Oregon ON Hosting Peer Network Meeting Apr 2 in Salem
OHCS: Hearings on Benefits of Housing with Supportive Services, Budget Update
25 Oregon Agencies and Tribes To Receive $18.4 Million in HUD Recovery Dollars
Catholic Charities Culminates $12.5 Million Capital Campaign
Oregon ON Awarded Meyer Memorial Trust Funds
FEDERAL NEWS
NLIHC: President Signs FY09 HUD Spending Bill, FY10 Budget Views Adopted
NCFH Report: 1 in 50 Children in America are Homeless Each Year
Federal Reserve: CRA Played No Part in Foreclosure Crisis
Karl Ory Named Western Regional Director of HAC
HUD Announces Computer Matching Data Program with SSA
PORTLAND METRO NEWS
Oregon ON Portland Public Forum on Federal Stimulus TOMORROW
Trutt, Messenetti, and Maher to be Honored at Forty Under 40 Awards
Public Comment Needed on Washington County Grants Action Plan
FUNDING AND AWARD OPPORTUNITIES
Four Opportunities: MMT, Rose, Enterprise, HHS
RESOURCES, TRAININGS, & EVENTS
Homebuyer Tax Credit Information and Services From CCLT
2009 Nonprofit Salary & Benefits Survey
Portland Open Forum on Design and Social Responsibility Mar 27
Interactive Community Forum with Sisters, NWN, CAT Mar 31
Oregon ON Hosting Peer Network Meeting Apr 2 in Salem (top)
Oregon ON is hosting a bi-annual Peer Network Meeting for Voting Members on April 2, 2009 in Salem. Peer networking gives participants the opportunity to interact with their peers, build relationships, share best practices, receive training and technical assistance, and achieve policy change.
Oregon ON has 5 peer working groups which meet regularly, including:
1. Homeownership Development
2. Multi-family Housing Development
3. Property and Asset Management
4. Financial Management
5. Resident Services
Though the Peer Network Meeting is geared towards Voting Members, participation in the Resident Services Work Group is open to affiliate members as well. If you are interested in participating in any of the peer groups, or to register for the event, please contact Terrie Hendrickson at 503-223-4041 or via email.
We also work closely with other organizations which offer training and services of interest to our members. At the April 2nd meeting the Oregon Homeownership Association will offer a day-long training regarding Homeownership Education and Counseling. For more information about OHA’s training, please contact Sandy Halonen at NEDCO via email.
OHCS: Hearings on Benefit of Housing with Supportive Services, Budget Update (top)
From Oregon Housing and Community Services Legislative Update
State legislators heard testimony on the benefits of providing affordable housing with supportive services at a Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing on March 10:
“Many individuals reentering the community after being incarcerated also need help recovering from addictions. They need a special level of support,” said Pegge McGuire, Community Resources Division administrator for Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS). “We believe a more effective response will pay benefits for these individuals, their families and our communities.”
McGuire joined Ed Blackburn from Central City Concern in Portland at the hearing before two subcommittees, Public Safety and Human Services. They were just one of several panels to talk about what works in helping individuals move from treatment to recovery, particularly people returning to the community after incarceration.
Central City Concern (CCC) has 30 years of experience in serving people affected by alcohol and drug addiction. Blackburn pointed to integration of services as a cornerstone of CCC’s success. The program measures success on three axes: sobriety, permanent housing and legal income.
“Housing that is supportive of a lifestyle change is the essential element to move beyond treatment to recovery,”Blackburn said. He noted that the clients CCC serves have “exhausted and alienated any connection in the community,” and CCC housing provides a safe place in which such people can take the first steps to a new life. In 2008, CCC’s ADFC Transitional Singles program achieved a 58 percent (229 out of 398 people exiting) treatment completion and permanent housing placement rate. Upon move-out, 93 percent of these were either employed or receiving federal disability entitlements. As of June 30, 2008, 73 percent of the people from this housing who completed treatment and moved to permanent housing were still housed and sober one year later.
