Lisa Mensah Brings Philanthropy Home
Oregon Community Foundation's new executive director talks about what's next for the organization
- Published in Nonprofit
School for Innovation
Since 2017 the Invent Oregon competition has bridged Oregon’s science, business and education sectors — and organizers aim to make a bigger impact on students across the state.
- Published in Education
Downtime with Max Williams
The president and CEO of Oregon Community Foundation talks about work, life and play.
- Published in Lifestyle
Tax Change Transforms Charitable Giving Landscape
Donor-advised funds are growing in popularity as a way for individuals and corporations to give to charities.
- Published in Nonprofit
Report: Homelessness and Housing in Portland
Root cause analysis illustrates both complexity and potential for collaborative solutions.
- Published in Press Releases
The brave new world of impact investing
As impact investing gains popularity, it addresses new challenges.
- Published in Economy and Finance
Nonprofits prep for potential drop in charitable giving
Nonprofits prepare for possible drop in charitable giving.
- Published in Economy and Finance
OCF Releases the 2017 Tracking Oregon’s Progress Report Not Everything is Equal: Creating Opportunity for All Oregon Children
The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) has just released the 2017 Tracking Oregon’s Progress (TOP) report focused on Oregon’s opportunity gap. The report, titled “Toward a Thriving Future: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Oregon’s Kids,” addresses the widening opportunity gap Oregon children face. The circumstances of one’s birth and longstanding patterns of discrimination determine the opportunities that are available and the life paths that are achievable.
- Published in Press Releases