will depend on how these play out, but one thing is certain: Historic Seattle will not stop until The Showbox is saved. “FromWashington Hall to The Show- box, for years we’ve seen how much impact individuals can have on protecting our city’s most beloved arts and culture venues. Time after time, our donors have stepped up to help us fight for places like these. GiveBIG is a critical part of our work, and we know that we can continue to move forward with our efforts to save The Showbox because gener- ous people have our back.” said Kji Kelly, Historic Seattle’s executive director. The power of place is coming through loud and clear in this rapidly changing city. Historic Seattle is grateful to their generous supporters, including GiveBIG donors, who understand the importance of shaping a city that values and protects its collective history. people first to create a more equitable and sus- tainable region. The Foundation takes a similar approach to empowering underrepresented communities to create strategies that build their power to shape the policies that affect them. The Catalyzing Community Impact Strategy is Seattle Foundation’s comprehensive effort to build power within underinvested com- munities to advance their ability to influence decision makers. Under this umbrella strategy, the Voter Education Fund partnership with King County is an example of increasing the civic participation and voter registration of limited-English speakers and marginalized populations. Last year alone, the Foundation invested in 33 organizations to provide voter outreach at nearly 1,000 events. This work reached 85,000 people and registered more than 7,000 to vote. These results contributed to a record year where voter turnout in King County reached more than 74 percent. Another key initiative to catalyze civic engagement is an effort to support a complete count of residents for the 2020 Census, which dictates federal funding for programs such as Medicaid, student loans, food stamps and housing rent vouchers. The Census Bureau estimates that Washington state received about $16.7 billion in federal funding in 2016. Since each person counted leads to sig- nificant resources, a robust, fair and accurate count is critical. However, federal and state funds to conduct census outreach have been reduced. This means that hard-to-count com- munities may be underrepresented. To address this underfunding, Seattle Foundation recently announced the creation of a $1 million Re- gional Census Fund with King County and the City of Seattle. This will fund planning, organizing and technical support to educate and activate people in historically hard-to- count communities, including communities of color, immigrants and refugees, native people, LGBTQ residents and others, to participate in the census. To learn more or support Seattle Founda- tion’s work in climate justice, civic engagement and census outreach through GiveBIG, visit community.seattlefoundation.org/ civic-leadership-fund or givebig2019.org/ SeattleFoundation. GIVING GUIDE HISTORIC SEATTLE Continued from page G18 SEATTLE FOUNDATION Continued from page G3 Special thanks to our sponsor: Help us make a difference! Visit hugohouse.org to make your gift today. Everyone deserves the chance to write their story. At Hugo House , young writers explore and create great writing. We believe in the power of words. www.everyoneforveterans.org Our mission is to improve the quality of life of combat veterans by providing and connecting them to services and goods in their communities. Most veterans do not get dental benefits. For $50, 1 veteran gets access to complete dental care. How many veterans can YOU help?