Congratulations to 100 Oregon Nonprofits Honored by Oregon Business Magazine as Best Places to Work

Judith Rizzio from Cascades AIDS Project and Nathan Buck from Our House

Portland, September 28th. Oregon Business magazine announced its fourth annual 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon. Our House and Cascade AIDS Project were two of the organization honored. The rankings were revealed Thursday night at the Portland Hilton. The magazine surveys employees and organization representatives about benefits, then spotlights the winners in the nonprofit sector.

There’s more info in the October issue of Oregon Business magazine and the magazine website.

Here are some of the results of the survey:


LARGE ORGANIZATIONS
•••••50 OR MORE OREGON EMPLOYEES•••••
RANK 2012	2011	ORGANIZATION	CITY	SENIOR EXECUTIVE	EMPs OR / TOTAL	PURPOSE	Total
		WEBSITE		TITLE
1	7	Life Flight Network	Aurora	Michael Griffiths	90	Emergency air medical services for heart attack, injury, accident, etc.	516.33
		lifeflight.org		CEO	196
2	1	Oregon Research Institute	Eugene	Byron Glidden	220	Human-behavior research	515.41
		ori.org		Administrative Director	240
3	4	Oregon Gymnastics Academy	Beaverton	Lisa Havelind	60	Gymnastics programs for children of all ages and abilities	508.02
		ogagym.org		Executive Director	60
4	9	Tualatin Valley Water District	Beaverton	Greg DiLoreto	117	Special district and water utility	507.06
		tvwd.org		CEO	117
5	NR	Energy Trust of Oregon	Portland	Margie Harris	86	Helps utility customers save energy and tap renewable resources	503.07
		energytrust.org		Executive Director	86
6	2	REACH Community Development	Portland	Dee Walsh	96	Affordable housing development and management, free home repairs, etc.	500.49
		reachcdc.org		xecutive Director	96
7	NR	B’nai B’rith Camp	Beaverton	Michelle Koplan	130	Summer overnight camp for Jewish children	498.36
		www.bbcamp.org		Executive Director	130
8	9	Our House	Portland	Wayne Miya	59	Provides health and housing services to people living with HIV/AIDS	498.17
		ourhouseofportland.org		xecutive Director	59
9	3	Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst	Lake Oswego	Marvin Kaiser	200	Continuing-care retirement community	490.51
		maryswoods.com		CEO	200
10	NR	Open Meadow Alternative Schools	Portland	Andrew Mason	80	Educates youth in personal responsibility, academics and community service	489.71
		openmeadow.org		Executive Director	80
11	11	Northwest Family Services	Portland	Rose Fuller	50	Professional counseling, job readiness, positive youth development, etc.	487.74
		nwfs.org		Executive Director	50
12	8	Catholic Charities	Portland	Pietro Ferrari	200	Pregnancy support/adoption, immigration/refugee aid, youth services	482.37
		catholiccharitiesoregon.org		Executive Director	200
13	NR	Children’s Nursing Specialties	Portland	Patti Sadowski	76	Home-based nursing for medically fragile children and young adults	479.62
		cnsnursing.org		Executive Director	76
14	28	Living Opportunities	Medford	Roger Hassenpflug	162	Services for people with developmental disabilities	478.06
		livingopps.org		CEO	162
15	12	Metropolitan Family Service	Portland	Judy Applegate Strand	82	Programs for children, families and older adults; parent education	477.37
		metfamily.org		CEO	82
16	NR	Maps Credit Union	Salem	Mark Zook	170	Credit union	476.08
		mapscu.com		CEO	170
17	NR	Rose Villa Senior Living	Portland	Vassar Byrd	120	Continuing-care retirement community	474.36
		rosevilla.org		CEO	120
18	10	Childpeace Montessori School	Portland	Sue Pritzker	50	Independent Montessori school for toddlers through 8th grade	470.89
		childpeace.org		Head of School	50
19	NR	NW Energy Efficiency Alliance	Portland	Susan E. Stratton	60	Accelerating energy-efficient products, services, practices in the Northwest	469.84
		neea.org		Executive Director	60
20	17	Cascade AIDS Project	Portland	Michael Kaplan	51	Prevention of HIV infection, support for people affected by HIV/AIDS	468.85
		cascadeaids.org		Executive Director	51
21	21	Community Counseling Solutions	Heppner	Kimberly Lindsay	93	Outpatient mental-health and addiction treatment, residential mental health, etc.	468.59
		communitycounselingsolutions.org		Executive Director	93
22	NR	Cascade Health Solutions	Eugene	Cheryl Boyum	130	Home health, hospice, occupational medicine and community wellness	465.46
		cascadehealth.org		CEO	130
