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. Ever since Meyer CEO, Doug Stamm, and Pride Foundation CEO, Kris Hermanns, participated in a CEO learning cohort to help them advance equity, diversity,
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 have become to Pride Foundation. Like many Portlanders, I became a patient at Myoptic because I appreciated their commitment to giving back to
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 ago, we put that belief into action to support Oregon’s students and along the way learned what is possible when we combine the power of both foundations. The original idea
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 from the U.S. Air Force. In 1967, I was outed as gay and given a
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 organizations committed to creating lived equality in every corner of Oregon. Radical Empathy: Radical empathy across our state, every person committed to taking care
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) Conference. While getting to meet George the elephant on a learning tour may have been a personal highlight, my biggest
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 highest statewide minimum wage rate in the nation. By 2022, the minimum wage will be $14.75 inside of Portland’s
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 challenges of being out in rural, small towns, and the impact that has on community and family. Tell us about
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 Force. In 1967, I was outed as gay and given a ‘general discharge under less
Last fall, Pride Foundation awarded a grant to the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force to develop a training for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) on how to meaningfully provide medical-forensic care to transgender patients following a sexual assault. Over 50% of transgender people have experienced sexual violence in their lives, and they are significantly less