At MRG Foundation, we have a somewhat unique opportunity to see across issues, across communities, and across the state. From Ashland to Scappoose and from Coos Bay to La Grande, MRG’s grantees, donors, and leaders work in nearly every county and come from every movement. Read our analysis of the current issues, strategies, and events that are shaping Oregon's social justice movements.
As I near the end of February, though it’s the shortest month of the year, I appreciate that it’s been crammed full of opportunities to learn about, acknowledge and celebrate justice seekers. It’s the month when we’re encouraged to learn about the richness of the African American experience; of those who chose to risk, who […]
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I’m excited to have ‘crossed over’ from an incredible year of exciting change, transition and settling in! Now, a few weeks into the new year, I’m in a reflective mood, and find myself frequently looking back over so many amazing, humbling, and educational moments in 2011. I have hopes for increasing our movement for social […]
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For years, as a donor to MRG and an activist in philanthropy, I’ve seen the grant announcements come from MRG Foundation. It has always been a lot of groups, (this month we announced 22 grants): some that I knew, some that I didn’t. Some in Portland, others in towns I hadn’t heard of. I knew […]
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This is my first fall at MRG, that wonderful season of change! Here at MRG we’re changing some staff roles as we move our social justice work forward into 2012. Anita Rodgers became our interim associate director this summer to support the executive director transition, and she has accepted the position of associate director for […]
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I’ve returned from another road trip with my colleague Sheryl Sackman, this time we traveled to Southern Oregon. Our trip offered a chance to connect with MRG supporters — many of whom have been with MRG for a long time — and I witnessed the work of several of MRG’s former and current grantees, some […]
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