23	23	Partnerships in Community Living	Monmouth	Zellee Allen	675	Services to people with developmental disabilities in their homes and jobs	464.01
		pclpartnership.org		xecutive Director	675
24	NR	Human Solutions	Portland	Jean DeMaster	86	Helps low-income and homeless achieve self-sufficiency	460.91
		humansolutions.org		Executive Director	86
25	NR	SAIF Corporation	Salem	Brenda Rocklin	807	State-chartered workers’ compensation company	456.4
		saif.com		President andCEO	807
26	NR	Pentagon Federal Credit Union	Eugene	Chris Martin	360	Credit union	456.33
		penfed.org		VP, Regional Svc.	1442
27	20	La Salle Catholic College Preparatory	Milwaukie	Denise L. Jones	65	Catholic, co-ed college preparatory school, transformative education	454.97
		lsprep.org		President	65
28	13	Family Building Blocks	Salem	Sue Miller	80	Early-childhood and therapeutic family support services	453.29
		familybuildingblocks.org		Executive Director	80
29	31	Edwards Center	Aloha	Jessica Leitner	200	Residential and employment support for adults with developmental disabilities	449.86
		edwardscenter.org		Executive Director	200
30	15	Mercy Corps	Portland	Neal Keny-Guyer	200	Alleviates suffering, poverty and oppression internationally	449.76
		mercycorps.org		CEO	4,000
31	NR	United Cerebral Palsy OR/SW WA	Portland	Ann Coffey	118	Developmental disability advocate and service provider	445.98
		acommunityforeveryone.org		Executive Director	118
32	NR	NeighborImpact	Redmond	Sharon Miller	180	Serves the economically disadvantaged of Central Oregon	445.06
		neighborimpact.org		Executive Director	180
33	32	ColumbiaCare Services	Medford	Robert C. Beckett	238	Promotes mental health with regional system of behavioral heath care facilities	442.75
		columbiacare.org		Executive Director	244
MEDIUM ORGANIZATIONS
•••••20-49 OREGON EMPLOYEES•••••
RANK 2012	2011	ORGANIZATION	CITY	SENIOR EXECUTIVE	EMPs OR / TOTAL	PURPOSE	Total
		WEBSITE		TITLE
1	1	Full Access	Eugene	Margaret Theisen	35	Case coordination and fiscal support for adults with intellectual/develop. disabilities	532.58
		fullaccess.org		CEO	35
2	12	Northwest Housing Alternatives	Milwaukie	Martha McLennan	29	Affordable housing and homeless services	522.44
		nwhousing.org		Executive Director	29
3	20	Sponsors	Eugene	Paul Solomon	26	Re-entry for people with criminal histories, transitional to permanent housing	518.08
		sponsorsinc.org		Executive Director	26
4	15	Saving Grace	Bend	Janet Huerta	28	Domestic violence and sexual assault agency in Central Oregon	511.5
		saving-grace.org		Executive Director	28
5	2	Ronald McDonald House Charities OR/SW WA	Portland	Tom Soma	24	Provides a “home away from home” to families with seriously ill children	507.5
		rmhcoregon.org		Executive Director	24
6	5	Oregon Partnership/Lines for Life	Portland	Judy Cushing	28	Ending substance abuse and suicide through 5 crisis lines and education	503.6
		linesforlife.org		CEO	28
7	NR	Bradley Angle	Portland	Deborah Steinkopf	20	Domestic-violence services	500.35
		bradleyangle.org		Executive Director	20
8	11	NEDCO	Springfield	Claire Seguin	23	Revitalizes communities, builds affordable homes, financial management services	495.53
		nedcocdc.org		Executive Director	23
9	NR	Bark	Portland	Alex P. Brown	26	Empowering Oregonians to protect and restore Mt. Hood National Forest	493.93
		bark-out.org		Executive Director	26
10	6	Ride Connection	Portland	Elaine Wells	47	Safe, reliable transportation options to help maintain individuals’ independence	489.46
		rideconnection.org		Executive Director	47
11	NR	Bend Area Habitat for Humanity	Bend	Mark Quinlan	22	Builds and sells affordable housing	485.19
		bendhabitat.org		Executive Director	500
12	14	JOIN	Portland	Marc Jolin	21	Homeless street outreach and housing	482.9
		joinpdx.com		Executive Director	21
13	10	Portland YouthBuilders	Portland	Jill Walters	24	High-school completion, vocational training and leadership dev. for low-income youth	480.72
		pybpdx.org		Executive Director	24
14	NR	CASA of Oregon	Sherwood	Peter Hainley	20	Affordable housing, neighborhood facilities for underserved communities	480.19
		casaoforegon.org		Executive Director	20
15	30	Rural Development Initiatives	Eugene	Craig Smith	26	Builds leadership networks and rural communities	475.85
		rdiinc.org		Executive Director	26
16	NR	Dogs for the Deaf	Central Point	Vaughn Maurice	29	Rescues dogs from shelters, trains and places them with those needing help	474.48
