A 2011 Guide to Giving
‘Tis the season of giving, and we’re glad to share with you some of David and Steve’s favorite non-profits for personal and business year-end contributions:
- KBOO – Volunteer-Powered, Non-Commercial, Listener-Sponsored, Full-Strength Community Radio for Portland, Oregon, Cascadia & the World!
- p:ear – builds positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth, ages 15 to 24, through education, art and recreation to affirm personal worth and create more meaningful and healthier lives
- Willamette Riverkeeper – a non-profit organization, whose sole mission is to protect and restore the Willamette River.
- Oregon Environmental Council – safeguards what Oregonians love about Oregon – clean air and water, an unpolluted landscape and healthy food produced by local farmers. As a member-supported nonprofit more than 40 years, they’ve been a champion for solutions to protect the health of every Oregonian and the health of the place we call home.
- Mercy Corps – Its mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
- Portland Fruit Tree Project – a grass-roots non-profit organization that provides a community-based solution to a critical and growing need in Portland and beyond: Access to healthy food. Because money doesn’t grow on trees… but fruit does!
- McKenzie River Gathering Foundation - MRG Foundation pools money from Oregon’s progressive community and distributes it back to grassroots groups working on a wide range of social change issues. MRG funding supports the most strategic work unfolding at the local level to address globalization, poverty, war, racism and environmental destruction.
- BTA – a non-profit membership organization working to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon since 1990.
- ReBuilding Center (a project of Our United Villages) – Inspiring people to value and discover existing resources to strengthen the social and environmental vitality of communities.
- Portland Gay Men’s Chorus – The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus aspires to expand, redefine, and perfect the choral art through eclectic performances that honor and uplift the gay community and affirm the worth of all people.
- Portland Frontrunners – Its mission is to promote good health and provide an opportunity for positive social interaction through running, walking and club events in a supportive running community
- American Lung Association – The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through Education, Advocacy and Research. As a lifelong asthmatic, Steve is particularly appreciative of the work that they do.
- Portland Track Festival – A community oriented track and field festival open to youths and adults.
- Portland Area Business Association – Portland Area Business Association exists to promote business and offer support to its membership, which is made up of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders and their allies in business.
- Equity Foundation- Equity Foundation has existed since 1989 to eradicate prejudice against sexual and gender minority communities as well as other diverse communities around Oregon and Southwest Washington.
(Listed in no particular order and inspired by the Willamette Weekly GIVE! GUIDE)
Whether it’s time, money, or energy that you choose to donate, your contributions matter. To all of these organizations, thank you for all that you do, as you share your gifts, resources, time, energy, and money. All of these organizations are great sources of inspiration and support to our city, state, country, and world. These lists are not exhaustive in the least, but let us know if there’s an organization that you’d recommend.
Broker Opens & Why They’re Important
We had a nice turnout at a new listing this week. It is a resale home in the Charlais subdivision, located in the Oak Hills area of Beaverton. This area is popular for West Side homebuyers looking for proximity to Silicon Forest business campuses.
The main reason we host a broker open house is it introduce a new listing to our colleagues at other brokerages. Since we all cooperate to show and sell each other’s listings, it’s good to see fresh inventory. But another key reason is to solicit helpful feedback for our clients. We ask for feedback on everything from price, staging, color schemes, and the like. This is helpful for sellers to get the best price in the least amount of time.
We were please with the excellent feedback at this listing; the consensus was that the home is priced competitively, is move-in ready, and shows the pride ownership. For more info, please visit www.NWSomerset.com.
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