Based in Oregon, the Ford Family Foundation Is All About Small Towns and Rural Communities

Based in Oregon, the Ford Family Foundation Is All About Small Towns and Rural Communities

With offices in Roseburg and Eugene, the Ford Family Foundation has given out over 8,000 grants. Here’s an overview of how it gives to rural organizations in Oregon.

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These Five Funders Are Supporting Rural Communities in the Pacific West

These Five Funders Are Supporting Rural Communities in the Pacific West

As part of our continuing coverage of philanthropic funders backing rural America, here are five grantmakers to note in the Pacific West — Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii and Alaska.

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Rural-to-Rural Partnerships: Leveling the Playing Field to Secure Federal Funding

Rural-to-Rural Partnerships: Leveling the Playing Field to Secure Federal Funding

Rural communities are often at a disadvantage in the race for federal funding. In this guest piece, representatives of two rural philanthropies share how they’ve been collaborating to build that capacity.

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