In May 2008, the Cascade Land Conservancy publicly announced the Cascade Agenda Campaign at its annual Conservation Awards Breakfast, which attracted a capacity crowd of more than 1,800 elected officials, civic leaders, business executives, non-profit partners and conservationists at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, the largest such gathering in the state. 

Quietly launched in March 2007, the Campaign supports the advancement of a suite of innovative, market-based conservation strategies, stakeholder engagement and community building efforts over a five-and-half year work period (July 2006 to December 2011).  With Martha Kongsgaard, Nick Hanauer and Gerry Johnson as Co-Chairs, along with Mimi Gates and Alan Black as Honorary Co-Chairs, the Campaign continues to gain momentum raising $18.8 million to date.

With more than $1 million in grants to the Campaign from three of the region’s most venerable corporations – a $750,000 grant from The Boeing Company, a $250,000 grant from the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, and a $250,000 grant from Safeco Insurance Foundation – the Campaign has brought together as never before a coalition of philanthropic, government, environmental and now business contributions to achieve significant landscape conservation and to create complete, compact and connected cities, towns and neighborhoods.

The Cascade Agenda Campaign is a true confirmation of the collaborative spirit needed to successfully implement The Cascade Agenda and secure the promise of a healthy, vibrant future for our Puget Sound region.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

Download the Cascade Agenda Campaign Statement
for more details.

 

FOUNDATIONS

The Bullitt Foundation

Forest Foundation

Gray Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation at the Seattle Foundation

NorclifFe Foundation

Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Foundation

The Russell Family Foundation

Sequoia Foundation

Tagney Jones Family Fund at the Seattle Foundation

Wildlife Forever Fund