The Oregon Community Foundation Announces $9 Million Awarded to Oregon Nonprofits

In November, The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) Board of Directors approved more than $9 million in grants to nonprofits around Oregon. The organizations that received funding include those supporting arts and culture, economic vitality, education, health and well-being, and community livability, and countless organizations working to narrow the opportunity gap children in Oregon face. Hacienda … Read more

What Portland can learn from Alabama

A little over a year ago, I took a road trip around the Deep South. My kids and I flew into Atlanta, drove to Birmingham, Alabama, and from there retraced the state’s Civil Rights Trail in Selma and Montgomery. It was my first visit to that part of the country, and I was surprised — naively … Read more