Marie+Sauter

Program Officer Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pacific Northwest Initiative Seattle, WA marie.sauter@gatesfoundation.org
 * Marie Sauter**

What's the best approach to tailoring network support structures to the needs and cultures of the networks? How can networks best leverage private philanthropic support without relying on it indefinitely? Are there any public-private network support models that have been successful at sustaining network activities long term?
 * Most pressing questions about networks:**


 * Networks I'm involved in:**
 * Community of practice for 29 community foundations in Washington state;
 * Capacity building cohorts of 4-6 nonprofits each: tribal Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs; domestic violence agencies focused on increasing permanent housing options for survivors; small rural agencies serving LGBTQ youth
 * 42 Community Public Health and Safety Networks across Washington, currently coordinated as a meta network by the Washington State Family Policy Council
 * Pacific NW funders working to build nonprofit capacity through leadership development, organizational development, and sector level infrastructure development

My grantmaking portfolio includes a range of human services grants throughout Washington state and greater Portland, Oregon, with a current focus on family and youth violence prevention. I also manage investments and activities that support grantee organizational capacity, and the capacity of the nonprofit sector in the region. Prior to joining the foundation in 2006, I worked with several other local grantmakers, including Social Venture Partners, Medina Foundation, Washington Women's Foundation, and the Council for Children and Families, as well as in nonprofit program management and communications. I'm a graduate of Pomona College, and of Seattle University's Master of Nonprofit Leadership Program.
 * Bio:**