The Oregon Community Foundation
Michael French is an experienced marketing professional with a diverse background in content creation and strategic communication, currently serving as the Marketing Manager at The Oregon Community Foundation since January 2019. Prior to this role, Michael worked as Marketing and Production Manager at Enhabit, where brand awareness and constituent engagement were significantly enhanced through compelling content. Michael's early career includes positions as Marketing Director for American Resource and Energy and Marketing Manager for Southwest Windpower, where marketing planning and campaign management were key responsibilities. An independent consultant from 2004 to 2006, Michael successfully developed multi-channel fundraising campaigns and optimized search engine rankings for clients. Michael's professional journey began at the American Holistic Nurses Association, managing various promotional channels for the non-profit organization. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Environmental Science from Northern Arizona University.
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.