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The Gray Family Foundation supports and commissions research, documentation and reports to advance outdoor education, environmental literacy and student success in Oregon.
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Building trust, investing, and getting out of the way: Our path to a $1 million gift
Gray Family Foundation’s Executive Director, Nancy Bales, reflects on the foundation’s evolving approach to grantmaking and the path to our board’s decision to make our largest gift to date in support of a long-term, sustainable outdoor school program in the state of Oregon. We believe investments in backbone organizations are key to creating systemic change...
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Guide
Equitable Access Projects in Camp Facility Maintenance Guide
We are pleased to share this documentation created by Empowering Access. It is a guide to considering disability equity when working on maintenance and development projects at camp facilities.
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Evaluation Report
2019 Outdoor School for All! Evaluation Report
We are pleased to share the newly released, Outdoor School for All! Diverse Programming and Outcomes in Oregon, 2019 Evaluation Report compiled by our partner, Dr. Steven Braun and the Oregon State University Outdoor School program. This report is designed to support outdoor school programs in making positive programmatic shifts to ensure that all students are able to have meaningful and culturally relevant experiences in the outdoors that contribute to their academic success.
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