oregon opportunity network 2011 annual report

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Our LeadershipA message from Jim Moorefield, Board of Directors Chair

Oregon ON was formed in July 2008 as the result of the merger of Oregons twocommunity development associations, the Association of Oregon CommunityDevelopment Organizations and the Community Development Network. The mergerhappened because it was clear then - and is even clearer now - that communitydevelopment organizations in Oregon must support one another, and speak with one

voice, if we are to be effective in securing the future of our industry and helpingthose people and communities we exist to serve.

Oregon ON is almost four years old, but weve accomplished more than I could have hoped forwhen we got started. Im especially proud and grateful for all the ways that Oregon ON provides

opportunities for us to work together as an industry. Our attention to best practices, peer supportand training, leadership development, and our advocacy in City Hall and in Salem these are allthings that have signi cantly expanded our effectiveness as a network of community developmentorganizations. Thank you to everyone member organizations, donors and funders - who are workingto make Oregon ON a success!

A message from John Miller, Executive Director

Many of us have heard of the curse, May you live in interesting times. Certainlythese past few years have been anything but uneventful, but I would not go as far asto say that we have been cursed. At Oregon ON, the recession has surely causedsome self-re ection amongst our members, and it has created several opportunitiesfor us to take a hard look at what we do and why we do it. At Oregon ON we recognized that we are all in this together, so we expanded our

voting membership to include housing authorities and community action agencies.We now represent a more uni ed voice for issues in Oregon, and that has led to discussions that aremore fruitful with our public partners.

Financially, Oregon ON is relatively stable thanks to increased membership numbers, successfulannual events and contracts for services with both the City of Portland and the State. We are glad toadd value to the efforts of our members and we continue to seek new opportunities to help.

We have launched an Industry Sustainability Initiative with a goal of helping projects, organizationsand the statewide housing industry become more self-supporting into the future. Look for adescription of our initiative in this report.

These interesting times have motivated us in many ways, and Oregon ON is gearing up for moreinteresting times ahead. I look forward to working closely with all of our partners as we strive to makethings just a little more predictable, and maybe even a little less interesting, in the years ahead.


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Our Voting Membership

Central/Eastern Oregon Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation,

The DallesCommunity Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc.,

La GrandeFamilies Forward, RedmondNeighborImpact, Redmond

Central Willamette Community Home Builders, McMinnvilleFarmworker Housing Development Center,

WoodburnMainstream Housing, Inc., EugeneMetropolitan Affordable Housing Corporation,

EugeneNeighborhood Economic Development Corporation(NEDCO), EugenePolk CDC, DallasSalem-Keizer CDC, SalemSt. Vincent de Paul of Lane County, EugeneWillamette Neighborhood Housing Services,

Corvallis

Coastal CDC of Lincoln County, NewportCommunity Action Team, Inc., St. Helens

Metro Portland Bienestar, HillsboroCascadia Behavioral Healthcare, PortlandCatholic Charities/Caritas Housing, PortlandCentral City Concern, PortlandClackamas Community Land Trust, Milwaukie

Community Partners for Affordable Housing(CPAH), Tigard

Downtown Community Housing, PortlandHabitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East, PortlandHacienda CDC, PortlandHome Forward, PortlandHousing Authority of Clackamas County,

Oregon CityHousing Authority of Washington County, HillsboroHuman Solutions, Inc., PortlandInnovative Housing, Inc., PortlandNAYA Family Center, PortlandNorthwest Housing Alternatives, MilwaukiePortland Community Reinvestment Initiatives,

PortlandPortland Housing Center, PortlandProud Ground, PortlandREACH CDC, PortlandROSE Community Development, Portland

Southern Oregon ACCESS, MedfordHousing Authority of Jackson County, MedfordNeighborWorks Umpqua (formerly Umpqua CDC),

RoseburgUnited Community Action Network (UCAN),

Roseburg

Statewide CASA of Oregon, SherwoodHabitat for Humanity of Oregon, PortlandHousing Development Center, PortlandRural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC),

Gold Beach

Voting Members are nonpro t organizations or Public Housing Authoritiesthat create and manage affordable housing, facilitate homeownership, promoteneighborhood stability and provide opportunities for economic self-suf ciencyfor residents and communities in the state of Oregon.


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5 staff members

44 voting members [ 7 new ]

74 organizational affiliate members [ 18 new ]

2 policy councils 7 industry support working groups

71 individual affiliate members [ 38 new ]

By the Numbers

$1,167,350,619Total cost of housing built by our

members a significant investment inOregons economy.

26,114The total number of housing unitsdeveloped by Oregon ON members(single-family homes and rental unitscombined ) could house the populationof Lincoln County, Oregon.

2,488The number of units in progress .

55,686The number of people housed throughthe work of Oregon ON members would fill the Rose Garden Arena morethan twice.

2,508The number of single-family homesbuilt by Oregon ON members isroughly the number of households inScappoose, Oregon.

