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Founded by Annie Becker in 2025. Common Good NW exists to educate and inform individuals of all incomes and backgrounds about philanthropy, the struggles the third sector faces, and to highlight nonprofit organizations based in Western Washington and the greater Pacific Northwest. A "One Stop Shop" for information, Common Good NW's directory of nonprofits allows viewers to pinpoint and connect with organizations focusing on a solution of their choice.

Common Good Northwest supports compassionate, grassroots, democratic philanthropy and believes anyone, regardless of income level, can be a philanthropist.

Annie holds a BA in Multidiscinplinary Studes from Western Washington University, and an MA in Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University. She currently resides in Seattle with her 4-legged children, Frances, Violet, and Henry.

common good

noun

The benefit or interests of all; that which benefits society as a whole, in contrast to the private good of individuals and sections of society; that which is shared by and beneficial to all or most members of a given community

“In spite of our differences, we shall work for the common good”

Common Good NW takes its name from the concept of the universal “common good”; places, resources, and institutions that members of a community agree are necessary to satisfy certain interests they share in common. This can be a hospital, a homeless shelter, a food bank, or an animal rescue. The nonprofit sector is based on the idea that people can come together for the common good in order to transform their shared beliefs and hopes into action to improve the lives of others.

Three essential elements of the common good are:

respect for the individual (human or animal)
the social well-being and development of the group
peace, safety, and security

“Don’t wait for government and the bureaucracies to fix things. Get in there and decide what difference you can make. Figure out your greatest capacity to help or to leverage change, commit resources and yourself and your team and get working on it.” - Bill Clinton