OHCS’s recent housing needs analysis found that the state falls far short of meeting the housing needs of released offenders and people in recovery. For example, Marion County has no affordable housing units targeted for released offenders, and just nine units for people in alcohol or drug rehabilitation. The full report is available at www.oregon.gov/RA_Needs_Analysis.shtml.
Legislative update continues, click here.
In budget news:
The Legislature released its Essential Budget Level Analysis of OHCS’s 2009-11 budget, showing a 25 percent decrease from the agency’s 2007-09 legislative-approved budget.
The report related the decrease to phase-outs of $11.6 million in General Fund and $4.6 million in Other Funds for one-time initiatives associated with low-income housing preservation, permanent supported housing for the homeless, and a $2 million investment in the agency’s Housing Finance Fund.
The essential budget also eliminates five agency positions and redistributes remaining positions among program areas to better reflect workload and management reporting structure.
OHCS hopes to recoup some funding through lottery-bond proceeds; monies slated for green and sustainable energy efficiency and weatherization technology for low-income Oregonians; and stimulus funds tagged to preserving affordable housing and supportive services.
25 Oregon Agencies and Tribes To Receive $18.4 Million in HUD Recovery Dollars (top)
HUD is posting weekly progress reports for ARRA Recovery funding, including obligations by grantees, online on the Recovery.Gov website
The most recent report posted for March 6th says that HUD will obligate (by March 19th) 100% of the formula grants for the Public Housing Capital Fund and the Native American Housing Block Grant programs.
Tom Cusack of Oregon Housing Blog compiled a list of 25 Oregon agencies/tribes who will be receiving the $18.4 million in HUD funding for these two programs. To view the list click here. The total national obligations that HUD will make for these two programs by March 19th is $3.255 Billion.
Catholic Charities Culminates $12.5 Million Capital Campaign (top)
“Providing Help, Creating Hope” Sets Stage for Development of Clark Family Center
Firmly staking its position as a social service agency relied upon by more than 25,000 clients per year, Catholic Charities in Oregon announced on March 16 that it has successfully concluded its first major capital campaign – “Providing Help, Creating Hope” – in the organization’s 76-year history. In just 18 months Catholic Charities reached its goal of $12.5 million, generated by contributions from 130 foundations, trusts and individuals.
“Given the uncertainty of our economy and the many pressures it poses to social service organizations, it is ever more gratifying to acknowledge the good will of our donors,” said Mark Ganz, campaign chair and Regence Group CEO. “Thanks to donor support, Catholic Charities has a breakthrough year ahead.”
The capital campaign funds, which are separate from Catholic Charities’ general operating budget, are earmarked for the construction of the Clark Family Center, a 60,000 square foot building to be located at SE 28th and Powell Blvd. in Portland. The center will house operations for nearly all of Catholic Charities’ 15 programs and services.
“Catholic Charities is honored to have our new center named the Clark Family Center,” said Dennis Keenan, executive director of Catholic Charities. “For more than 30 years the Clark family has been synonymous with philanthropy in the state of Oregon. We thank Maybelle Clark Macdonald, Mary Clark, and Mike and Tracey Clark for their contribution to this important project, and we thank the many other generous donors who have made this building a reality.”
In addition to the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, the Clark Family Foundation and Mike and Tracey Clark, all of whom pledged a combined total of $2.65 million, other major donors pivotal to the success of the campaign included the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ($750,000), MJ Murdock Charitable Trust ($750,000), Meyer Memorial Trust ($600,000), and Pacific Seafood ($300,000). The tipping point for the campaign was $2.24 million in New Market Tax Credits secured prior to an April 1, 2009 deadline for achieving a proportionate percentage of donations and pledges.
