MAF In Solidarity

With the rise in violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, we stand in solidarity against racism, hate, bigotry and discrimination.

As an ally you can report incidences, learn more, and donate at https://stopaapihate.org/ and https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/. These organizations have been recognized by local and national groups for people to take action.

Partners In Diversity suggests one of many mental health resources for anyone in the AAPI...

Campaign for Inclusion: Women’s Day Panel Follow Up

Thank you for joining us on March 8th for our panel series focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We value the conversations and look forward to the next discussion in May. As a follow up, we wanted to highlight one specific insight from our panelists as well as provide a link to the full panel recording.

Feel free to share the highlights and the link from the discussion with friends, family, and colleagues.

To view the recording of the March panel, go to this link:...

Celebrate International Women’s Day

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,...

Celebrating Black History Month 2021

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...

Campaign For Inclusion January 14th Event Recap

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...

Campaign For Inclusion December 2nd Event Recap

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...