Workplace Giving Program
The Black United Fund of Oregon (BUF-OR) serves as a representative in seven umbrella charitable campaigns, which facilitates voluntary charitable contributions by employees through payroll deductions to YOUR ORGANIZATION. Pursuant to BUF-OR’s mission, this allows for donations to reach smaller or lesser-known organizations to help them grow and thrive. Together, our organizations have provided vital resources to the community, ranging in focus from education and youth engagement, workforce development and social justice, to fostering equitable communities, cultural understanding, and the arts. Accepted organizations will be guaranteed 2 years participation in workplace giving campaigns.
TEN mission-aligned, participating member organizations will be selected for passthrough payments and representation in the following seven umbrella campaigns:
Consistent with the guidelines of the program, BUF-OR retains a small administrative fee to offset the cost of providing this service. Learn more about Portland Chapter 5.10 by visiting www.portland.gov/code/5/10 or by contacting your employer for details about workplace giving at your place of work.
Questions about giving or receiving funds via workplace giving?
Please contact Melissa Slanetz at melissa@bufor.org.
GRASSROOTS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Click on each organization’s logo to visit their website and learn more about their programming!
Mission: To prevent unhealthy lifestyles, gang violence, drug-addiction and the imprisonment of our youth by helping them develop the skills they need to succeed in life.
Mission: Empowering low-income college students to embrace their full potential through international learning experience and mentorship.
Mission: Provide youth resources and mentoring where opportunity gaps exist with a focus to uplift, educate, and support the development of black-identified youth and other communities of color.
Mission: We use chess as a tool for building community, connection, and confidence.
Mission: To improve the quality of life and enhance educational opportunities for all African Americans in our communities.
Mission: To teach and frame STEAM and nature based education through a lens that centers and elevates the stories, ways of knowing, individual needs, and lived experiences of Black and Brown communities.
Mission: To honor and celebrate the history of Black Leadership in Oregon, train and support the next generation of Black leaders and increase the number of Black policy makers, Community and Civic Leaders across Oregon.
Mission: KBOO is an independent, member-supported, non-commercial, volunteer-powered community radio station. KBOO embodies equitable social change, shares knowledge, and fosters creativity by delivering locally rooted and diverse music, culture, news, and opinions, with a commitment to the voices of oppressed and underserved communities.
Mission: Our mission is to inspire young people to realize their power individually and collectively and to mentor future social justice leaders.
Mission: To bring people and families into unity of effort and solidarity, with a special focus on African communities and those with African origins, as well as the wider African diaspora.
Mission: To maintain the culture and traditions (cultural preservation), improve the quality of life (well-being), and empower Marshallese individuals and families residing in Oregon.
Mission: Talk A Mile connects young Black leaders with local police trainees to improve the community one conversation and one mile at a time.