Southern Oregon
Speaking up for Small Nonprofits with Big Goals
Frank 贬别谤苍谩苍诲别锄, 67, Klamath Falls
COMMUNITY GRANT EVALUATOR
Frank 贬别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 enjoys going to bat for the little guys, especially when they are small, scrappy Southern Oregon nonprofits. When they apply for grants from Oregon Community Foundation, he鈥檚 part of the local team who reviews their applications.
A retired bank executive who moved to Klamath Falls in the early 1980s from Southern California, 贬别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 helps ensure that 澳超直播 funds go to grantees that will use them wisely. But he鈥檚 careful not to dismiss applicants who lack the track record and paid professional staff of more established organizations.
鈥湴某辈� has this mission of wanting to make life better for all Oregonians 鈥斺�痶hat word, 鈥榓ll,鈥� is important to me, and making sure we鈥檙e including everyone,鈥� he says. 鈥淏eing able to be an advocate, especially for some of these smaller nonprofits, that sometimes are all volunteers, is really rewarding for me. Especially when you believe that it is a good organization, and that they need the help that 澳超直播 can provide.鈥�
Over more than a decade as a grant evaluator, with a special focus on applicants from Klamath and Lake counties, 贬别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 has seen the impact of his volunteering in the success of local organizations that are making people鈥檚 lives better 鈥斺�痟ealthier, stronger, kinder. Asked for an example, 贬别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 mentions , which provides therapeutic horseback riding to people with cognitive, physical, emotional and behavioral challenges. The founder and executive director, Shelley Trumbly, is a registered nurse who grew up in Klamath Falls.
鈥淪he has grown the organization slowly and methodically, and they've received 澳超直播 funding a couple of times,鈥� 贬别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 says. 鈥淲hen you see someone that's successful like that and you see the good work that they鈥檙e doing, it really does make you feel good, because you feel like you're part of that growth, and that in a way you were responsible for helping to fund that organization.鈥�
Frank 贬别谤苍谩苍诲别锄 is a volunteer featured in the story 鈥�A Gift Beyond Measure: 澳超直播 Volunteer Impact.鈥