“Clark Family Center will afford Catholic Charities a comparative annual cost savings of more than $215,000 on lease payments, energy consumption and maintenance alone,” said Keenan. “And given that virtually all Catholic Charities services will be under one roof, our clients will have their needs met more comprehensively and efficiently.”
“Providing Help, Creating Hope” was spearheaded by Kim Randles, campaign director, and Anne Holloway, assistant campaign director, who have a combined 20 years of fundraising experience.
For more information on Catholic Charities call (503) 231-4866, or go to www.catholiccharitiesoregon.org.
Oregon ON Awarded Meyer Memorial Trust Funds (top)
The Meyer Memorial Trust recently awarded Oregon ON funding under the third and final prong of MMT’s Housing Initiative – Affordable Tenant Services, intended to help residents of subsidized housing obtain the assistance they need to become self-sufficient. Funding to Oregon ON will support the Resident Services Opportunities Project, creating strategies to make delivery of resident services more financially sustainable for affordable housing providers.
Oregon ON will engage the nonprofit affordable housing industry to work together to: define resident services and create industry definitions, identify best practices and coordinate trainings around program delivery, standardize and track resident-level outcomes measurement, and reach consensus around a range of unit costs per year for various levels of services and programs that, together, will enable organizations to better plan and implement housing-based resident services programs. Oregon ON will build an advocacy plan to encourage funders to permit resident services to be an above-the-line operating expense in their respective project underwriting policies.
Oregon ON was awarded $50,000 for the 3-year grant period (March 2009-2012).
We thank Meyer Memorial Trust for its support of Oregon ON’s project under its Affordable Tenant Services initiative.
For more information about the Resident Services Opportunities Project, please contact Kate Fulton via email or 503-335-9884.
Meyer Memorial Trust was created by the late Fred G. Meyer, who built the chain of retail stores bearing his name throughout the Pacific Northwest. When Mr. Meyer died in 1978 at the age of 92, his will established the Trust, which began operating in 1982. Meyer Memorial Trust is a private, independent foundation representing Mr. Meyer’s personal philanthropy. The Meyer Trust is not connected in any way with Fred Meyer Inc., the retail enterprise.
NLIHC: President Signs FY09 HUD Spending Bill, FY10 Budget Views Adopted (top) From the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Memo to Members
On March 10, the Senate passed and the President signed H.R. 1105, the omnibus FY09 appropriations bill. The bill includes nine FY09 spending bills, including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies spending bill, for the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2008.
The bill provides for increases for most HUD housing and community development programs. Among notable improvements over FY08 funding levels are increases to the Public Housing Operating Fund, HOME, and Policy Development and Research. Total HUD funding increased from $37.6 billion to $41.5 billion.(Link to NLIHC’s budget chart)
The following day the House Committee on Financial Services adopted its Views and Estimates on the budget for FY2010. With respect to HUD and housing programs generally, the Committee noted that HUD programs provide “a critical safety net for our nation’s poorest families, seniors, veterans, and disabled persons, foster economic opportunities for low and moderate-income families, and strengthen urban and rural communities.” The Committee also recognized that the FY10 budget proposed by President Obama represents an 18% increase in funding over the FY09 level and reverses an eight-year pattern of budgets proposing deep cuts to HUD programs.
In addition to providing for $1 billion in funding for the National Housing Trust Fund, the Committee also included language urging Congress to provide new, incremental vouchers to be used as project-based vouchers in the new construction and substantial rehabilitation of units in order for these units to be affordable to households with extremely low income families.
The views state that the Committee will continue efforts begun in the 110th Congress to reform the Section 202 (housing for the elderly) and Section 811 (housing for the disabled) programs, the Section 8 housing choice voucher program, and the HOPE VI severely distressed public housing revitalization program. The Committee will also continue efforts to reauthorize the McKinney-Vento homeless programs and adopt anti-predatory lending legislation.
