OCF News
Sharing the latest news about OCF, our work and impact.
Press inquiries contact press@oregoncf.org.
A Look Ahead to 2020
By: Sonia Worcel
Chief Community Impact Officer
We’re looking under the surface to learn more about what’s really going on in communities.
Education,
Health and Well-being,
Economic and Community Vitality,
Homelessness and Housing
Oregon Community Foundation Announces $10 Million in Statewide Grants and $11.5M in Scholarship Awards
Education,
Health and Well-being,
Arts & Culture,
Economic and Community Vitality,
Community Engagement,
Homelessness and Housing,
Land and Nature
Oregon Community Foundation Will Receive $75M from Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Trust
Assets transferred to the foundation will support work addressing barriers to education, health and economic prosperity faced by Oregon children and families
Education,
Health and Well-being,
Economic and Community Vitality
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Let’s Talk Gender Inclusiveness and Pronouns!
By: Mariann Hyland
Vice President of People and Culture
Reflections and Gratitude: Leaders Depart OCF
Oregon Sees Gains in Charitable Giving, With Growing Support for Housing, Environmental Quality
Oregon Community Foundation Announces $500,000 Investment to Improve Access to Child Care in Oregon's South Coast
Pointing to a significant shortage of quality, affordable child care in rural Coos and Curry Counties, OCF aims to improve access for families who need it the most.
Health and Well-being,
Economic and Community Vitality
Donors Join OCF to Quickly Fund Solutions to Warm Springs Water Crisis
Donors joined OCF in awarding funds to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs after a recent water main break rendered water undrinkable.
Health and Well-being
Philanthropy’s unique approach amplifies impact
Source: Oregon Business
Oregon Community Foundation’s expert research and local networks are key ingredients of community-focused giving.
Closing the Graduation Gap for Oregon’s Latinx Students
Oregon educators received some encouraging news about graduation rates, particularly for historically underserved students in Oregon, and most notably for Oregon’s Latinx students.
Education
Announcing the Fields Artist Fellows
Oregon Community Foundation and Oregon Humanities announced recipients of the inaugural Fields Artist Fellowship today, a program designed to support emerging to mid-career Oregon-based artists.
Report: Homelessness and Affordable Housing is Statewide Crisis
Solutions to inadequate housing supply, rising rents, a lack of public services and shelter space must be approached collaboratively by public, private, non-profit and philanthropic sectors
Homelessness and Housing
Report Shows Oregon More Supportive of New Company Formation
Data shows a clear increase in the value of equity investments and the number of transactions throughout Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality
New Initiative Protects Natural Strongholds That Can Withstand Climate Change
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, joined Oregon Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation and Idaho Community Foundation.
Land and Nature
How Data Can Lead Toward Long-term Solutions for Oregon’s Housing Crisis
By: Melissa Freeman, MPH
Director, Strategic Projects
Health and Well-being,
Homelessness and Housing
After a year of close calls, last-minute bailouts, Special Olympics of Oregon survives financial crisis
Source: The Oregonian
Special Olympics did not fade away thanks to a new management team that refused to give up -- and the unexpected kindness of deep-pocketed strangers.