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| Formation | December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Seattle International Foundation, University of Washington, and Washington State University |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3)[1] |
| Purpose | humanitarian |
| Location | |
| Website | globalwa |
Global Washington is a Seattle-based nonprofit membership association whose mission is to promote international development by coordinating the efforts of other globally-minded philanthropic, research and business organizations in Washington state.
Global Washington was founded in December 2008 by the Seattle International Foundation, the University of Washington, and Washington State University.[2] Kristen Dailey, formerly of Initiative for Global Development, became the association's executive director in May 2014.[3]
In 2008 the United States Federal Government budgeted about US$30 billion for foreign aid and of that, about 8 billion was for healthcare. Global Washington criticized this budget for neglecting development.[4]
Global Washington has organized conferences to discuss how United States foreign aid should be distributed.[5] Past conferences that were organized in the past include:[6]
Global Washington is made up of various member organizations as well as implementing partners. Notable current members include:[7]
Former members include Alaska Airlines, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, Breakthrough, the Center for Infectious Disease Research, Eastern Washington University, Global Brigades, Global Peace Foundation, Highline College, JPMorgan Chase, Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), Lane Powell PC, Northwest School Seattle, NPH USA, Restless Development, University of Washington Bothell, and World Relief Seattle.[8][9]