
State of Giving
Stories of Oregon Volunteers, Donors, and Nonprofits
Oregon State University (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-87071-772-7 (ISBN)
Description
State of Giving is at once an authoritative overview of Oregon's toughest challenges and a much-needed manifesto for greater civic engagement. Chaille and Anderson highlight the crucial role that nonprofits play as pillars of Oregon's civic structure through their engaging profiles of the charismatic civic leaders, grassroots organizations, donors, and volunteers who are working to combat some of Oregon's most enduring problems, including:
Education Inequity
Environmental Conservation
Social Inequity and Discrimination
Hunger and Homelessness
The Urban/Rural Divide
Arts, Culture, and Heritage Funding
Traversing the state from a remote Great Basin field station to an intercultural center in north Portland, State of Giving shows the many faces of public engagement in people like education activist Ron Herndon, volunteer historians Gwen Carr and Willie Richardson, and Wallowa County philanthropist and rancher Doug McDaniel. Their stories reveal that there are ways in which we all-regardless of wealth, location, age, or background-can give back to our communities.
In addition to introducing Oregon's key areas of need and demonstrating diverse pathways into civic engagement, the book provides extensive resources for prospective volunteers and donors. Rousing, accessible, and enlivened by photographs of its people and places, State of Giving is an essential reference for anyone interested in building a better Oregon, starting today.
Education Inequity
Environmental Conservation
Social Inequity and Discrimination
Hunger and Homelessness
The Urban/Rural Divide
Arts, Culture, and Heritage Funding
Traversing the state from a remote Great Basin field station to an intercultural center in north Portland, State of Giving shows the many faces of public engagement in people like education activist Ron Herndon, volunteer historians Gwen Carr and Willie Richardson, and Wallowa County philanthropist and rancher Doug McDaniel. Their stories reveal that there are ways in which we all-regardless of wealth, location, age, or background-can give back to our communities.
In addition to introducing Oregon's key areas of need and demonstrating diverse pathways into civic engagement, the book provides extensive resources for prospective volunteers and donors. Rousing, accessible, and enlivened by photographs of its people and places, State of Giving is an essential reference for anyone interested in building a better Oregon, starting today.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Corvallis, OR
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
black & white photographs
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87071-772-7 (9780870717727)
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Persons
Greg Chaille is the former president of The Oregon Community Foundation. During his 24-year presidency, the Foundation grew to become the largest grantmaker in Oregon and the sixth largest community foundation in the nation. Chaille is also a dedicated volunteer himself, contributing countless hours to SMART, OMSI, the Chalkboard Project, and Parkinson's Resources of Oregon, USA.
Kristin Anderson is a nonprofit consultant, writer, and educator. A native Oregonian, she has worked with the Oregon Community Foundation, Literary Arts, Disjecta Arts Center, the Oregon Historical Society, Leve, and several other organizations. She is a published academic, and has also written political and cultural commentary for The Dublin Review of Books, Newsweek, The Oxonian Review, Cafe Babel, and other periodicals.
Kristin Anderson is a nonprofit consultant, writer, and educator. A native Oregonian, she has worked with the Oregon Community Foundation, Literary Arts, Disjecta Arts Center, the Oregon Historical Society, Leve, and several other organizations. She is a published academic, and has also written political and cultural commentary for The Dublin Review of Books, Newsweek, The Oxonian Review, Cafe Babel, and other periodicals.