Kimberly Melton will join Meyer as Vice President of Impact
Meyer Memorial Trust is excited to announce that Kimberly Melton will join us as our first vice president of impact. The newly-created role will oversee...
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Meyer's New Funding Priorities
CEO Toya Fick invites Oregonians to "dream and think big with us," as she shares Meyer's new funding priorities.
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Our Place in Oregon History
Meyer Memorial Trust is rooted in Portland's Historic Albina community and will never forget its connection to the state’s entire, complicated history. At the same time, we will continue to do our best to connect resources to solutions that make all communities stronger and healthier.
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Celebrating Oregon's Legislative Wins
It’s been a couple of months since the 2023 Legislative Session wrapped up. Despite the session’s bumpy trajectory caused in large part by the longest...
Tracking our Progress
At Meyer, we talk often about our accountability to communities. That commitment is shown most plainly in how we distribute our grantmaking dollars each year...
A Milestone for Justice Oregon: Reflections at the Halfway Point
Justice Oregon for Black Lives has reached a milestone moment. The initiative, launched in 2020, has just passed the halfway mark on its original five-year...
From Equity to Justice: Meyer’s New Funding Priorities
“Realizing as I do the uncertainties of the future, I want my trustees to be able to exercise broad discretion in shaping and carrying out charitable...
Creating Lasting Change: Insights from the Latine/x/a/o Community
Gathering during a pandemic, as a diaspora, as visionaries of an abundant future — in every and all ways — is revolutionary. There is power in coming...
Roy Kaufmann departs Meyer Memorial Trust
After a year and a half at the helm of communications, Roy Kaufmann is leaving Meyer. Roy joined the organization in 2021 and partnered with former CEO...
New Year, New Grants Management Software
Meyer will transition to GivingData in 2023 and retire its current grants management software, Grantis.
What We've Learned from Listening to Communities of Color
Nearly two decades of working in nonprofits have acclimated me to restrictive, donor-directed funding. I can count the number of times on one hand that a...