100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon 2012

Articles - October 2012

Article Index
100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon 2012
Top 33 Large Organizations
Top 33 Medium Organizations
Top 34 Small Organizations
Methodology
Alphabetical Index

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1012 NonprofitList

SMALL ORGANIZATIONS •••••FEWER THAN 20OREGON EMPLOYEES•••••
RANK 2012	2011	ORGANIZATION WEBSITE	CITY	SENIOR EXECUTIVE TITLE	EMPs OR / TOTAL	PURPOSE	SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER	TOTAL
1	2	Oregon Environmental Council oeconline.org	Portland	Andrea Durbin Executive Director	17 17	Safeguards clean air and water, an unpolluted landscape and healthy food	451.3 86.1	537.33
2	NR	Coquille Indian Housing Authority coquilleiha.org	Coos Bay	Anne F Cook Executive Director	10 10	Indian housing programs	458.5 70.1	528.62
3	NR	Aim High Academy of Martial Arts aimhighma.org	Beaverton	Dan Sikkens Executive Director	19 19	Martial arts education and development for youth and adults	452.1 72.7	524.82
4	7	Western Rivers Conservancy westernrivers.org	Portland	Phil Wallin President	11 14	Conservation of river ecosystems through land acquisition	445.3 78.4	523.68
5	20	Family Relief Nursery - Cottage Grove frncg.org	Cottage Grove	Heather Murphy Executive Director	16 16	Child-abuse prevention and therapeutic family support services	459.7 61.9	521.58
6	4	Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp mhkc.org	Portland	Kaleen Deatherage Executive Director	9 9	Outdoor experiences for individuals with disabilities for personal growth, inclusion	451.1 70.1	521.21
7	NR	Friends of the Columbia Gorge gorgefriends.org	Portland	Kevin Gorman Executive Director	13 13	Protects scenic, natural, cultural and recreational resources in the Columbia Gorge	445.3 71.1	516.4
8	23	Macdonald Center macdcenter.org	Portland	Patricia Janik Executive Director	11 11	Outreach, housing, support for low-income adults with disabilities	441.7 73.7	515.38
9	16	Galt Foundation galtfoundation.org	Salem	Dennis Moore Executive Director	10 20	Temporary staffing services employing individuals with disabilities	457 58.3	515.25
10	30	Society of St. Vincent de Paul svdppdx.org	Portland	Anna Plaster Executive Director	14 14	Emergency food, rent and utility assistance	449.2 64.4	513.66
11	NR	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lane County bbbslane.org	Eugene	Sari M. Pascoe, Ph.D. CEO	11 11	Mentoring programs	445.5 62.9	508.34
12	6	Northwest Pilot Project nwpilotproject.org	Portland	Susan Emmons Executive Director	15 15	Assists low-income seniors in finding affordable housing and in living independently	449.6 58.8	508.32
13	NR	Sitka Center for Art and Ecology sitkacenter.org	Otis	Eric Vines Executive Director	7 7	Art and ecology workshops, artist residencies, annual contemporary art show	453.3 48.5	501.78
14	NR	Portland Homeless Family Solutions pdxhfs.org	Portland	Brandi Tuck Executive Director	14 14	Temporary emergency shelter for homeless families with children, etc.	435 66.5	501.49
15	13	“I Have a Dream” Foundation - Oregon ihaveadreamoregon.org	Portland	Mark Langseth President andCEO	11 11	Helps low-income children succeed in school and college	426.3 74.2	500.57
16	4	Valley Credit Union vhpecu.org	Salem	Jean Wheat-Palm President andCEO	18 18	Credit union serving the health care and postal service fields	430 66	495.98
17	NR	Elders in Action eldersinaction.org	Portland	Leslie Foren Executive Director	6 6	Quality-of-life advocacy for older adults	436.3 58.3	494.59
18	NR	Compassion First compassionfirst.org	Beaverton	Mike Mercer President	3 16	Aftercare and legal advocacy for child-sex trafficking survivors, police training, etc.	419 74.7	493.74
19	NR	Gresham Chamber of Commerce greshamchamber.org	Gresham	Alison Hart CEO	3 3	Chamber of commerce	441.7 51.6	493.22
20	NR	Growing Gardens growing-gardens.org	Portland	Debra Lippoldt Executive Director	8 8	Promotes home and school food gardening	427.3 63.9	491.25
