The Spovangelist

Since 1985 Crosswalk has provided a safe place devoted to “breaking the cycle of youth homelessness”. Over time a suite of services have co-located in their facility, including an Early Head Start (EHS) program of Volunteers of America that keeps young parents in school by providing daytime care for their children. Prior to this arrangement, [...]

Just one year ago a handful of Spovangelites cemented my resolve to start a (mostly) young women’s group called the Spokane Shrinking Violet Society. It is startling what has grown in its place since that time. Hundreds of participants, dozens of lifelong friendships, and nearly 80 events later, we have firmly established what we [...]

Was anyone else able to make this event? We’d love to hear your impressions or take home messages.
Join us for our Downtown Spokane Annual Meeting

Keynote speaker Dr. Wim Wiewel, President of Portland State University, will talk about the positive impact that a great Downtown has on higher education.
January 27, 2010 at 3:30pm (doors open at [...]

When I worked as an annual fund caller at my alma mater, I dreaded asking people close to my own age for their money. Every once in a while a recent grad would get incredulous. “Are you kidding me? I already owe that school over $70,000, and you’re asking for more?” But what is an [...]

Nobody can escape the fact that all kinds of nonprofits, civic institutions and businesses these days are abuzz with how to take advantage of social media. The mania has reached such epic proportions that specialized marketing consultants have come out of the woodwork to meet the demand.
Of course the mystique about things like Facebook is [...]

Does Spokane have an underground party culture? We’ve heard tales of what People’s Park was like back in ‘74 when employees of the Expo got together to unwind at the end of the day. We’ve also heard a lot recently about the punk rock/new wave community that added character to our nightlife back in the [...]

When people think of philanthropy they usually think of things like the Gates Foundation, wealthy community figures, or some kind of corporate giving program. But with many traditional centers of wealth freezing up in the throes of our topsy-turvy economy, micro-philanthropy from the everyday masses is becoming more and more important.
This often means contributions that [...]

“This July 4th, let’s declare our food independence by sourcing the ingredients for our holiday meals as locally, sustainably and deliciously as possible, and let’s ask our elected officials to do the same.”

Spokane is proud to be an All-American City. What better way to act on our patriotism than to celebrate the bounty of our [...]

Let’s admit it, yuppie bashing has been around for a long time. Some claim that “too many yuppies” is one thing they can’t stand about Seattle. Yet Spokane has a healthy handful of it’s own brand of yuppiedom, and we’re glad they’re here to stay.
The Spokane Society of Young Professionals (SSYP) is a homegrown network [...]

The Washington Bus is an “innovative vehicle for hands on democracy.” Literally. And these kids love cheesy puns just about as much as we do, so consider yourselves warned…

Based out of Seattle, the bus has been around for only two short years and their driving record is impeccable. Whether it is voter registration, leadership training [...]