The Oregon Freedom Funders have developed partnerships to provide training and convenings for community-based organizations.

Events

Trainings

If you are interested in the resources from any of the trainings below, please contact us.

Legal Education, Advocacy, and Defense (LEAD)

Through partnership with Black Freedom Fund’s California Legal Education, Advocacy and Defense (CA LEAD), Oregon Freedom Funders mobilized Oregon CBOs to participate in a series of high-impact legal trainings.

March 25, 2026 — LEAD Know Your Rights When Dealing With ICE

February 25, 2026 — LEAD Know Your Rights Training (repeat)

October 6, 2025 — LEAD Community Training 101 (Condensed)

September 16, 2025 — Navigating Politicized Government Investigations

August 5, 2025 — LEAD Community Organization Training 101.

Partner Trainings and Events

Nonprofit Association of Oregon

The Nonprofit Association of Oregon is the statewide nonprofit membership organization representing and supporting charitable nonprofits of all sizes, geographic locations and missions across Oregon.

Protect Oregon

Protect Oregon is a network of civic leaders, groups, and everyday people working to protect our rights, our communities, and our democracy from the weaponization of federal power and authoritarian overreach.

Convenings

American Pride Rises

November 13, 2025 — Rising Together: A Summit for Protecting and Defending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

APR provided legal advocacy and communications trainings for Oregon leaders.

February 3, 2026 — Dinner with Leader Stacey Abrams

News

Nonprofit Association of Oregon

Newsletters

Protect Oregon

Partners

The Black Freedom Fund in California created LEAD™ for Racial Justice in 2024. Since then initiatives have been launched in Minnesota, Washington, and here in Oregon, where it is managed by the Oregon Freedom Funders.

American Pride Rises is an initiative committed to protecting pathways to the American Dream by fighting for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive America for all.