Nonprofit Association of Oregon

As the giving season approaches, we are thrilled to collaborate with Heart Brand Stories in producing a short video that showcases the vital role of Oregon nonprofits and their everyday efforts in our communities. A sincere thank you to Damian Byington and his team for partnering with NAO to realize our vision! Together, we will create a free, shareable public service announcement that represents all Oregon nonprofits, aiming to inspire and motivate a culture of giving to local charities. Stay tuned for the video announcement from NAO. If you haven't yet subscribed to our newsletter, be sure to sign up on our website at www.nonprofitoregon.org to be the first to receive updates about its launch!

As a new month begins, so does the chance for a fresh job! Check out NAO’s Nonprofit Job Board to discover the latest opportunities that positively impact communities across Oregon. On-site Jobs ⤵ Executive Directo @ Home Building Foundation-HomeAid Portland BHRC Quality Improvement/Data Analyst @ Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon Executive Director @ The Crest Hybrid Jobs ⤵ Grants Development Director @ Project Aurora Outreach and Engagement Specialist @ Friends of the Children – Lane County Program Manager @ Deschutes River Conservancy Bike Buddy Program Manager @ BIKELOUD PDX Remote Jobs ⤵ Local Coordinators – Global Exchange @ CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange Visit NAO’s Nonprofit Job Board to learn more about each posting ↪ https://lnkd.in/gyQDr6Yv Have an opening at your nonprofit? Post your listing and be seen by many! #oregonjobs #nonprofitjobs #jobseek

Our friends and long-time NAO members, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, have just unveiled a new organizational video—just in time for year-end donations! Their new video highlights the organization’s commitment to ending hunger through sustainable, systemic reforms by shaping policy based on community feedback and advocating for legislative changes. We are inspired by Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon’s work in creating a future where everyone has access to affordable, nourishing, and culturally appropriate food they need to thrive. Take a minute to watch their video here: https://lnkd.in/gf4DAcs7 To learn more about Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, visit www.oregonhunger.org.

Did you know that Philanthropy Northwest will be distributing $40 million in grants over the next three years in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and tribal nations in these four states?    These grants are aimed at supporting chronically underinvested communities that have been negatively impacted by environmental changes in our region—including, but not limited to, air quality, water quality, drought, flooding, fires, or types of events that have an impact on access to safe housing, healthy food or water, subsistence practices or quality of life. Applications are NOW OPEN! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gDyY2shk

Kindness Farm, located in Portland, joined NAO last year and we are excited to feature their organization! Founded only four years ago, Kindness Farm is an educational, regenerative, community farm led by immigrants, refugees, and queer individuals located in southeast Portland, east of I-205. The farm proactively tackles persistent health and well-being disparities in the community by offering regenerative land care and high-quality, hands-on environmental education for both children and adults. Additionally, the farm ensures access to healthy food for those facing food insecurity and promotes meaningful, innovative change towards a more sustainable and community-oriented food production approach in our local food system. We had the pleasure of catching up with Founder Lou Lé and learning more about the growth of Kindness Farm! Read the full member spotlight here: https://lnkd.in/gqdh-mdP

If you haven't checked it out yet, NAO’s Nonprofit Job Board is bursting with exciting new career opportunities! Why not take a moment to explore our job board today and find the perfect next step for you?  On-site Jobs ⤵ Clackamas Housing Specialist II @ Impact NW Executive Director @ LONG TOM WATERSHED COUNCIL Bike Buddy Program Manager @ BIKELOUD PDX Coordinator of Education @ Alliance Française de Portland Chief Executive Officer @ Bridges to Change Operations Manager @ Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute Executive Director @ Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon  Chief Operations Officer @ SquareOne Villages Director of Operations @ FOOD For Lane County Chief Development Officer @ Friends of the Children  Development Director @ New Narrative Hybrid Jobs ⤵ Executive Director @ Maxtivity Creative Space Development & Community Engagement Coordinator @ Project Lemonade Development Manager @ Architectural Heritage Center  Executive Director @ Family Promise of Tualatin Valley Grants & Contracts Administrator @ Mid-Columbia Community Action Council Development Manager @ Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm Family Intervention Specialist @ Youth Villages Internal Audit Specialist @ Energy Trust of Oregon Visit NAO’s Nonprofit Job Board to learn more about each posting ↪ https://lnkd.in/gyQDr6Yv Have an opening at your nonprofit? Post your listing and be seen by many! #oregonjobs #nonprofitjobs #jobseek

We had a blast celebrating the opening of the Benton Community Foundation’s Jim & Cheryl Jordan Leadership & Learning Center. We appreciate the invitation extended to NAO. Here we have NAO members: Hannah Miller, who serves as the Development Director at Jackson Street Youth Services; Erika S., Community Engagement Manager at the Corvallis Public Schools Foundation; and NAO’s very own Director of Nonprofit Education, Sarah Spangler.

We're excited to share that the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon for 2024 has been released! Each year, we team up with Oregon Business magazine to celebrate outstanding nonprofit organizations that excel in creating extraordinary workplace environments. This is all based on feedback from the amazing employees at participating nonprofits statewide. A huge shoutout to all the nonprofits that made it onto this prestigious list! We’re especially thrilled to see many of our NAO members featured here — congratulations to all of you 🎉 To check out the complete list, head to ➡️  https://lnkd.in/gX8JNdJf

We’re thrilled to share that NAO will showcase its wage research at the People's Nonprofit Summit on October 23. A big thank you to The People's Nonprofit Accelerator for hosting us! To register for the summit, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gEscwq7t Also happening this month: Mercedes Elizalde, MNPL, Policy Director at Latino Network, Task Force Chair, and NAO Board member, and Jim White, NAO ED, will present NAO’s wage research and recommendations from the Task Force on Modernizing Grant Funding and Contracting at the October 29 Multnomah County Commission meeting at 10 a.m. This in-person meeting is open to the public, and NAO encourages local nonprofits to attend to show the importance of raising nonprofit wages. The meeting is at 501 Southeast Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, Oregon, in Boardroom 100.

If you missed it, NAO featured and celebrated longtime NAO member Living Opportunities Inc. in our newsletter earlier this month. Established in 1974 with the mission to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, we had the pleasure of catching up with the organization to learn more about their recent work and how they celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Read the full spotlight: https://lnkd.in/ghzPE_ke