The Ford Family Foundation Announces New Program Officer
Keavy Cook, formerly Field Coordinator for the RARE program (Resource Assistance for Rural Environments) at the University of Oregon, will join The Ford Family Foundation as Program Officer on March 5, 2008. Keavy received her M.A. in Community and Regional Planning with a graduate certificate in nonprofit management from the U of O and a B.A. in Philosophy (magna cum laude) from the University of New Hampshire. She and her husband, Max Gimbel, who works for Rural Development Initiatives, Inc. (RDI), are relocating to Roseburg with their infant son, Leo.
Keavy filled the Program Officer position previously held by Joyce Akse since July 2005. Joyce assumed responsibilities as Associate Director of the Ford Institute effective December 1, 2007. This position is new to the Institute as a key piece of the Institute’s business plan. Joyce will provide leadership for the many classes offered across Oregon and Siskiyou County by the Ford Institute Leadership Program, as well as for the Institute’s assistance grants and resources programs. Joyce has been an organizational consultant and is a facilitator for “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” based on the best selling book by Stephen Covey. She received her bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and her master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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2008 REGIONAL CONFERENCE
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GRANTMAKERS of Oregon and Southwest Washington
From Roots to Treetops: Growing, Connecting, & Sustaining Strong Communities
October 15th, 16th, 17th
Five Pine Lodge
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FAMILY FOUNDATION & CORPORATE FUNDERS LEARNING EXCHANGE
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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THIRD THURSDAY PROGRAM
Funder Collaboratives: Why & How Funders Come Together
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
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Northwest Health Foundation, Bamboo Room
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SOCIAL FORCES & SYSTEM DYNAMICS CONFERENCE
Kaiser Permanente, United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, Northwest Health Foundation, and GREX, an affiliate of the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems
July 17-19, 2008 in Troutdale, Oregon
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