Working Toward Equity in Oregon
Today we join others in disseminating a report from Multnomah County’s Coalition of Communities of Color that addresses the relationships among foundations and communities of color in Oregon.
Service Outage Notification
Topics: Tech
Meyer Memorial Trust’s website and web-based grant application system (GrantIS) will be unavailable during the evening of Monday, January 30th, 2012 beginning at approximately 7pm. This outage will last approximately 2 hours. During this time, MMT will be changing the IP addresses of these servers. Some customers may not be able to reach those services after the outage due to domain name data caching and record propagation delay.
RIP DMR
MMT's Technical Operations Manager Aaron Nelson writes about a loss to the world's technical community he finds greater than the loss of Steve Jobs. Yes, our geeks blog too!
Award Statistics for Fiscal Year 2011
We are often asked how many applications we receive, how many are approved, and what the awards were for. So, to supplement Marie's monthly award announcements, I thought I'd provide some statistics on grants made through our Responsive Grants and Grassroots Grants programs in MMT's most recent fiscal year (April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011).
Notes from a sabbatical
This is my first week back in the office after a four-week sabbatical and a two-week vacation. Take a look at the infographic I made to see how it went and read more about the big goals. I'm offering up my reflections and the lessons I learned.
Taking a break from keeping up
Topics: disruption | fitness | infographics | quilt | sabbatical | technology | Communications and Learning
Tomorrow I embark on something I'm so excited about that I simply must share it with you.Earlier this year, MMT began offering long time staff members month-long sabbaticals to provide opportunities to rejuvenate, reflect and pursue life- and/or career-enhancing activities that are not feasible within the demands of our regular work. Those of us who have been here more than seven years are eligible. I've been at MMT for 15 years (!?) and mine starts tomorrow.
GrantIS: MMT's Application Software
Many people have asked me about Meyer Memorial Trust's GrantIS software – a database and online application system that we designed to process grant requests and awards. They want to know the what/when/why/how details and what we learned along the way.
TWST in Cottage Grove
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
We are in Cottage Grove today, a community of about 10,000 residents, meeting in the City’s fabulous library. The building also houses the Chamber of Commerce, a therapy pool, the Senior Center and a Business Resource Center. Attendees represented a range of services
TWST Day 4 - Sutherlin
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
This afternoon at the C. Giles Hunt Memorial Library in Sutherlin, seven folks from Elkton, Oakland, and Roseburg asked me some great questions about Meyer Memorial Trust’s grant application and decision making process. We talked about how local support for a project is really important.
TWSTing in Drain
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
I said good-bye to Lane County last night. This evening I am in Drain, a community of about 1,100 people, situated midway between Eugene and Roseburg in Douglas County.
