Portland Business Alliance Charitable Institute Inc

Programs: Nike school innovation fund was established as a five-year, $9 million commitment to help portland, hillsboro and beaverton public schools. The innovation fund supports innovation in schools, targeted toward the delivery of quality education and leadership development. Portland, beaverton and hillsboro school districts each received grants to facilitate the education of early learners, by creating summer programs to assist kindergarteners getting ready for first grade. Portland public schools also received a grant to fund a leadership academy for teachers and principals and to experiment with the use of business managers in its high schools. In all cases the use of innovative methods was encouraged. The nike school innovation fund continued to build on the effort of nike and its employees who are engaged and supportive of public schools. The funds were not all expended in 5 years, so the program was extended to allow more time to expend the funds. Next year is expected to be the final year of the fund.

citizen's crime commission provides citizens with an opportunity to participate in developing proposals to reduce crime in the portland community through research, education, commmunity support and advocacy. The commission continued its ongoing effort to provide leadership in the fight against crime by working with businesses, citizens, government officials, criminal justice representatives and lawmakers to make oregon's state and local system more efficient, effective, and accountable.

partners in diversity (pid) is an organization operating under the charitable trust of the portland business alliance. We work with companies to help recruit and retain professionals of color to the portland region. Pid accomplishes this goal through educational programs for practitioners and ceos, job postings and dissemination, a renowned and robust quarterly networking event, and promotional tours to help professionals become aware of all that portland has to offer.

studies (value of jobs): the institute partners with various organizations including statewide business associations and the port of portland to conduct economic studies, raise awareness and educate the region about the value of jobs to the overall health of the community. Big belly trash compactors: businesses can make donations to the institute and the funds are used to purchase solar powered public trash compactors which are granted to the city.