These views are submitted to the House Committee on the Budget to inform the development of the budget resolution. The House and Senate Budget Committees are expected to mark up their respective budget resolutions the week of March 23 and Congress is expected to adopt a budget resolution before the April recess, which starts on April 6.
To get more housing updates from NLIHC or receive their Memo to Members newsletter, visit the NLIHC website.
NCFH Report: 1 in 50 Children in America are Homeless Each Year (top)
The National Center On Family Homelessness released a new report, “America’s Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness,” which offers comprehensive state-by-state data on the status of homeless children. The report documents the extent of child homelessness, describes the plight of these children, profiles and ranks the states, and proposes solutions. “Children without homes are on the frontline of the nation’s economic crisis. These numbers will grow as home foreclosures continue to rise,” said Ellen L. Bassuk, M.D., president of the National Center on Family Homelessness. “Our report underlines the need for every state—as well as the Obama Administration and Congress—to provide equal opportunities for all American children to grow and thrive in the safety and security of their own homes.”
To learn more, visit www.HomelessChildrenAmerica.org.
Federal Reserve: CRA Played No Part in Foreclosure Crisis (top)
During a Financial Institutions Subcommittee hearing on March 11th regarding mortgage lending reform, the Federal Reserve, once again, unequivocally stated that the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) played no part in the nation’s mortgage foreclosure crisis.
“I can state very definitively that, from the research we have done, that the Community Reinvestment Act is not one of the causes of the current crisis,” said Sandra Braunstein, Director of the Division of Consumer and Community Affairs of the Federal Reserve System.
“Republicans have long tried to take the easy way out by pointing the finger at the Community Reinvestment Act and other government-sponsored affordable lending programs; but these programs did not cause our foreclosure crisis,” said Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez, Chairman of the Financial Institutions Subcommittee. “The fact that only six percent of high-cost loans in our communities came from CRA institutions proves the true worth and value of the CRA to our neighborhoods.”
Responding to Chairman Gutierrez’s questions, Braunstein continued, “We have run data on CRA lending and where loans are located, and we found that only six percent of all higher cost loans were made by CRA covered institutions in neighborhoods targeted, which would be low to moderate income neighborhoods targeted by CRA. So I can tell you if that’s where you’re going that CRA was not the cause of this loan crisis.”
Mr. Michael Middleton, the President and CEO of Community Bank of Tri-County, Maryland, also testified on behalf of the American Bankers Association, citing the positive impact of the Community Reinvestment Act.
“We really find the CRA as a tool, not an obstacle, and I mention also that all of our affordable housing loans are current, none of them are in default,” said Middleton in response to a question by Rep. Eric Paulsen, (R-MN).
New legislation was introduced on March 12 to improve the CRA, however. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) introduced H.R. 1479, which would reform and expand the CRA to cover additional institutions such as independent mortgage companies, penalize banks that engage in predatory or other abusive lending practices, and expand the obligation under CRA to include lending and services to minority communities.
Karl Ory Named Western Regional Director of HAC (top)
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) announced on March 10 that it has named Karl Ory as its Western Regional Director. Mr. Ory, previously a Housing Specialist in HAC’s national office, will oversee daily operations of HAC’s western regional technical assistance and training program and implement programs to improve the housing conditions of the rural poor in the western region of the country.
“Karl Ory brings considerable experience and skills to this position and he will be an important new resource for rural housing efforts across the western states,” said Peter Carey, HAC board member and CEO of Self Help Enterprises in Visalia, California. Self-Help Enterprises, a long time HAC partner, is an organization dedicated to self-help housing, sewer and water development, housing rehabilitation, multifamily housing and homebuyer programs in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
Mr. Ory has worked in rural housing since 1981. He has managed two self-help housing programs for eleven years resulting in over 250 homes in twelve developments. He also worked as a trainer and technical service provider to rural housing organizations for eight years in ten western states. Karl joined HAC in February 2007, primarily serving in northeastern states and training nationwide. He has expertise in single-family housing development, land development, and strategic planning. He holds a Master’s in Public Administration and is also a former councilmember and mayor of the City of Chico in California.
