The Oregon Community Foundation is the leader in helping Oregonians achieve their philanthropic goals. OCF donors are making a positive difference in communities throughout Oregon with grants and scholarships to support humanitarian, educational and cultural programs.
Kathleen Davis, the first staff member for the Oregon Community Foundation in Southern Oregon, asked if I would go to Portland to speak to a conference of arts and culture organizations encouraging...more
Nike has announced the newest round of grant recipients for the Nike Community Impact Fund (NCIF) of The Oregon Community Foundation. With the goal of building stronger communities and giving kids...more
Class members wrote papers on the root causes of child abuse and what can be done to prevent it. They made a mission statement and applied for funding from Bandon Rotary and the Oregon Community...more
OCF will share its expertise to bring greater efficiency to the reviewing of grants and reporting of results; and expand access to the grants to more organizations. "We love partnering with Nike...more
“We love partnering with Nike on our PLAY grants, which reflect our shared commitment to play for youth. In addition, partnering with OCF will help us expand the accessibility to funding from our...more
A grant from the Ford Institute for Community Building and further support from the Oregon Community Foundation allowed Yanconelli to look beyond Ashland's borders for Hearth events, expanding the...more
While the region has made strides in revamping its economic foundation, the reconstruction is really just beginning. The challenges for Rogue Valley start-ups, in Hood's estimation, boil down to...more
The Oregon Community Foundation is, according to Charity Navigator, a four-star organization. It manages its assets well, and it is open about how it does business. More important, the business it...more
Research by the Oregon Community Foundation found the program dates to 1957, when Professor Irene Hollenbeck of Southern Oregon University organized an outdoor science experience with the Medford...more
The public is increasingly bestowing its goodwill on businesses like Music Millennium because they've capitalized on the fundraising approach of nonprofits. But crowdfunding also reflects larger...more
Chief executive of HCT, Dai Powell, shares the experiences and practical lessons he learned along the way when teaming up with Ealing Community Transport to deliver site transport during the Olympic Park construction.