		dogsforthedeaf.org		General Manager	29
17	NR	Ashland Supportive Hsg. & Comm. Outreach	Ashland	L. Sue Crader	32	Housing and direct-care support for people with developmental disabilities	473.7
		ashlandash.org		Executive Director	32
18	NR	Eugene Hearing & Speech Center	Eugene	Doris Towery	24	Provides audiological and speech language services	472.41
		eugenehearingspeech.org		Executive Director	24
19	5	South Coast Business Employment Corp.	Coos Bay	J. J. McLeod	42	Senior services, workforce services to low-income, dislocated adults and youth	472.09
		scbec.org		CEO	42
20	13	National Indian Child Welfare Association	Portland	Terry L. Cross	23	Technical-aid training, information and advocacy for Indian child welfare	471.21
		nicwa.org		Executive Director	23
21	NR	The Freshwater Trust	Portland	Joe Whitworth	29	Freshwater restoration, conservation and education	470.38
		thefreshwatertrust.org		President	29
22	33	Travel Oregon	Salem	Todd Davidson	31	Tourism promotion for the state of Oregon	470.06
		traveloregon.com		CEO	31
23	NR	Friendly House	Portland	Vaune Albanese	40	Neighborhood center and social services for children, families, adults and seniors	456.62
		friendlyhouseinc.org		Executive Director	40
24	NR	Conservation Biology Institute	Corvallis	James R. Strittholt	21	Scientific expertise to support conservation and recovery of biological diversity	456.11
		consbio.org		Executive Director	30
25	27	Growing Tree Children’s Center	Bend	Tammy Rundle	25	Year-round early childhood education	453.8
		thegrowingtree.org		Executive Director	25
26	28	Sunstone Montessori School	Portland	Cathy Newman	21	Preschool and elementary Montessori school	450.27
		sunstonemontessori.org		Head of School	21
27	24	Oregon Medical Association	Portland	Joanne K. Bryson	23	Physician membership association	449.79
		theoma.org		EVP andCEO	23
28	NR	The Next Door	Hood River	Janet Hamada	45	Prevention and treatment services for children and families	449.6
		nextdoorinc.org		Executive Director	45
29	29	SMART (Start Making A Reader Today)	Portland	Chris Otis	33	Recruits volunteers to read one-on-one with pre-K to third-grade children	449.07
		getsmartoregon.org		Executive Director	33
30	26	Friends of Trees	Portland	Scott Fogarty	21	Tree planting and community building	448.01
		friendsoftrees.org		Executive Director	21
31	23	Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives	Portland	Maxine Fitzpatrick	30	Affordable housing to provide family stability, self-sufficiency	447.35
		pcrihome.org		Executive Director	30
32	NR	Family Tree Relief Nursery	Albany	Renee Smith	25	Child-abuse prevention program	445.39
				Executive Director	25
33	16	HIV Alliance	Eugene	Diane Lang	38	Supports those living with HIV/AIDS and prevents new infections	436.33
		hivalliance.org		Executive Director	38
SMALL ORGANIZATIONS
•••••FEWER THAN 20OREGON EMPLOYEES•••••
RANK 2012	2011	ORGANIZATION	CITY	SENIOR EXECUTIVE	EMPs OR / TOTAL	PURPOSE	Total
		WEBSITE		TITLE
1	2	Oregon Environmental Council	Portland	Andrea Durbin	17	Safeguards clean air and water, an unpolluted landscape and healthy food	537.33
		oeconline.org		Executive Director	17
2	NR	Coquille Indian Housing Authority	Coos Bay	Anne F Cook	10	Indian housing programs	528.62
		coquilleiha.org		Executive Director	10
3	NR	Aim High Academy of Martial Arts	Beaverton	Dan Sikkens	19	Martial arts education and development for youth and adults	524.82
		aimhighma.org		Executive Director	19
4	7	Western Rivers Conservancy	Portland	Phil Wallin	11	Conservation of river ecosystems through land acquisition	523.68
		westernrivers.org		President	14
5	20	Family Relief Nursery – Cottage Grove	Cottage Grove	Heather Murphy	16	Child-abuse prevention and therapeutic family support services	521.58
		frncg.org		Executive Director	16
6	4	Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp	Portland	Kaleen Deatherage	9	Outdoor experiences for individuals with disabilities for personal growth, inclusion	521.21
		mhkc.org		Executive Director	9
7	NR	Friends of the Columbia Gorge	Portland	Kevin Gorman	13	Protects scenic, natural, cultural and recreational resources in the Columbia Gorge	516.4
		gorgefriends.org		Executive Director	13
8	23	Macdonald Center	Portland	Patricia Janik	11	Outreach, housing, support for low-income adults with disabilities	515.38