“Karl is a welcome addition for our western regional office,” said Moises Loza, HAC’s executive director. “His expertise on rural housing development and his management experience made him the right candidate to implement HAC’s programs in the western U.S.”
Founded in 1971, HAC is a national nonprofit corporation headquartered in Washington, D.C. The western regional office provides technical assistance and training in the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. HAC helps local organizations build and preserve affordable homes in rural America by providing below-market financing, technical assistance, research, training, and information services. HAC’s programs focus on local solutions, empowerment of the poor, reduced dependency, and self-help strategies. HAC is an equal opportunity lender. More information is available at http://www.ruralhome.org.
HUD Announces Computer Matching Data Program with SSA (top)
HUD announced on March 11 that it will enter a matching data program with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify tenants’ income, to ensure they are receiving the correct amount of assistance, and to update the participants that may be deceased or are no longer eligible to receive aid.
HUD will provide the SSA with the tenants’ full name, Social Security number, and date of birth. SSA will in turn contact HUD if there is no record of the person or if they are deceased. Any matches in the database will be further reviewed by HUD, PHAs, and private owners and management agents.
The program will help to verify the amount of aid for participants in rental assistance programs, as well as the incomes and eligibility of borrowers and co-borrowers applying for mortgage insurance for FHA loans.
The program is scheduled to begin April 10, 2009, unless comments lead to the delay of implementation. Public comments are also due April 10. Advocates interested in submitting comments may send them to:
Rules Docket Clerk
Office of General Counsel, HUD
451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276
Washington, DC 20410–0500
Oregon ON Portland Public Forum on Federal Stimulus TOMORROW (top)
Oregon Opportunity Network
Portland Public Forum
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Noon – 1:30pm
at New Genesis Community Church
Topic: The Housing Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 (ARRA)
Join us for a housing discussion on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (The Stimulus bill). Susan Boyd and Mark Kantor of Seattle’s Kantor, Taylor, Nelson and Boyd PC will join us to share information about the ways that this federal money will impact our neighborhoods and examine best strategies for making the most of these federal dollars. We will also host a panel of City, County and State decision makers. Together we will pose questions and seek answers.
Oregon ON’s Public Forum is a brown-bag lunch open to the public at no charge. Genesis Community Church is located at 5423 NE 27th Ave., Portland 97211, on the corner of 27th and Killingsworth. Please enter through the south door. Off street parking is available.
For more information call 503-335-9884.
Trutt, Messenetti, and Maher to be Honored in Forty Under 40 Awards (top)
Jonathan Trutt of Northwest Housing Alternatives, Steve Messenetti of Habitat for Humanity, and Nicole Maher of NAYA Family Services are all being acknowledged by the Portland Business Journal on April 2 as Forty Under 40 award winners, highlighting their success and impact in the community at an early age. To help celebrate this achievement you can attend the evening reception on Thursday, April 2 at the Gerding Theater in the Pearl. Event info and full list of awardees is online.
Public Comment Needed on Washington County Grants Action Plan (top)
The Washington County Office of Community Development and the City of Beaverton are seeking public comment regarding the 2009 Annual Action Plan. The Action Plan describes how Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), and American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI) program resources will be used in the coming year to address the priority needs and local objectives established in the Consolidated Plan.
The Draft Action Plan for program year 2009 is available for public review and comment from Wednesday, March 11 through Thursday, April 9, 2009, at all County library branches, and Beaverton City Hall (Mayor’s Office) during regular business hours. Copies of the draft plan document can be obtained from the Washington County Office of Community Development by calling 503-846-8814. In addition, you may download a version of the plan via the County’s website: Click on Planning, 2009 Action Plan.
