Grounded in a vision of a flourishing and equitable Oregon, Meyer is committed to investing in change at the systemic level to ease inequities and disparities.

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Request for Proposals

Housing Opportunities: 2019 Advocacy RFP

Meyer Memorial Trust invites proposals from organizations and coalitions engaged in community-driven public policy advocacy and community organizing to increase access to and/or resources for affordable housing in jurisdictions across Oregon.

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Meyer's New Leadership

Our new president and chief executive officer, Michelle J. DePass, is Meyer's third leader

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Our History

Explore Meyer’s 36 year history

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Policy & Systems Change RFP

The Health & Education Fund –– a partnership between Northwest Health Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Kaiser Permanente Thrive, CareOregon and Meyer –– will launch a new funding opportunity to address systemic barriers in education, improve school-age life outcomes and create coordinated funding approaches to better align cross-sector work between public and private institutions. Attend a webinar in February to learn more.

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Pathways to Equity

How equity guides us

At Meyer, we believe diversity and inclusion are the pathways to equity. We remain deeply committed to the equity journey we began a few years back. This video offers a glimpse at where we are today, in 2019.

Our narrator is Khiarica Rasheed, a poet and graduate from Portland's Grant High School, who lent her voice to our vision.

 

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At Meyer, we believe pathways to equity provide access to opportunities. We remain deeply committed to the equity journey we began a few years back. This video tells the story of where we are today, in 2016. If you're wondering who our narrator is, it's Khiarica Rasheed, a 17-year-old poet and junior at Portland's Grant High School who lent her voice to our vision.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative

This partnership between The Collins Foundation, MRG Foundation, The Oregon Community Foundation, Pride Foundation and Meyer creates a coordinated and collaborative funding approach to address issues of immigration and refugees in the state, and to support local organizations responding to these issues. To apply, please read the full Funders Collaborative Scope Process and then click the button below for the downloadable common application, accessible from each funder’s website.

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Our Portfolios

Meyer is focusing our energies in four areas where we feel we can have the greatest impact.

BuildingCommunity

Strengthening communities by supporting equitable outcomes for all

EquitableEducation

Ensuring meaningful public education

HealthyEnvironment

Nurturing a resilient natural environment, diverse cultures + thriving communities

HousingOpportunities

Opening doors to opportunity and strengthening communities through safe + affordable housing

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