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Our Unique Role

Our Greatest Opportunity: Oregon

We believe  the best way Oregon Community Foundation can help address the long-term challenges facing our state by convening and amplifying the tremendous talents of a statewide network of everyday Oregonians. OCF's role is unique because we are ...

  • Statewide
  • Built on trusted relationships.
  • Here for the long term.

Through OCF, individuals, businesses, nonprofits and community leaders work together to inspire impactful giving, advance opportunity for all Oregonians and deeply engage communities in solutions tailored to meet their needs.

How We Operate

Inspire Giving

TOGETHER, ADDRESSING OREGON’S MOST PRESSING ISSUES

OCF’s most valuable currency is our ability to engage and partner with Oregonians to tackle challenges together. We have a long history of leveraging creative problem-solving skills across a broad network of nonprofits, community members and donors to generate the greatest impact in Oregon communities.

Engage Communities

Supporting Community Problem-Solving

Achieving vibrant, thriving and inclusive communities depends on the engagement and leadership of Oregonians who live, work and play in the communities we serve. Community engagement is a process which supports our ability to continuously adapt as we listen, learn and respond to needs as they emerge. As a statewide community foundation, OCF celebrates the voices of diverse communities, builds bridges between and across communities, and leverages community expertise through collaboration and partnerships.

Advance Opportunity

Advancing Opportunities for Oregonians

The future of Oregon depends upon the education, health and well-being of all our children. With access to greater opportunities, children can reach their full potential. However, too many Oregonians have been denied opportunity by virtue of discriminatory systems and policies and inequitable funding and investments.

We work to level the playing field for those who have been historically and systematically excluded from opportunity – through increased, equitable investments and meaningful systems transformation.

To close the widening opportunity gap we will leverage our strong history of investments in early childhood, education, and family and community vitality; a growing research base; and our commitment to community engagement, convening and cross-sector partnerships to support and inform innovative strategies, lift up locally-identified solutions, and advocate for sound policies and systemic change to deliver outcomes for Oregon’s children and communities.