Sonya Campion (photo courtesy of the Campion Foundation)
Sonya Campion and the Campion Foundation have long been among the most powerful champions of the role nonprofits play in moving public policy through advocacy. This summer they were recognized for their visionary leadership by being named to the Top 50 Power & Influence list published by the The NonProfit Times.
“Campion is a rare hybrid of talented fundraiser and shrewd funder,” writes the Times, a nationally recognized leader covering nonprofit management. “The social entrepreneurs in the Northwest also love her passion for new ideas and methods of ‘catalytic philanthropy’ and service. Now she’s collaborating to push board members to speak up for and advocate for organizational mission.”
Campion has long supported Solid Ground and our Statewide Poverty Action Network advocacy branch.
“Sonya Campion understands that the support of advocacy and systems change work is key to ending homelessness. Her understanding of the importance of strong nonprofit operations has benefited so many in our community,” states Gordon McHenry, Jr., President & CEO of Solid Ground. “Campion’s work has encouraged nonprofits to work together and believe in the strength of collaboration when addressing issues that affect us all. Her leadership has allowed nonprofits, funders and the community to have substantive conversations on how to create significant change.”
“Solid Ground and our community are blessed to collaborate with Campion,” McHenry says. “Her personal and foundation support of our advocacy and our operations has been extremely important in helping us fulfill our mission to end poverty.”
paint soar says
You are not even addressing the scores and scores of the New Poor, who are working or who are retired and who cannot afford food due to the impossible escalating rents by the landlords in Wallingford, Greenlake, Fremont, U Dist. My rent has gone up twice in 4 months, completely illegal but happening thus preventing me from eating. I have the choice as an educated retired woman between being raped to death or literally starving.
And I am a normal woman. This is grotesque and I live for the day when the landlords are dragged behind cars and set on fire for what they are doing. All the money in the world won’t save them from themselves!