21	5	Playworks playworks.org	Portland	Jonathan Blasher Executive Director	19 450	Supports safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity in schools	410.7 79.9	490.57
22	NR	Young Entrepreneurs Business Week yebw.org	Salem	Kelly O’Brien Executive Director	2 2	Entrepreneurship, finance, career readiness, etc. for high school students	416.7 72.7	489.34
23	NR	Oregon Wild oregonwild.org	Portland	Sean Stevens Executive Director	11 11	Protecting and restoring Oregon's wild lands, wildlife and waters	423.3 62.9	486.23
24	14	Sustainable Northwest sustainablenorthwest.org	Portland	Martin Goebel President	11 11	Nonpartisan support for a community-oriented, conservation-based economy	404.5 81.4	485.89
25	25	Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest jvcnorthwest.org	Portland	Jeanne Haster Executive Director	18 18	Recruits full-time volunteers for social service, env., school and health programs	420.9 65	485.87
26	NR	Pacific Rivers Council pacificrivers.org	Portland	John Kober Executive Director	6 6	River conservation	427.9 56.7	484.62
27	26	Portland Women’s Crisis Line pwcl.org	Portland	Rebecca Nickels Executive Director	9 9	Domestic- and sexual-violence intervention and response	425.9 57.7	483.62
28	NR	Clean Energy Works Oregon cleanenergyworksoregon.org	Portland	Derek Smith CEO	18 18	Energy-efficiency upgrades that create jobs and energy savings	417.4 65.5	482.85
29	NR	Caldera calderaarts.org	Portland	Tricia Snell Executive Director	17 17	Year-round youth-group mentoring through the arts	413.6 69.1	482.68
30	12	Northwest Catholic Counseling Center nwcounseling.org	Portland	Erin Peters Executive Director	17 17	Behavioral-health services for all who seek counseling regardless of faith or finances	419.7 60.3	480.03
31	NR	Centro LatinoAmericano centrolatinoamericano.org	Eugene	Marcela Mendoza Executive Director	11 11	Social services, mental health and substance- abuse services for Latinos	430.3 49	479.28
32	NR	Volunteers in Medicine Clinic vim-clinic.org	Springfield	DeLeesa Meashintubby Executive Director	18 18	Free medical services for low-income, uninsured adults in Lane County	411 67	478
33	NR	Jewish Federation of Greater Portland jewishportland.org	Portland	Marc N. Blattner President andCEO	13 13	Fundraising and community building	410.3 63.9	474.23
34	33	Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center 866uswomen.org	Portland	Paula Lucas Executive Director	11 11	Serving American victims of abuse in foreign countries	419.7 51.6	471.25

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0 #1 Director of Youth Entrepreneur Progarmming — Guest 2012-10-05 23:27:32

I was wondering, the guidelines say with at least 10 employees (and/or volunteers woh wor an average of 20 or more hours a month)...my question, besides your list showed companies with 2 or 3 or 6 employees, do the volunteers have to work at the non-profit an average of 20 hours a month for all 12 months? or just key months? Maybe when a conference or class or some other event is going on...I would like to enter our organization but we only have 5 employees and we do have some volunteers that work 20hours a month, but it may not be every month. Thank you, Bill Prows

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0 #2 Brandon Sawyer, Research editor — Guest 2012-10-06 17:20:52

Bill,

Thanks for your question. If these volunteers are really part of the workplace team, familiar with your policies and, whether or not they work year-round, their average hours over the year add up up to about 220 hours per month/five hours per week, they can be included. We just don't want volunteers who are temporary or not really art of the team. The survey happens late April to June so they would need to be available then. They would participate in the survey except for the "Benefits and Compensation" section. Email me at 100best

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