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Seven years is a long time for anything, but in the case of Clark College Foundation that is the lifetime of the Promising Pathways fundraising campaign, which formally concluded on June 30, [...]

6 minute read Facing a national decline in college enrollment, donors are finding creative ways to help students get back, and stay, in the classroom Across the nation, colleges faced an [...]

5 minute read Boschma family reflects on their past as Clark College breaks ground on future satellite campus As the ceremonial gold shovels cut into the warm June earth on a once active dairy [...]

Surprise major gift announced The event was billed as thank you and goodbye, yet the evening was equally about welcome and hello. Savoring Excellence, held at the Hilton Vancouver Washington on [...]

Every campaign highlights the numbers—in our case, seven years and 22,409 gifts equaling more than $32 million But behind those numbers are people and their stories. Lots and lots of heartfelt [...]

No matter how you slice and dice it, $32 million is a lot of money. It’s an even more impressive number when attached to a fundraising campaign, like the Promising Pathways Campaign wrapping up [...]

Thank you US Bank Foundation for encouraging Clark College students to save money and become financially savvy. A grant from US Bank Foundation supports Clark’s comprehensive financial wellness [...]

Clark College Foundation CEO Lisa Gibert penned a paper for the spring 2022 edition of the Journal of Education Advancement and Marketing. The publication has a series of peer-reviewed articles [...]

Of the funds we’ve raised, 12% are from donors representing non-dominant communities or are supportive of social change and other efforts to eliminate systemic barriers to education. With Clark [...]

Student scholarships have quadrupled, assets increased by 85% under Gibert’s leadership. Will remain involved with nonprofit Having served 16 years as chief executive officer, Lisa Gibert [...]