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grants. In 2005, the organization gave nearly
$282,000 to 136 organizations across the country.
“Each year, Resist funds groups like Uwe Makes
a Family, because our mission is to support people
who take a stand about the issues that matter today,
whether its to resist corporate globalization, promote
a woman’s right to choose or develop activist lead
ers,” said board chairman Marc Miller. “And we
believe it is especially important to help grassroots
organizations that might be tixi small or too local—
or t<x) radical—for mainstream foundations.”
PABA Closes Year
with Budget Talks
The final meeting of 2006 for the Portland
Area Business Association focused on the organi
zation’s finances. The group voted to accept a
variation of recommendations from a treasurer’s
report and discussed how much and when to allot
funds to the PABA scholarship program.
Interim treasurer Mat Isham recommended eight
no-nonsense changes the organization should make
to stay in the black Nov. 21. Despite the specific
nature of his suggestions, including closing the
organization’s office in the Oregon Association of
Minority Entrepreneurs building in North Portland,
eliminating the paid staff position and turning over
all financial responsibility and check-writing power
to the treasurer, the board passed more kindly word
ed guidelines. The guidelines included honoring the
organization’s 2006 debts, maintaining a newsletter
only if it is financially self-sustaining and operating
a budget based on actual revenue that may be adjust
ed during the year. The board also voted to eliminate
the executive director position.
we never officially
specified an amount,”
Patton said. “1 was
empowered by the
committee to get a
significant amount to
go to the scholarships.
1 had to keep PA BA’s
needs in mind, tixx"
The board will
vote on an exact fig
ure at its Jan. 16 board
meeting. Meanwhile,
The 2007 PABA board is, from left, Sean Minogue, Brad Wulf, Stacey
Minogue and Patton
Mills, MJ Petroni, Corey Kaster, Michael Long and Rob Patton. (Members
seem to agree on how
not pictured are Ann Seelye, JJ Lee Kwai, Aaron C. Yeagle, Theresa Reed,
the money should be
Michael Traylor and Dot Graeber.)
spent.
According to president-elect Sean Minogue,
“1 personally don’t believe it should go to any
the organization will begin looking for smaller and
other PABA expenses other than the Winter
less expensive office space.
Party,” said Patton, whose committee collected 60
Isham said he was satisfied with the changes
prizes from approximately 50 donors.
inspired by his report. “What I was trying to do was
Minogue expressed relief over the board delaying
trying to get them to stop stealing from Peter to pay
decisions until newly elected members took position.
Paul, and I think I’ve accomplished that.” Isham
“It’s an awkward time with the transition. I’m
was not voted onto the 2007 PABA board.
comfortable that we did not take specific actions
A letter was submitted to the board by treasurer until we had time to discuss things with a calm
elect Rob Patton on behalf of the silent auction
manner,” he said.
committee that raised money for the organization’s
Speaking as an individual, he took a position on
Winter Party. The committee asked for donations in
how to allot money raised from the Winter Party.
part to raise money for a PABA education scholar
“My personal opinion is we should give the full
ship, he said. The committee requested between
$2,000 for the scholarship fund and deal with the
$1,500 and $2,000 or 50 percent of the net figure
consequences,’’ Minogue said. “I have not yet had
raised at the party to be allotted to scholarships.
an opportunity to project what we will expect from
“As a committee, we knew some of the
membership for '07, but I think we’ll be OK,
donations would have to cover the Winter Party, so
especially if we’re not going to have the executive
director salary or newsletter expenses, at least for a
while.”
PABA meets 4 p.m. Jan. 8 for a special meeting
to set up new committees at 4134 N. Vancouver Ave.
Portland Arts Gets Boost
The Regional Arts and Culture Council
announced its 2007 art projects awards Dec. 15.
A total of $376,329 was awarded to 97 grantees,
including 38 individual artists and 59 organizations
that will offer artistic programs to the public this
year. Last year RACC awarded $1,014,000 in
general support awards.
Funding for these awards comes from the city of
Portland, Multnomah County, Clackamas County,
Washington County, Metro and Work for Art,
RACC’s workplace giving program.
“We received strong applications from some of
the most promising artists and exciting nonprofit
organizations our community has to offer,” said
Eloise Damrosch, executive director of RACC.
“Together their creative endeavors will enrich the
cultural landscape of the Portland metropolitan
area, provide arts access for more of our citizens and
enhance our children’s learning through increased
arts education activities.”
The following grantees are of particular interest
to the queer community: Act for Change received
$3,750 for theater workshops and performances
exploring issues of mental health; Classic Greek
Theatre of Oregon received $ 3,675 for 23 perform
ances of Aristophanes’ Peace; Conduit Dance
received $4,900 for the commission of three innova-
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