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The strength of Foundation’s chain of impact are the Impact Partners themselves – the organizations and leaders who devote valuable resources to actioning change in our communities. Our role as a local business is to go beyond traditional retail. We invest in our Portland community, we shape the way business can play a direct role in community development, and we empower women to make fashion choices that reflect the values we see as shared.

Our Impact Partners

Spring 2020

Project Lemonade provides foster youth with a back-to-school shopping experience and
offers support that inspires self-esteem and promotes success.

  • Project Lemonade served 2,000 foster youth in 2018
  • From over 24 counties in Oregon and Washington
  • 750 volunteers put in more than 3,000 hours
  • 12,000 foster youth have been served since 2012
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Winter 2020

Adelante Mujeres provides holistic education and empowerment opportunities to marginalized Latina women and families to ensure full participation and active leadership in the community.

  • Adelante Mujeres serves more than 8,000 people each year
  • Their Chicas Youth Development Program serves over 600 girls every year
  • 100% of high school seniors in the program graduate high school and 95% enroll in college
  • In 2016 they provided 400+ hours of technical assistance and one-on-one farm coaching for farm business owners
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Fall 2019

KairosPDX is a non-profit organization focused on delivering excellent, equitable education to underserved children, their families and their communities.

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Summer 2019

XXcelerate supports women entrepreneurs by providing financial education, mentorship, peer support and access to debt financing.

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Spring 2019

FIGHTING TO END PERIOD POVERTY AND PERIOD STIGMA

THROUGH SERVICE, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY

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Winter 2018

Store to Door supports independent living for Portland area seniors and people with disabilities by providing an affordable, personal, volunteer-based grocery shopping and delivery service.

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Fall 2018

P:ear mentors Portland’s homeless youth to affirm personal worth and create healthier lives and communities.

Impact Statistics

  • $10,000 donated
  • The Foundation funds will be used to supplement the basic needs of our youth as they navigate our programs. Their donation means that we'll be able to provide the nourishment and support they need more easily.
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Summer 2018

SVP Portland makes a lasting impact through the practice of venture philanthropy, investing in non-profit programs that make transformational change in our community.

Funds from Foundation will be used for SVP’s "Preschool for All" initiative.

Impact Statistics

  • $8,000 donated
  • Foundation's $8000 donation had an impact return of $122,640 in financial and human capital to our investment portfolio of Community Partners.
  • This impact partnership created a case study for SVP as they are making a big push into the corporate space for partnerships and Foundation is a prime example of the kind of model that they will be pursuing.
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Spring 2018

Children’s Healing Art Project brings the healing power of art to children and families facing medical challenges.

Impact Statistics

  • $10,000 donated
  • The Foundation funds covered the cost of art supplies for a year for Chap’s 6715 in-hospital experiences.
  • With the funding from Foundation CHAP is able to provide all the necessary elements for children and families to heal through art. Having the funds to buy individually-wrapped Model Magic (colorful clay), colorful paints, beading for jewelry-making, and so much more gives CHAP the ability to provide artistic options for children that fuels their creativity.
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Winter 2017

Resources for Families and Allies

Impact Statistics

  • $8,000 donated
  • The Foundation funds went directly to support Latino Network staff of more than 120 people to ensure they have the training and resources to deliver the best quality programming which currently serves 7250 individuals per year across all their programming
  • The unrestricted funding from Foundation allowed Latino Network to flexibly cover areas that other organizations don’t typically invest in, such as fundraising, HR, operations, finance, and other essential backbone services that allow LN to deliver quality services.
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Fall 2017

Crowdfunding medical research that matters to you.

Impact Statistics

  • $8,000 donated
  • Increased exposure for Consano through KGW news coverage
  • The Foundation funds were able to pilot a study to support research that will impact families of the 15,000 kids diagnosed with cancer each year.
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Testimonials

CHAP currently brings 40-50 hrs of healing art experiences to children each week in 12 locations. Costs are primarily covered by the hospitals. The remainder is covered by generous donations plus the funds from Foundation so that the children are able to rely on CHAP to be there when they need us most. It costs nearly $13,000 per year, per location to provide CHAP services in the hospital setting, so Foundation's support is an important part of the funding mix. Additionally, CHAP provides Art Club at our studio for children and families no longer in the hospital. A portion of Foundation's funding will be used to make Art Club possible for these children.

CHAP

My Marketing person, Steph, and I deeply enjoyed this partnership. For me, it was about community support, as I live so close to the store. For Steph, it was more about the clothing, and the affirmation of being affiliated with such an incredible store. We were also both impressed by the marketing materials from Foundation, which were professional looking and beautiful. Foundation was easy to work with, coordinating the cross-promotional efforts really well with us.

P:ear

Foundation has a wonderful community presence and reputation; our partnership will allow both of us to leverage our individual relationships for common goals.

SVP Portland

The stories that resonate most are stories about the people we serve. The stories about the child whose face lights up when they see CHAP Teaching Artists at the hospital...the stories about the patient who is in isolation and gets a visit by a CHAP volunteer so they can make art together...the stories about the families who receive continued support at our studio Art Club. These are the stories that CHAP loves to tell and the community loves to hear. Because of the generous funding from the Foundation Impact Partnership, CHAP is able to continue to share these stories and to create new ones as well.

CHAP

The Foundation Impact Partnership has helped decrease stress and increase morale for our staff and dedicated volunteers. Knowing that programs will continue, that funding is stable, and supplies are available allows us all to focus on our mission, and on the children and families when they need us most.

CHAP

As a result of the Foundation's Impact Partnership, we've been able to fine tune our development strategy, increasing quarterly and yearly goals to reflect our increased capacity to fundraise as well as accurately track funds through our administrative team.

Latino Network

As an all-volunteer organization, it is incredibly inspiring to have other organizations/businesses see the value in what we are doing. Consano is a labor of love for everyone involved -- having either been personally touched by a health issue as a patient or helping a loved one through the process -- to see agency come from an uncontrollable experience is huge! Foundation helped us spread that agency tool to a larger audience!

Consano

Content is king these days, and via the Foundation Impact Partnership we were not only in front of every new person that walked through the door, but also garnered local press and talking points for our social media. Our entire platform was created to share stories and fund research, and being highlighted during the coverage of the unique Foundation business model was incredibly helpful in pointing to the importance of our own mission. Again, our biggest challenge is exposure and awareness, so the Foundation Impact partner experience was an incredible gift that provided both! We are so grateful!

Consano

The exposure at the cash wrap, via the launch party and also the local news interest helped build credibility for the organization as well as exposure. Given spreading the word about our organization is the most challenging issue we face, this has a big benefit for us.

Consano