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Hourglass: United Way of King County

Joe Burris, Director of Storytelling and Public Relations, United Way of King County

99 episodes

1 day ago

Send us a text Happy New Year! For this 100th episode, we look back at 2025 and look at what’s in store for 2026. We’ll chat with United Way interim CEO Dr. Catherine Cushinberry about how we at United Way addressed the challenges of 2025 and some of the things our organization seeks to accomplish this New Year, including the naming of a new president and CEO and a renewed commitment to one of our most popular programs. We will also discuss our upcoming Free Tax preparation campaign and a loc...

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Send us a text Happy New Year! For this 100th episode, we look back at 2025 and look at what’s in store for 2026. We’ll chat with United Way interim CEO Dr. Catherine Cushinberry about how we at United Way addressed the challenges of 2025 and some of the things our organization seeks to accomplish this New Year, including the naming of a new president and CEO and a renewed commitment to one of our most popular programs. We will also discuss our upcoming Free Tax preparation campaign and a loc...

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Hourglass: United Way of King County

#100: Looking Back at 2025, Primed for an Impactful 2026

Send us a text Happy New Year! For this 100th episode, we look back at 2025 and look at what’s in store for 2026. We’ll chat with United Way interim CEO Dr. Catherine Cushinberry about how we at United Way addressed the challenges of 2025 and some of the things our organization seeks to accomplish this New Year, including the naming of a new president and CEO and a renewed commitment to one of our most popular programs. We will also discuss our upcoming Free Tax preparation campaign and a loc...

18 hours ago

22 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#99: A Chat with State Senator and Native Action Network Co-Founder Claudia Kauffman!

Send us a text Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation with Claudia Kauffman, our Washington State Senator and co-founder of the Native Action Network, a United Way-supported, Seattle-based nonprofit that promotes the full representation and leadership of Indigenous women in local, state, tribal, and national affairs. We’ll chat with Senator Kauffman about some of her recent efforts to help turn ideas into reality, including the extension of Martin Luther King Jr. Way f...

1 week ago

19 minutes

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#98: There's a Kit Build for That!

Send us a text Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about United Way's Community Partnership Kit Offerings, packages loaded with essential items for King County residents based on needs identified by neighborhood-based organizations. Assembling and distributing those kits is part of a volunteer project known as kit builds. We’ve hosted kit builds for companies and organizations in our area for more than a year. For this week’s episode, we spoke with Alexis Silv...

2 weeks ago

21 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#97: The Parent in ParentChild+

Send us a text Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about how the SeaTac-based Congolese Integration Network utilizes the early learning program ParentChild+ to help immigrant children and their parents adapt to and thrive in their new country. We’ll hear from Eveline Bakulu, the early learning coordinator at Congolese Integration Network, and Whitney Nakamura, Community Impact Manager at United Way, about how many King County immigrant families, particularly those f...

3 weeks ago

29 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#96: Project LEAD, Leadership for Tomorrow

Send us a text Good news happens. This episode is a conversation about Leadership Tomorrow and Project LEAD. Leadership Tomorrow is a nonprofit organization co-founded by United Way that cultivates a network of leaders to address our region’s challenges. It is also the new home of Project LEAD, a nonprofit board training program for people of color, which was founded and previously housed by United Way. Project LEAD is now accepting applications for next year’s training cohort. For this...

4 weeks ago

25 minutes

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#95: "No One Lies About Being Hungry."

Send us a text Good news happens. On the eve of United Way of King County's Year-End Fundraising Campaign launch, this week's episode features a conversation with Angel Swanson of Feeding Feasible Feasts, an Auburn-based food relief organization that addresses hunger in five Western Washington counties. United Way proudly supports Feeding Feasible Feasts, which provides essential resources to local families while ensuring that perfectly edible food is not wasted. We will also discuss our upco...

1 month ago

25 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#94: Hope Doesn't Quit, Neither Do We: Our Year-End Giving Campaign

Send us a text Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about our Year-End Giving Campaign, "Hope Doesn’t Quit, Neither Do We." When you invest in United Way’s work through our annual year-end giving campaign, you help us strengthen our community and ensure that everyone has the support they need. For this episode, we’ll chat with United Way Chief Philanthropy Officer Anna Cronin about campaign topics, including the programs we hope to fund, our board of directors’ match...

1 month ago

14 minutes

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#93: Asset Building in Indigenous Communities

Send us a text Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation with Andrea Alexander, a Makah Tribal Elder, activist, and community development expert who leads the Northwest Native Asset Building Coalition, an Edmonds-based, United Way-supported nonprofit that empowers Indigenous communities through education and facilitation. On the eve of Seattle hosting the National Congress of American Indians’ 82nd Annual Convention & Marketplace this week, we sat down with Andr...

1 month ago

33 minutes

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#92: Before You Write to Your Legislator: Here Are Some Dos and Don'ts

Send us a text Good news happens. This episode features a conversation about contacting elected officials. Folks say write to your councilmembers, representatives, and your senators when you want issues addressed that you care about. Amid the current federal government shutdown and recent elections that have sent new leaders to the state and local offices, now seems like a good time to contact lawmakers. But how do you communicate your concerns to ensure they’re heard? For this episode ...

