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Mosley Wotta does benefit concert for Equity on April 12
Posted on March 9, 2012 | No CommentsReserve your tickets today. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here. -
Norman Sylvester Band to Benefit Shepherd Legal Scholarship
Posted on March 3, 2012 | No CommentsNorman “The Boogie Cat” Sylvester brings his award-winning brand of blues to A Class Act, the 18th annual benefit for the Bill & Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund of Equity Foundation, on Friday, April 27th, at The Old Church, 1422 S.W. 11th Ave. Doors open... -
Brother/Sister Plays at Portland Playhouse Open March 31
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No CommentsEquity Foundation’s grantee Portland Playhouse will begin showing the Brother/Sister Plays by Tarell Alvin McCraney on March 31, 2012. For more information visit: http://portlandplayhouse.org/event/in-the-red-and-brown-water. -
Flashmob at the 2012 Equity Awards Event
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsDid you miss the Equity Awards event and want to watch the PHAME Academy Flashmob? Then you’re in luck! The most excellent John Cardenas recorded the presentation. Enjoy! PHAME Academy Flash Mob at the 2012 Equity Awards Event from Peter Cunningham on Vimeo. -
Equity Awards Announced for 2012
Posted on January 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsPORTLAND-Equity Foundation announces Dr. Tom Barreto as the winner of the David M. Crawford Memorial Award and Dawn Holt as the winner of the Jim Vegher-John Grigsby Investments In Dignity Award. These awards are presented to individuals that exemplify Equity Foundation’s values and mission. The... -
Award Nominee Finalists Announced
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsWe are elated to announce the following businesses as the final nominees for the Equity Awards: Beth Allen Law, Bridge City Medical, McEwen Gisvold LLP, Metropolitan Group, Entercom, Stoel Rives, Nike , and Portland General Electric! The awardees will be announced at the Equity Awards Luncheon on... -
Equity Pushes Aflac to Offer Domestic Partnership Benefits
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsEquity Foundation Files Shareholder Proposal to Push Aflac to Offer Domestic Partnership Benefits PORTLAND-This week Equity Foundation filed a shareholder proposal at Aflac Incorporated, a national insurance agency, pressing it on the issue of domestic partner benefits. Equity Foundation in partnership with Trillium Asset Management,... -
Equity Foundation Annual Report Fiscal Year 2011
Posted on November 1, 2011 | No CommentsDuring the fiscal year ending 30 June 2011, Equity Foundation provided approximately 360 grants and scholarships to over 170 community-based organizations that further our mission. Equity Foundation is funding change and changing attitudes. The full Annual Report can be downloaded here: Annual Report FY2011 -
Peter Cunningham: Your donations are impacting local communities
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsFirst off, I want to thank you! Because of your support, Equity Foundation provided over $336,000 in grants and college scholarships during the previous fiscal year. Our scholarship funds combined have given out a record $68,000 in LGBT scholarships over the past 12 months! I... -
Pride of the Rose Scholarship’s New Scholars
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Pride of the Rose Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the new Pride of the Rose Scholars for 2011. A record $25,000 is being awarded to students. The recipients, listed below, were celebrated at Darcelle’s XV during the Turnabout event. Congratulations to the Pride of...
