The Oregon Community Foundation is pleased to invite you to
join the Oregon Environmental Funders E-mail List Serv. OCF, in
partnership with the Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington, is
launching this list serv in response to a growing interest of OCF
advised funds and other grantmakers to engage in a thoughtful discourse
of environmental issues in Oregon.
Members are invited and encouraged to post information
and/or questions to the list serv. The list serv will address environmental
issues throughout Oregon and will offer monthly editorials on a
host of current topics. Educational opportunities will also be periodically
announced to its membership.
Members are expected to be sensitive and respectful
of our colleagues need for thoughtful discussion around funding
issues. The list serv is a platform solely for the grantmaking community.
Participation by grantseekers or other persons not eligible for
membership is not permitted. The mission and guidelines of the Oregon
Environmental Funders E-mail List Serv are included in this email.
If you are interested in participating in the Oregon
Environmental Funders E-mail List Serv, please send an email to
advisefunds@ocf1.org.
MISSION:
To provide a vehicle for the environmentally focused
grantmaking community to share information and gain insight into
their funding decisions.
OVERVIEW:
The grantmaking community in Oregon & SW Washington
will be invited to join the Oregon Environmental Funders E-mail
List Serv. The list serv is a neutral platform to gain and share
information regarding environmental issues facing our community.
Members are invited and encouraged to post information
and/or questions to the list serv. Educational events benefiting
the environmental grantmaking community will also be posted on the
list serv. The list serv is a tool for the grantmaking community
and its membership is restricted as such. Participation by the grantseekers
or other persons not eligible for membership is not permitted.
PARTICIPATION:
OCF and Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington
will invite grantmakers to join the list serv. Additionally, grantmakers
may invite colleagues in the grantmaking community to join as well.
CODE OF CONDUCT:
The meetings and activities of the Oregon Environmental
Funders E-mail List Serv shall not be used for soliciting grants,
attempting to influence the grantmaking decision of members, advance
a political agenda or solicit for professional services. The foregoing
is not intended to stifle networking, collaboration or special programs
offered to the membership. The intended purpose of the Oregon Environmental
Funders E-mail List Serv is to maintain a comfortable, respectful
atmosphere in which professional relationships can be maintained.
Participation by grantseekers or other persons not eligible for
memberships shall not be permitted.
DISCLAIMER:
The Oregon Environmental Funders E-mail List Serv
is sponsored by Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington and
The Oregon Community Foundation. Discussions on this list do not
reflect the official opinion or endorsement of either organization.
Queries posted to this list sometimes involve issues that require
interpreting the law of charitable giving or of tax-exempt organizations.
Please remember that you should never rely on any posting to this,
or any, Internet discussion forum for advice on legal questions.
Neither this list nor any other Internet discussion forum is a substitute
for the careful legal advice of a competent attorney at law retained
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