1 month ago

29 minutes

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#91: Safeguarding the Right for Indigenous People to Worship Behind Bars

Send us a text Good news happens. This week’s episode is a conversation with Gabriel Galanda of Huy, a Seattle-based Indigenous organization that provides economic, rehabilitative, educational, and religious support for Indigenous inmates in Washington state and beyond. United Way of King County proudly supports Huy, which ensures that Indigenous people behind bars maintain the rights afforded to all people in our country and receive the cultural support and family connections while serving t...

2 months ago

31 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#90: The Federal Government Shutdown Could Derail SNAP

Send us a text This episode features a conversation about the possible loss of SNAP benefits to millions nationwide. United Way of King County has championed the impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which provides families nationwide with the means to keep food on the table. However, due to the current federal government shutdown, funding to SNAP hasn’t been replenished, and the program could soon run out of money. We sat down with United Way’s Director for ...

2 months ago

15 minutes

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#89: Free Food, Delivered Door-to-Door

Send us a text Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about United Way’s free Home Grocery Delivery Program. As United Way is set to launch our End of Year Giving Campaign that focuses on Hunger, Hourglass sat down with Cheyenne Stolmeier, United Way food security program manager, and Hannah Gauntz, United Way food security senior program coordinator, to discuss our program that provides free groceries door-to-door to local residents in need. We’ll also discuss o...

2 months ago

23 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#88: On Tyranny, On Freedom

Send us a text This episode features a conversation with historian and bestselling author Timothy Snyder. United Way is partnering with Seattle Arts and Lectures to co-sponsor an evening with Snyder at Benaroya Hall on Oct. 26 as part of our Conversations for Change series. Hourglass sat down with Snyder to discuss his book On Tyranny: 20 Lessons for the 20th Century, which spent more than 140 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Snyder will discuss his book On Freedom during th...

2 months ago

32 minutes

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#87: Happy Hour with an Emerging Leader

Send us a text Good news happens. This episode features a conversation about Emerging Leaders 365, a United Way of King County-sponsored group of more than 10,000 young adults passionate about engaging in a year of impact to support their neighbors. Emerging Leaders support local charities and small businesses, volunteer at nonprofit organizations, and engage in United Way’s Happy Hours & Hellos Series, which allows them to network with fellow professionals over refreshments while l...

3 months ago

16 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#86: Indigenous Groups Bring School Board Candidates to the Community

Send us a text Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation with two members of local Indigenous organization that will host a Seattle Public School Board Candidate Forum on October 4 at North Seattle College. We chatted with Lisa Rivera, Board Director of Urban Native Education Alliance and a former Seattle School Board director, and Kamryn Yanchick, Political Navigator at Native Action Network, about hosting the candidate forum and about education issues in local Ind...

3 months ago

19 minutes

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#85: “We’ve Never Run Out of Food”

Send us a text Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation with Tiffany Kelly-Gray of Byrd Barr Place, a Seattle-based nonprofit that offers essential services—including food, shelter, and financial tools—for Seattle area residents. As rising food prices and cuts to federal nutrition programs are impacting people’s ability to put healthy meals on the table, Byrd Barr Place provides innovative ways to meet community needs. We’ll chat with Tiffany about the organization...

3 months ago

21 minutes

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#84: Funding Indigenous Communities

Send us a text Good news happens. This week’s episode discusses United Way’s Indigenous Communities Fund. Since the fund was launched in 2020, we’ve granted about $5 million to local groups to address many needs in King County’s Indigenous Communities. Hourglass sat down with Marlo Klein, United Way Senior Community Impact Manager of Housing Stability, and Liahann Bannerman, United Way Senior Director of Equitable Philanthropy, to discuss the impact of the Indigenous Fund and recent changes t...

3 months ago

24 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#83: Meet Our New Interim CEO!

Send us a text Good news happens. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Catherine Cushinberry, United Way’s interim CEO. Dr. Cushinberry became interim CEO when President and CEO Gordon McHenry Jr. stepped down in June. Hourglass sat down with Dr. Cushinberry for this episode to discuss topics that include her background and work, her interim role at United Way, and the relationship between nonprofits and philanthropy. We will also hear from United Way board chair Lisa Chin on why the...

3 months ago

27 minutes

Hourglass: United Way of King County

#82: Keeping King County Housed

Send us a text Good news happens. We sat down with three United Way of King County housing specialists to discuss the current need for rental assistance and eviction prevention in our county, our efforts (including renewed funding) to help address those needs, and how people might receive financial and legal assistance to stay in their homes. We will also discuss an upcoming United Way Happy Hour and Hellos event, as well as a volunteer opportunity with El Centro De La Raza. Thanks for tuning...

4 months ago

21 minutes

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#81: When Reaching Age 18 is a “Blessing”: Youth & Gun Violence

Send us a text This week’s episode features a candid and poignant discussion about youth gun violence in our area. We sat down with two young men from the United Way-supported 4-C Coalition and Seattle Cares mentoring movement, as well as the director of Seattle Cares, to discuss an issue affecting far too many of our young people and their families. We’ll also discuss our Free Summer Meals program for school-age children and a local volunteer opportunity. Thanks for tuning in.

4 months ago

47 minutes