Non-Grant Support

In addition to awarding dozens of cash grants each year, the Gordon Elwood Foundation is proud to serve the Southern Oregon community with non-grant support. The goal of our non-grant support is to increase the leadership, resources, and capacity of the nonprofit sector in ways that money alone cannot.

"The highest level of giving is doing so in order to strengthen another human being until he needs to ask help of no one."

Maimonides (1135–1204)
Jewish philosopher, jurist and scientist

The board and staff are encouraged to:

Partner with public and private funders

for learning and achieving greater impact on community and regional issues.

Act as convener

to surface underlying causes of community issues and the opportunity for creative resolution.

Build capacity

among grantees.

Encourage grantees

to share their knowledge and expertise.

Promote collaboration

among grantmakers with similar interests.

Leverage resources

to bring attention to community crisis and vitalization opportunities.

Create opportunities

for new thinking and innovative approaches on community issues.

Provide leadership

development, training, and coaching for staff and volunteers of organizations.

Staff advisory boards

and councils that are aligned with our mission and purpose.