RANU - Renton Area Nonprofits Unite
Date and Time
Wednesday Aug 26, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
Location
Renton Chamber of Commerce
625 S 4th St, Renton, WA 98057
Fees/Admission
FREE
Registration required
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Contact Information
Diane Dobson
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Description
RANU (Renton Area Nonprofits Unite) is for any nonprofit in or benefiting the greater Renton area. An opportunity for like-minded organizations to network and connect and build bridges.
Each meeting has a subject matter presentation designed to uplift those working in the nonprofit world.
August Topic:Learn More about 4Culture
Presentation Summary:
Join us to learn more about 4Culture, King County's cultural funding agency. Calandra Childers, Director of Program Strategy and Impact, and Nina Yarbrough, Arts Program Director, will share 4Culture's many funding programs. Learn more about Doors Open, the county's new equitable cultural access program, and dive into 4Culture's 2025 Impact Report and the Doors Open Culture & Community Study. Bring your questions and be ready to be inspired by our region's arts and culture community!
Guest Presenters: Calandra Childers (she/her/hers): With two decades of government, nonprofit, and philanthropic experience focused on the cultural sector and community-responsive programming, Calandra Childers currently serves as 4Culture?s Director of Program Strategy + Impact. Previous positions with the City of Seattle?s Office of Arts & Culture, ArtsFund, and Seattle Art Museum have honed her strategy and policy development work to build teams, systems and programs that support a more equitable, thriving, and sustainable community. She holds an English degree from Whitman College, and serves on the Boards of YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, and the Rainier Valley Food Bank.
Nina Yarbrough (she/her/hers): Growing up in Ohio I learned to love the arts at a young age. I was fortunate to learn theatre performance from compassionate and patient teachers. Graduating with a B.A. in Theatre from Berea College, a small liberal arts school in the middle of Kentucky, finding my way to the Pacific Northwest wasn?t exactly on my bingo card. Arriving in Seattle in the fall of 2014 for the MFA in Arts Leadership program at Seattle University I was able to build relationships with incredible artists, creatives, and nonprofit leaders that were doing everything they could to make our region a vibrant place to live. Having worked for several theatre companies doing everything from running light boards and selling tickets, to running public programs at the Cincinnati History Museum, to managing a capital campaign for Seattle Opera, my career has taken me to many wonderful and unexpected places. As the current Arts Program Director at 4Culture strive to build funding programs that will lead to more equitable funding outcomes for our county. I work with a brilliant team that is responsible for granting funds to King County?s best and brightest arts and cultural organizations. While my path did not begin with grantmaking I am forever grateful that it led me to where I am.
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