Two public hearings regarding the Draft Action Plan will be held during the month of April; the first will be held at 2pm on April 1st in the Beaverton Library Conference Room. The 2nd hearing will be held in the evening on April 9th as part of the regularly scheduled Policy Advisory Board meeting. If you have any questions regarding the plan or would like to provide comments outside of the public hearing process, please contact Jennie Proctor at (503) 846-8663 or Andrea Lindberg at (503) 526-2533.
Four Funding and Award Opportunities: Meyer Memorial Trust, Rose Fellowship, Enterprise Green Grants, and Dept. Health and Human Services Grants (top)
1. Meyer Memorial Trust Operating Funds Grants (top)
Proposals for this program are due April 15, 2009
As part of Meyer Memorial Trust’s (MMT) response to very challenging economic conditions, MMT is launching an Operating Funds grant program to help small- and mid-sized organizations that have been hit particularly hard by the current economic crisis. Additional information on MMT’s economic response can be found in CEO Doug Stamm’s recent message on MMT’s blog.
The purpose of this initiative is organizational stability. Organizations for which a cash infusion is not critical to stability, but wish to request funds to maintain or expand current programming, should continue to apply for support through MMT’s Responsive and Grassroots Grant programs, as usual.
Type of award:Bridge funding/general operating support
Awards: Grants of up to $50,000 will be made. MMT anticipates receiving more requests than it is positioned to fund.
Award period: One year
For more information including requirements, visit MMT website by clicking here
2. Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship (top)
Enterprise Community Partners announces the 2009 Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship opportunities.
The 29 Frederick P. Rose Architectural fellows are leaders of a new generation of architects dedicated to creating sustainable communities for people at all income levels. By supporting three-year partnerships between emerging architects and community-based organizations, the Fellowship promotes the highest standards of design excellence, sustainability and resident engagement in the planning of affordable housing and other community development projects.
Applications will be due on May 1, 2009 for a September 2, 2009 start date.
3. Enterprise Green Affordable Housing Grants (top)
Announcing the Opening of the Spring 2009 Grant Round on March 16
Enterprise will award a total of $500,000 to developments committed to providing green affordable housing. Grant awards will range between $20,000 and $75,000 per project.
The online application is due on or before April 20. Awards are expected to be made by mid-June.
Grant guidelines and application are available at www.greencommunitiesonline.org
For more information, and to learn how to apply, please visit the website at: www.rosefellowship.org or contact Katie Swenson via email
4. HHS: Community Economic Development Grants (top)
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, contingent upon available funding, the US Department of Health and Humans Services under the Office of Community Services (OCS) will award Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development in low-income communities. The grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas.
For details on the grants click here
For information related to the application, call 410.715.7433 or email
Homebuyer Tax Credit Information and Services From CCLT (top)
Clackamas Community Land Trust (CCLT) has released information on new federal tax credits for homebuyers, along with CCLT supportive services:
The recent federal economic stimulus bill created a tremendous incentive for first-time home buyers this year in the form of an $8,000 tax credit. A federal tax credit of up to $8,000 may be available for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence between January 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009. This tax credit differs significantly from the $7,500 credit from the 2008 Housing and Economic Recovery Act, which is available to home buyers who qualify and purchased between April 9, 2008 and January 1, 2009. The most important difference is that the $8,000 credit doesn’t have to be paid back.
CCLT encourages people to examine these Web sites administered by the National Association of Home Builders for frequently asked questions about both these tax credits. This is the link for the $8,000 credit. To read about the $7,500 credit, click here.
Consult a tax professional to discuss your unique situation. For low-cost or free resources on these tax credits, help is available. CASH Oregon is offering free tax preparation from now until April 15. Visit www.cashoregon.org and click “Find a Tax Site Near You” in the upper-right hand Quick Links menu to locate an AARP Tax-Aide site near you. There are several in the Portland metro area.
