The Contingent

01/30/2026

Data didn’t replace human connection — it amplified it, helping more families step forward for kids who need them most.

With the help of Microsoft’s Cloud for Nonprofit technologies, Every Child is transforming foster care recruitment by combining data, digital strategy, and community engagement to mobilize support at scale.

Since utilizing Microsoft for Nonprofits Cloud technology, Every Child has:
📈 53% increase in foster family inquiries
🤝 40,000+ volunteers activated
👨‍👩‍👧 10,000+ prospective foster parents engaged

Every Child is proving that empathy and innovation aren’t opposites, but instead partners. We believe children deserve safe, loving homes — and communities deserve clear ways to help.

📖 Read the full story by Deborah Bach here: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/digital-transformation/every-child-applies-data-digital-marketing-and-most-of-all-empathy-to-recruit-and-support-foster-families

Nonprofit organization The Contingent used data, targeted marketing and grassroots efforts to mobilize thousands of prospective foster parents and volunteers across three states.

01/22/2026

Such an honor to join The Foster Care Collective in Georgia last week!

Something special is happening at WinShape Homes. Honored to be in the mix with our friends at Restore Hope

12/12/2025

We are just getting started, and we are so grateful for the partnership with the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust!

Some challenges require collective action AND individual excellence.

In Part 2 of our dense networks series, explore three real examples of nonprofit collaborations driving meaningful change across our region:

🌱 Church conversations that transformed Oregon's foster care system (The Contingent)

🤝 Researchers from four different institutions working towards scientific breakthroughs (Seattle University, Saint Martin's University, Western Washington University, and The College of Idaho)

🌳A technology collaborative that sparked global forestry infrastructure (Forest Stewardship Council (FSC))

These organizations prove that deep, trusting networks create lasting change. Read Part 2 by Kimberly Thornbury, our Vice President of Programs & Partnerships at: https://bit.ly/3MqvC2T