Cruising at summer speed

Aren't things supposed to slow down in summer? It still feels like we're moving pretty fast in this office. I can't even find the time to check out the lotus that should be blooming in Portland's Chinese Garden this month. So from time to time I gaze longingly at the photo I took last year. Just not quite the same as being there :(

We've announced our July awards, which totaled more than $2.5 million.

We're pleased that 541 ideas were submitted to our ideas4oregon project by July 13. We're now going over them and will keep you posted on this project as it moves forward. You can still read the ideas at the ideas4oregon website.

Meyer Memorial Trust's move to Mission-Related Investing was the subject of a case study by students at Harvard University's Kennedy School and is available in the Mission Related Investing section of our website.

I've been hearing more and more about crowdwise, a social media tool used for fundraising and volunteer recruitment. Here's how it works:

And netsquared has posted a report about what tools and techniques work best to reach different demographics when fundraising.

Okay, I'll save the rest for August. In the meantime, look for me among the lotus.

Marie