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June newsletter just dropped! 📰

As a fiscal sponsor, we're heads down busy with finalizing lots of budgets! But that doesn't slow us down. Check out all of the community happenings in our latest newsletter.

Read it here 👇🏼
https://mailchi.mp/rvcseattle/turning-up-the-heat-at-rvc?e=29b9ad647e

Community. Connection. Conversation.

Earlier this week, we attended Communities Rise’s Growing Solidarity event, and these three words capture the theme of this memorable gathering.

We learned from local organizers how to meet the moment and what comes next. Sharing space with so many wonderful people highlighted that the work of mutual aid and solidarity is rooted in being together, eating food, and finding joy.

Thank you to the incredible panelists, the emcee, and our fellow Delta Vision Partners (Alphabet Alliance of Color - AAoC, Byrd Barr Place, Latino Community Fund of Washington State, Center for Ethical Leadership) for supporting this event.

Last chance to RSVP!

Join us at 'Growing Solidarity' on Tuesday, June 9th for a panel and community event hosted by our friends at Communities Rise. Learn from local organizers and reflect on where we need to go from here.

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, June 9th
🕰️ Time: Panel: 2 PM - 4 PM | Happy Hour: 4 PM - 6 PM
📍 Location: Beacon Hill, Seattle (exact location provided upon registration)
💰 Cost: Free
🍛 Food: That Brown Girl Cooks
🎟️ Learn more & RSVP: https://communities-rise.org/event/growing-solidarity/

Special shout out to our fellow Delta Vision Project partners. Delta Vision Project is a group of BIPOC folks working in capacity-building orgs around the Puget Sound area: Communities Rise, Alphabet Alliance of Color - AAoC, Byrd Barr Place, Latino Community Fund of Washington State, and the Center for Ethical Leadership.

We endorse No Hate in WA State!

This November...
❌ Vote NO on removing common sense protections for child abuse victims and putting students at greater risk of violence and harm. This initiative forces schools to out LGBTQ+ students to unsupportive families (ballot initiative IL26-001).
❌ Vote NO on requiring invasive ge***al exams on girls who want to play sports. This initiative requires that girls who want to play on a sports team will need to provide a medical certification of their s*x. Boys are exempt (ballot initiative IL26-638)

Join nurses, doctors, teachers, school counselors, and domestic violence prevention experts in voting NO on these two dangerous initiatives.

Learn more about these ballot initiatives and spread the word! 👇
https://nohateinwastate.org/

Our team shares their fav Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) restaurants, orgs, authors and writers to support in honor of AANHPI Heritage Month! 📣

Shout out your own AANHPI favs below! 👇🏽

"I should have said something." 🤔

Ever witnessed something that upset you but left you frozen?

Jesse, our Development, Events, & Communications Director, had this very scenario happen to them a few weeks ago during a session at the AFP ICON conference.

Read more about their interaction with fellow fundraisers who centered wealthy donors and Jesse's reflections on what they wished they'd said. 👇🏼
https://rvcseattle.org/2026/05/13/mail-lists-wealthy-donors-will-not-save-us

ICYMI, our May newsletter dropped! 📰

Jesse, our Development, Events, & Communications Director, flew down to sunny San Diego for some fundraising conferences and shares their reflections on a moment that stuck with them.

We have some cool collabs with the folks at Communities Rise. An upcoming event and a blog post you won't want to miss!

Read it all here 👇🏽
https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?e=29b9ad647e&u=a5b77b68bb31afddfd3c78ca0&id=b851569f73

Congratulations, Manny!

Many of you may have come to know Manny over the years at RVC, whether through working with him or just being in community with him. We're excited to officially announce that Manny has taken on the position as our new Operations Support Program Strategy Director!

Who better to hear from than from the man himself about what this opportunity means for him and what he hopes to do in this new role. Read from the words of Manny below 👇🏼

✨ What does this new opportunity mean to you? ✨
This new opportunity means I get to show up for our all our partners, it means I get to engage with organizations in a more intentional way that will allow me to learn more about this. This will help me understand what is import to everyone on an individual level AND then use my skills to translate all that I learn into a larger vision for the Operations Support Program.

✨ What do you hope to do in this role? ✨
During my time in this role I hope to work with our team to help transform our Operational Support Program into a space that feels like community. Not only will I focus on learning from each of our partners but with each partner.

Our world is always changing and many of the crucial things our partners offer to community have been under attack lately. I want to work as a community to find ways to support each and every person regardless of barriers. This looks like understanding the landscape, political climate, and best practices to evolve system as needed. This will also allow RVC to be the solid support system for our partners. We can't do this without some joy. I have been able to witness the joy that RVC's partners bring to community and I will work to do the same.

Does the Washington state government cut blank checks for community orgs?

Definitely not. Honestly, it feels like grassroots orgs who are supporting our communities are constantly under scrutiny. Along with that scrutiny is an immense amount of responsibility to report on their programming and expenses.

Our partners at Collective Justice were interviewed by South Seattle Emerald to discuss how they feel about government funding:
https://southseattleemerald.org/newsletters/2026/04/04/the-roundup-does-the-wa-government-really-cut-blank-checks

The Roundup: Does the WA Government Really Cut Blank Checks? In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Tyra Edwards and Jess Rock from Collective Justice about what the organization does and how they feel about government funding.