Honoring Service: LGBTQ Veteran Nikki from Portland
From the archives: Nikki never dreamed that she would be buying a house in Salem, Oregon with a loan from the VA: “At 72, I didn’t think I would ever see the day that I received an honorable discharge...
View ArticleOur Shared Values and Vision in Action
by Dani Bernstein and Katie Carter Since our beginning, both Pride Foundation and Equity Foundation have believed that we can more quickly and effectively create change by working together. Two years...
View ArticleSeeing the World Better
It isn’t every day that your optometrist becomes one of your organization’s most dynamic corporate partners, but that is exactly what Dr. Summy To and John Schreiber at Myoptic Optometry + Eyewear...
View ArticleA Whole New Magnitude of Change for LGBTQ Communities in Oregon
Meyer Memorial Trust and Pride Foundation have been long-time partners, and share a deep and ongoing commitment to advancing equity in our foundations and more broadly in the field of philanthropy....
View ArticlePride Foundation Joins Oregon Funders Collaborative to Support Immigrant and...
Throughout 2017 and into this year, this Administration has rolled out anti-immigrant measures that threaten the lives and livelihoods of so many within our communities, including: Travel bans that...
View ArticleA 48-Year Journey
Nikki never dreamed that she would be buying a house in Salem, Oregon with a loan from the VA: “At 72, I didn’t think I would ever see the day that I received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air...
View ArticleThe Freedom to Be Who You Are, Where You Are
On a recent trip to Eastern Oregon, I met a lesbian couple, Stef and Liz, living in this part of the state their entire lives. Their story echoed many of those heard on that trip, which illustrated the...
View ArticleYou’re Getting a Raise in Oregon
March 2nd was a historic day in Oregon—for LGBTQ people, for people of color, for all Oregonians. On this day, Governor Kate Brown signed into law an increase in the state’s minimum wage, making it the...
View ArticlePromoting LGBTQ Philanthropy to Grantmakers Across Oregon
I was lucky to spend the better part of a week in May with 160 of my philanthropy colleagues as we all convened in Canyonville for the bi-annual Grantmakers of Oregon & SW Washington (GOSW)...
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PRIDE in OR: An Acrostic
We’re featuring PRIDE acrostics from each of our Regional Development Organizers (RDO). Katie Carter, Oregon RDO, shares what PRIDE in Oregon means to her: Passionate: Passionate leaders and...
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