23,606The number of rental units built byOregon ON members.

Housing Development and Economic Impact

Who We Are

LincolnCounty

Housing development numbers are estimated, and current as of December 2011.


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By the Numbers

Our Board and Staff

Budget and Major Funders FY 2010/11

Oregon Housing & Community Services | Meyer Memorial Trust | Portland Housing Bureau | JPMorgan Chase and Chase | Bank of America | Enterprise Community Partners | Home Forward |Walsh Construction | LMC Construction | U.S. Bank

Jim Moore eld, Chair

Roberto Jimenez, Vice Chair

Robin Boyce, Treasurer

Cyndy Cook, SecretaryPeter Hainley

Merry Hart

Ben Loftis

Martha McLennan

Nick Sauvie

Adolph Val Valfre, Jr.Staff members (from left):

Renae Blake, John Miller, Orion Lumiere, Terrie Hendrickson, Ruth Adkins

Board of Directors

Major Funders:

Program Service Revenue

Member Dues

Government Contracts

Grants & Contributions

Interest & Other Income24%

22%

40%

14%

$160,246

Total Revenue

$97,180

$86,340

$54,091

$4,767

$402,624

Industry Support

Supporting Services

Communications

Public Policy

Lobbying

$150,045

$96,297

$58,215

$40,572

$12,984

Total Expenses$358,113

42%

27%

16%

11%4%


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Our AccomplishmentsIndustry Support Program

With two conferences in Portland and Corvallis (which have seen a 50%increase in attendance ), and 39 trainings for the members of our sevenpractitioner-based Working Groups, our Industry Support Program continuesto be a great success. Participation, particularly from rural members, isincreasing and becoming more diverse due to our adoption in 2011 of long distance communication technologies such as video conferencing and

webinars, including our rst Board training webcast, Powering Up Financial Oversight. Over 90% of participants continue to report that they learned new skills and increased knowledge they can use toimprove their jobs.

Gala Event

Our Gala in 2011 was attended by 470 people, our biggest event ever. Wenetted $54,000 , which helped us hire a lobbyist to represent our interests inSalem and support our core programs. Seven worthy member organizationsreceived awards, including our inaugural Strides for Equity Award, created bythe Oregon ON Board of Directors in recognition of the many different waysour members across the State are trying to make their communities moreequitable.

Forums In 2011 we revamped and re-launched our PublicForums, including a sold-out Forum on FairHousing held in association with Metro MultifamilyAssociation in November, and a successful PortlandMayoral Candidates Forum in December, whichdrew 180 attendees.

Expanded Membership

In 2011, believing our industry will only bene t from a larger and more representative membership,Oregon ONs Board voted to enable public housing authorities and community action programs tobecome Voting Members. In 2011 Oregon ON signi cantly increased its strength by welcoming sevennew Voting Members , including: Home Forward in Portland, Housing Authority of Jackson Countyin Medford, Housing Authority of Washington County in Hillsboro, Housing Authority of ClackamasCounty in Oregon City, Community Home Builders in McMinnville, Rural Community AssistanceCorporation in Gold Beach, and NeighborImpact in Redmond.


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Industry Sustainability Initiative In recognition that many affordable housing providers acrossthe State of Oregon have been negatively affected by thechallenges of the recession, Oregon ON and key industrypartners propose the Industry Sustainability Initiative.

Through this three-year initiative , Oregon ON proposesto equip Oregons affordable housing and communitydevelopment organizations and practitioners to successfullynavigate the new economic realities that are impacting theirwork. Bene ciaries of this program would be, directly, Oregons

50+ community development, affordable housing and housing authority members, and ultimately, thecommunities and more than 40,000 low- and moderate- income Oregonians whom they serve.

This work will result in healthy affordable housing projects that are durable and have suf cientcash ow to cover costs and reserves; organizations that have well-trained staff who follow industryestablished best practices as well as informed and active boards of directors; an industry thatconsistently meets the needs of the people it serves throughout the state; and well-informed legislatorsand government employees who work cooperatively to solve the affordable housing dilemma inOregon.

The Future

Our AccomplishmentsLegislative Success

Oregon ON members and staff were active in the 2011 State legislative session and with theHousing Alliance.

The number of congressional members Oregon ON met with to

support and ensure passage of legislation introduced by the Housing

Alliance which extends the sunset of the nonprofit property tax

exemption.The amount of funds Oregon ON and

its allies helped to protect for housing

preservation through a late session reversal.

Legislators also committed to seeking an

additional $5 million in 2012, if revenuesbecome available.

The number of direct legislative meetings Oregon ON led or

participated in to ensure passage of the Oregon Affordable HousingTax Credit, one of only 13 tax credits (out of 33) that passed.

Oregon ON was also actively involved in

farmworker housing legislation and protecting

tenants in foreclosure.

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Mayoral Forum photos by Renae Blake

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