		macdcenter.org		Executive Director	11
9	16	Galt Foundation	Salem	Dennis Moore	10	Temporary staffing services employing individuals with disabilities	515.25
		galtfoundation.org		Executive Director	20
10	30	Society of St. Vincent de Paul	Portland	Anna Plaster	14	Emergency food, rent and utility assistance	513.66
		svdppdx.org		Executive Director	14
11	NR	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lane County	Eugene	Sari M. Pascoe, Ph.D.	11	Mentoring programs	508.34
		bbbslane.org		CEO	11
12	6	Northwest Pilot Project	Portland	Susan Emmons	15	Assists low-income seniors in finding affordable housing and in living independently	508.32
		nwpilotproject.org		Executive Director	15
13	NR	Sitka Center for Art and Ecology	Otis	Eric Vines	7	Art and ecology workshops, artist residencies, annual contemporary art show	501.78
		sitkacenter.org		Executive Director	7
14	NR	Portland Homeless Family Solutions	Portland	Brandi Tuck	14	Temporary emergency shelter for homeless families with children, etc.	501.49
		pdxhfs.org		Executive Director	14
15	13	“I Have a Dream” Foundation – Oregon	Portland	Mark Langseth	11	Helps low-income children succeed in school and college	500.57
		ihaveadreamoregon.org		President andCEO	11
16	4	Valley Credit Union	Salem	Jean Wheat-Palm	18	Credit union serving the health care and postal service fields	495.98
		vhpecu.org		President andCEO	18
17	NR	Elders in Action	Portland	Leslie Foren	6	Quality-of-life advocacy for older adults	494.59
		eldersinaction.org		Executive Director	6
18	NR	Compassion First	Beaverton	Mike Mercer	3	Aftercare and legal advocacy for child-sex trafficking survivors, police training, etc.	493.74
		compassionfirst.org		President	16
19	NR	Gresham Chamber of Commerce	Gresham	Alison Hart	3	Chamber of commerce	493.22
		greshamchamber.org		CEO	3
20	NR	Growing Gardens	Portland	Debra Lippoldt	8	Promotes home and school food gardening	491.25
		growing-gardens.org		Executive Director	8
21	5	Playworks	Portland	Jonathan Blasher	19	Supports safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity in schools	490.57
		playworks.org		Executive Director	450
22	NR	Young Entrepreneurs Business Week	Salem	Kelly O’Brien	2	Entrepreneurship, finance, career readiness, etc. for high school students	489.34
		yebw.org		Executive Director	2
23	NR	Oregon Wild	Portland	Sean Stevens	11	Protecting and restoring Oregon’s wild lands, wildlife and waters	486.23
		oregonwild.org		Executive Director	11
24	14	Sustainable Northwest	Portland	Martin Goebel	11	Nonpartisan support for a community-oriented, conservation-based economy	485.89
		sustainablenorthwest.org		President	11
25	25	Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest	Portland	Jeanne Haster	18	Recruits full-time volunteers for social service, env., school and health programs	485.87
		jvcnorthwest.org		Executive Director	18
26	NR	Pacific Rivers Council	Portland	John Kober	6	River conservation	484.62
		pacificrivers.org		Executive Director	6
27	26	Portland Women’s Crisis Line	Portland	Rebecca Nickels	9	Domestic- and sexual-violence intervention and response	483.62
		pwcl.org		Executive Director	9
28	NR	Clean Energy Works Oregon	Portland	Derek Smith	18	Energy-efficiency upgrades that create jobs and energy savings	482.85
		cleanenergyworksoregon.org		CEO	18
29	NR	Caldera	Portland	Tricia Snell	17	Year-round youth-group mentoring through the arts	482.68
		calderaarts.org		Executive Director	17
30	12	Northwest Catholic Counseling Center	Portland	Erin Peters	17	Behavioral-health services for all who seek counseling regardless of faith or finances	480.03
		nwcounseling.org		Executive Director	17
31	NR	Centro LatinoAmericano	Eugene	Marcela Mendoza	11	Social services, mental health and substance- abuse services for Latinos	479.28
		centrolatinoamericano.org		Executive Director	11
32	NR	Volunteers in Medicine Clinic	Springfield	DeLeesa Meashintubby	18	Free medical services for low-income, uninsured adults in Lane County	478
		vim-clinic.org		Executive Director	18
33	NR	Jewish Federation of Greater Portland	Portland	Marc N. Blattner	13	Fundraising and community building	474.23
		jewishportland.org		President andCEO	13
34	33	Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center	Portland	Paula Lucas	11	Serving American victims of abuse in foreign countries	471.25
		866uswomen.org		Executive Director	11

