The IAF Northwest is a regional network of broad-based community organizations in Washington, Oregon, Canada and Australia. It is part of the larger Industrial Areas Foundation which has affiliates in 19 additional states, the United Kingdom and Germany. Started in 1940, the IAF is the oldest and most widely recognized network of its kind.
The IAF Northwest consists of four established local Alliances: the Spokane Alliance and the Sound Alliance in Washington state, the Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good in Oregon, and the Greater Edmonton Alliance in Alberta, Canada—and four start-up Alliances in Sydney (Australia), Vancouver (British Columbia), Calgary (Alberta) and the North Sound (north of Seattle to the Canadian border).
Each of the Alliances is a broad-based organization made up of a diverse group of resourceful, passionate everyday people—united through their religious, education, labor and community organizations—who are seeking the best of themselves and their communities. The organizations create opportunities for people to become leaders, connect and act powerfully and creatively to bring about practical solutions to the challenges facing their families and communities.
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