The Oregon Community Foundation
Gamble Velimirovic is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in administrative roles, including a current position as Senior Receptionist at The Oregon Community Foundation since September 2022. Previous experience includes serving as Independent Business Owner at Heart Soul Soma Massage, LLC, and holding various administrative positions across organizations such as HAMILTON-MYLAN FUNERAL HOME INC., Shamrock Steamship, Inc., and OMSI. At OMSI, notable contributions included improving communications with the Board of Directors and coordinating the Outlook calendar for the CEO. Velimirovic has also managed teams, overseen budgets, and secured substantial donations and grants during tenure as Executive Director of Clay County Habitat for Humanity. A background in graphic design was established at Dan Stroble Printing, Inc., and academic qualifications include certification in Nonprofit Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Oregon Community Foundation
The mission of Oregon Community Foundation is to improve lives for all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. OCF works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create charitable funds to support the community causes they care about. Through these funds, in 2020 OCF awarded more than $230 million in grants and scholarships. Thousands of citizens have created a permanent endowment for Oregon through OCF – an endowment that will help Oregonians today and for generations to come. Who We Are: OCF's endowment come from thousands of Oregonians who have invested with us to help our state. OCF manages more than 3,000 individual funds of various sizes. From these funds, grants are distributed to support the critical work that nonprofit organizations are doing around Oregon. OCF is governed by a volunteer board of directors. They provide leadership to the Foundation and have the responsibility to ensure that the endowment is managed in an efficient, thoughtful way. We rely on more than 1,600 local volunteers who give us deep-rooted knowledge of community needs. Our professional staff helps donors realize their charitable goals and nonprofit organizations become stronger. What We Do: The Oregon Community Foundation is committed to improving life and uniting Oregonians through philanthropy. Thanks to thousands of donors and hundreds of individual funds, OCF is the leader in Oregon philanthropy, strengthening communities across the state.