EMPLOYEE SURVEY

The survey was voluntary and free of charge. Participating nonprofits had to employ at least 10 Oregon workers (and/or volunteers who worked an average of 20 or more hours per month) at the time of the survey. Organizations were categorized as small if they had fewer than 20 Oregon employees; medium if they employed 20-49; and large if they employed 50 or more in Oregon. For the 2012 survey nearly 5,000 nonprofit workers rated their satisfaction with 169 organizations in 25 workplace qualities — five in each of the following categories:

Work environment: scheduling, diversity, family balance, teamwork, fun, technology, policies and procedures
Management and communications: treatment and feedback from supervisors, workplace communications, discipline for poor performance, rewards and acknowledgement for top performance
Mission and goals: progress of mission, trust in management and board, employee involvement in decisions, community support, workplace pride
Career development and learning: on-the-job training, off-site education and training, growth opportunities, promotion and advancement, job goals and expectations
Benefits and compensation: adequacy and fairness of pay, health and wellness plan, retirement plan, paid time off and leave, opportunities for better pay and benefits

EMPLOYER BENEFITS SURVEY

Organization representatives answered about 50 questions covering a comprehensive set of benefits including health and wellness, time off, family-friendly policies, work scheduling, incentives, retirement plans and culture.

SCORING

The employee survey counted for 5/6 of a nonprofit’s score. For each organization, the average employee satisfaction rating was calculated in each of the five categories above on a scale of 0-100. The benefits survey was also scored on a 100-point scale, accounting for the remaining 1/6 of the overall score, resulting in a total possible score of 600.

HOW TO ENTER THE 2013 100 BEST NONPROFITS:

Eligibility: Any nonprofit 501(c)-type organization, government agency, association, hospital, credit union, etc., with at least 10 employees (and/or volunteers who work an average of 20 or more hours per month) in Oregon will be eligible to enter the 2013 survey. Organizations may be based outside the state but only their Oregon workers may participate.
Survey period: The process for 2013’s list will begin in April and end in June 2013. There is no charge to participate, and organizations that do not make the list will remain anonymous. All participants that complete the process can obtain survey results.
Submitting your workplace: Send an email with your name, title, phone number and email address to: 100best@oregonbusiness.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Mark your calendar: The sign-up link will be posted to www.oregon100best.com in April 2013.

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.