The tax credit may provide relief to many people, but it doesn’t help folks who still find home prices out of their reach. And it won’t change the fact that all buyers need to do their homework and make sure they are financially prepared. There has never been a better time to use educational resources like the ones offered at Clackamas Community Land Trust to make a solid plan for successful homeownership. CCLT’s monthly homebuyer education workshops are open to everyone, regardless of income. CCLT also provides financial education in a six-week series of courses that encourages the intentional use of money through increased knowledge of personal financial issues (such as savings and spending plans).
Call CCLT at 503-659-1618, ext. 2, for schedules and information about services.
2009 Nonprofit Salary & Benefits Survey (top)
Participation is Free, sign up here
The MBL Group, LLC is again proud to be the administrator of this region’s most comprehensive Salary & Benefits Survey specifically created for Oregon & SW Washington nonprofit organizations. Now in its 5th edition, the 2009 Nonprofit Salary & Benefits Survey provides comprehensive information for 95 benchmark positions and 17 benefit topics.
In today’s economy, staying current on nonprofit compensation and benefit trends in Oregon and SW Washington is critical to your organizations infrastructure. That is why your participation in a regional survey of this nature is important for the overall quality of the results and it provides meaningful data to you and organizations like you. Simply put, the more participants, the better data. Participation is free, and in 2009 you will benefit from a new online data submission process.
Survey Dates & Timelines
Register to participate: NOW!
Survey Data Input Begins: April 1, 2009
Effective Date of the Data: April 1, 2009
Survey Deadline: May 1, 2009
Published Report Available: June, 2009
For more information, contact the Survey Administrators:
MBL Group, LLC 111 SW Columbia Street, Suite 1010 Portland, OR 97201 Phone: 503-224-7249, Fax: 503-224-6707, email: nonprofitsurvey@mblgroup.com, online: www.mblgroup.com
Portland Open Forum on Design and Social Responsibility Mar 27 (top)
Expanding Architecture: A Conversation on Engagement and Change
Portland State University Department of Architecture, Portland State University Social Equity and Opportunity Forum, and Architects Without Borders-Oregon to sponsor a forum on social responsibility and engagement in the design professions featuring Bryan Bell.
Designers have the potential to benefit many more people than they currently reach. Designers are being challenged to play a more direct role in solving the critical social and environmental problems facing the nation and our communities–and to incorporate outreach into their practice to serve what is an ever-growing client base with real needs. Come discuss the possibilities and challenges as designers try to engage a broader range of issues as concerned citizens and designers.
Special guest, Bryan Bell, founder of Design Corps and editor of the much discussed recent book, Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism; Janet Hammer, Director of the Social Equity and Opportunity Forum at Portland State University; Sergio Palleroni, associate professor of architecture at Portland State University and founder of the BaSiC Initiative; John Duke, Clinic Director, Outside In; Abby Dacey, Architects Without Borders-Oregon, and Boora Architects; as well as other local practitioners and housing providers will engage with the audience in a discussion of the potentials and challenges designers face in their efforts to create greater accountability and responsible engagement.
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009
Time: 12-1:30 PM
Location: Shattuck Annex, 1914 SW Park (intersection of Broadway and Hall Streets), Portland, Oregon.
Free and open to the public
Coffee and Oregon apples will be provided.
Contact:
Sergio Palleroni via email
Abby Dacey, via email, or 503-226-1575
Interactive Community Forum with Sisters, NWN, CAT Mar 31 (top)
Tuesday March 31st from 6-8pm
First United Methodist Church, Collins Hall
1838 SW Jefferson
Join Sisters of the Road, Neighbors West-Northwest, Community Alliance of Tenants, Office of Neighborhood Involvement, City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, and fellow Portland-based community advocates for an evening of reflection, discussion and learning. Hear about diverse organizing efforts in housing rights, homelessness, and local livability issues.
Build skills in individualized workshops ranging from advocating at city hall to community organizing.
Food and drink provided.
Translation, transportation, and childcare support is available upon advanced request.
Click here to register
