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The Collins Foundation Grantmaking ... Reimagined! 

 

Thank you for your interest in The Collins Foundation’s Grantmaking Reimagined: A People-Centered Process presentation. We are excited to share these additional opportunities to learn about our new grantmaking process at the following events and locations:   

  

In Person: Washington County

 Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025 

Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 
Location: The Aloha Grange,  
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Light breakfast snacks and refreshments will be provided.  

 Register here 

 

  

In Person: Eastern Oregon 

Where: Eastern Oregon Nonprofit Conference (EONC)  
Date: Friday, May 30, 2025  

Location: Eastern Oregon University Campus, La Grande, OR  

(you must be registered for the EONC to attend this presentation)  

 

During these presentations, we’ll share: 

  • Key changes to our grantmaking process and what they mean moving forward 

  • Our new relationship-driven approach to better serve nonprofit partners

  • Opportunities for feedback and dialogue

  

We look forward to connecting with you at one of these upcoming sessions and sharing how these changes will enhance our collaboration and impact. Please watch this page for additional in-person and webinar sessions. If you have not signed up to receive notifications about grantmaking opportunities and events, please click here. 


Update on our new grantmaking process ...

Collins is moving the opening date of our new relational and responsive grantmaking process from May 27, 2025 to mid-June 2025.

The enthusiastic feedback we received from over 300 nonprofit professionals to the Collins Grantmaking Reimagined: A People-Centered Process presentations in Ontario and Portland made two things clear -

  1. The foundation is headed in the right direction toward making collaborative, low-barrier grantmaking a reality; and
  2. Before going live, we need to refine our approach to make sure the process is useful for Oregon's nonprofit organizations.

We're listening, learning, and taking action to improve our grantmaking process for Oregon's nonprofits.
Thank you for your patience!

- The Collins Foundation Community Resource Team 



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Need help? 

If you need assistance on a current grant award, contact our grants manager, Leann Do, ldo@collinsfoundation.org 


For general questions, reach out to Kymberli Contreras, our executive administrator, at kcontreras@collinsfoundation.org or call 503-227-7171.