The People's Nonprofit Accelerator

Mission

The People’s Nonprofit Accelerator serves people raising funds for nonprofit organizations by linking them with others in the development community and providing affordable opportunities for their professional growth and education.

Bottom Line for Portland

The nonprofit sector is one of the largest employers in Oregon (1 out of every 10 workers) alongside manufacturing, with the majority of the workforce residing in the Portland metropolitan area. These community members and mission-driven leaders need and deserve affordable and accessible workforce development training and networking to successfully operate their respective organizations. We also know that reducing financial barriers for BIPOC to access trainings and networks is a step towards racial equity since white supremacy culture has created barriers and contributed towards an inner circle phenomena that influences BIPOC's ability to have a greater network of donors.

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"This course [Certificate of Managerial Resilience] gave me the confidence to lead. I had never really believed that I had what it took to manage others. In our classes we talked about tools and developed some concrete skills that make the job easier, but we also uncovered the leadership qualities that we have within us. For the first time I feel excited to lead and like I am perfectly capable of it!” - Hilary Shohoney, Free Geek

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The People’s Nonprofit Accelerator Board and staff are majority BIPOC/LGBTQIA2S+ led, and have a multiformity of marginalization, privilege, experience, perspective, and knowledge. We seek to shift the power dynamics in the nonprofit sector to be in favor of those who have been historically excluded from justice, equity, and inclusion. We do this by providing accessible educational content to support their unique business needs within fundraising and philanthropy, mission-driven executive leadership, ethical storytelling and marketing, and community-led board service. 

Incentives

- Donate $10 or more and receive a weatherproof vinyl “Proud Supporter of The People's Nonprofit Accelerator” sticker!

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• - Donate $25 or more and receive a 15% off coupon to be used toward any handcrafted item by local maker, Timber Engraving Co.!
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• - Donate $100 or more and receive an Accelerator reusable tote bag!
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• - The first 5 donors on November 1st, Big Concert Day, will receive a hand-poured organic soy candle by local maker, Diana Aalberg of All Burn Wax!

• - On December 3rd, Big Portland Day & Giving Tuesday, donate $10 or more and have your gift matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,600 by our Board of Directors! Also, follow us on Instagram to become eligible to win a 1-hour massage gift certificate from Elements Massage! Four winners will be chosen at random, and the certificates can be used at any Elements Massage location.

Partner(s)

Thank you, Timber Engraving Co., for your ongoing community support and passion for craftsmanship and personalized creations!

We appreciate All Burn Wax, a Portland-based BIPOC-AAPI woman-owned small business, for their generosity and commitment to creating organic, vegan, and non-toxic candles and sprays!

We're grateful for Elements Massage - West Linn Central Village for their contribution in support of the nonprofit sector, and we appreciate their dedication to relaxation, rejuvenation, recovery, and relief! 

We appreciate The Accelerator's Board of Directors for pledging a match fund of up of $1,600! Thank you for creating an opportunity for donors' gifts to go twice as far in empowering nonprofits through education and networking!

A HUGE thank you to the following Give!Guide participating nonprofits who offered their time, support, collaboration, and resources to help us (and others!) be successful: Partnership for Safety & Justice, Raíces de Bienestar, Portland Community Football Club, National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Clackamas, Operation Nightwatch, Clackamas Free Clinic, Next Up, & XRAY.FM.

Partnership for Safety & Justice creates a model of community safety and better outcomes for both survivors of violence and people who have caused hard by advancing policies that transform our punitive system into one that ensures accountability, racial equity, and healing.

Raíces de Bienestar promotes and strengthens the mental health, emotional wellbeing, and resilience of the Latine community through culturally grounded, evidence-based practices, interventions, and initiatives. 

Portland Community Football Club removes barriers to competitive athletic training and opportunity to provide a safe and brave space for all youth to gain skills, confidence, education, and emotional support.

NAMI Clackamas provides free mental health education, support, and advocacy delivered by people with lived experience to improve quality of life for everyone in our community. 

Operation Nightwatch provides radical hospitality to alleviate the isolated experienced by those experiencing houselessness.

Clackamas Free Clinic provides free medical care to the uninsured residents of Clackamas County.

Next Up promotes the voices and leadership of diverse young people to achieve a more just and equitable Oregon. 

XRAY.FM (91.1FM, 107.1FM, & Online) builds a culturally relevant center for ideas, music, and creativity in service of a more open media and a more just community. XRAY.FM kindly offered all participating Give!Guide nonprofits a PSA spotlight during the campaign!