We are continuing the Campaign for Inclusion Panel series with a conversation on International Women's Day.
This virtual conversation, hosted by the Executive Director of the Multnomah Athletic Foundation, Lisa Bendt, will engage an amazing panel of female leaders. Panelists Shannon Boxx, Jenny Todenhagen, and Corinne Togiai will discuss inclusion, inspiration, and challenges, drawing from their firsthand experiences in athletics, the nonprofit and corporate sectors, entrepreneurship,...
Join the foundation to learn about our grant process and to share what your organization is all about.
Register for the Grant Coffee Conversation on March 9th from 9am-10am.
Register for the Grant Coffee Conversation on March 18th from 4pm-5pm.
Our coffee conversations are informal zoom calls where we can hear about your dreams, projects and needs for providing opportunities for kids in our community through athletics.
We will talk a bit about our scope, funding, and criteria and...
Bud Lewis inspired us by the way he lived, laughed and loved. He was an ambassador of friendship, community, and athletics to everyone. At the Multnomah Athletic Foundation and MAC, so many people were touch by this amazing human being. Take a moment to watch and listen to this conversation with his friends. He speaks to the importance of getting involved, staying active, and showing gratitude to the people that make the club a fantastic place. The 10 minute special conversation is part of...
This year for Black History Month, the Foundation wanted to bring forward voices from our community and share stories from partners with lived experiences different than our own. As we continue to expand our learning and create meaningful and intentional relationships with new people we wanted to share a few of the stories that we have come across.
On Monday, February 22nd, experience an interview with Daniel Williams, a Foundation volunteer, MAC member, father, and athlete. Daniel...
A wonderful and successful partnership is grounded in knowledge of one another and motivated by an authentic desire to help. That is exactly what we found in our Big Wheel Sponsor, Charles Schwab. We were looking for organizations to work with and support the community outreach in our mission based work. Denise Patridge, a Vice President at the Charles Schwab Portland office, saw the connection between the people who work for both organizations. At the Multnomah Athletic Foundation, we...
This recap is from the January 14th Panel surrounding barrier to inclusion and the impact on mental health.
On behalf of both MAC and MAF, we want to say thank you to all who joined us as we continue our Campaign for Inclusion series. Your support allows us to bring more of these important conversations to our community and beyond, and we are so grateful to have this platform to do so.
As promised, here is some follow up information on our latest conversation around barriers to...
Foundation's flexibility allows community to thrive in tough times.
It may seem obvious at this point, but COVID-19 created a significant disruption to normal routines as it swept across the country this past March. For the Multnomah Athletic Foundation (MAF), this time presented an opportunity to adapt and empower its community of volunteers, scholarship recipients and grant partners. The staff and board of directors continue to both look for new ways to provide more flexible support to...
Registration Details for 2021: The Ride and The Move
Registration is now open!
To register for The Ride and The Move click here.
The 2021 Spin-A-Thon has three fun elements.
The kickoff is a free virtual celebration of community and participation on January 28th. We will kick off the 2021 events with explanations of the new elements, hear about the community impact of the fundraising and get ready to have some fun!
The Ride and The Move are part of a week-long event set...
The annual Spin-A-Thon is changing gears and going virtual. Our goal remains the same: to ride and move so that kids have access to sports and education.
The 2021 Spin-A-Thon events will be an upbeat and fun way to benefit the community grant program at the foundation. 100% of the event proceeds go directly towards supporting and enabling youth access to participation in athletics and sponsors are our primary way to support more youth!
Sponsorship is set at five different levels....
Thank you for joining us on December 2nd for the second in a series of panel discussions surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion. We value the conversation and look forward to the next discussion on January 14th. As a follow up we wanted to highlight some of the key points from the discussion as well as provide a link to the full panel recording.
Feel free to share the highlights, the video, or thoughts from the discussion with friends, family and colleagues.
You can view the...
