Interviews and documentaries about Nonprofit Organizations in Portland Oregon
242 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -The Non-Profit Hour examines the inner workings and hears the human stories of Portland's many local non-profits. Shows air every Friday at 1:30 on XRAY.fm. Brought to us by the Media Institute for Social Change -- a public interest media lab that works to inspire, empower and engage emerging media producers.
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NPHH: S5E30 White Bird
December 22, 2017 21:04 - 30 minutes - 28 MBNPHH: S5E30 White Bird by Media Institute for Social Change
NPHH S5E29: ChickTech
November 28, 2017 20:09 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBThis week we have an interview with 2017 Skidmore Prize winner Janice Levenhagen of ChickTech. Every year during their holiday Give!Guide season, the Willamette Week honors Portlanders 35 and under who are making outstanding contributions to their community. We’re featuring the winners on the show this month. ChickTech works to engage women and girls in the tech industry through workshops, mentorship opportunities, and a year-long program for high school students.
NPHH S5E28: Cascade AIDS Project
November 28, 2017 20:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this episode we have an interview with 2017 Skidmore Prize winner Tyler TerMeer of Cascade AIDS Project. Every year during their holiday Give!Guide season, the Willamette Week honors Portlanders 35 and under who are making outstanding contributions to their community. We’re featuring the winners on the show this month. Founded in 1983, Cascade AIDS Project is the oldest community-based provider of HIV services, education, and advocacy in Oregon and Southwest Washington. This year, CAP op...
NPHH S5E27: Give!Guide and 4D Recovery
November 22, 2017 18:48 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBEvery year, the Non-Profit Happy Hour profiles winners of the Skidmore Prize on the show. During their holiday Give!Guide season, the Willamette Week honors Portlanders 35 and under who are making outstanding contributions to their community. In this episode, we have a conversation with Give!Guide executive director Mahala Ray. She tells us about this year's lineup of 150 area non-profits and how Give!Guide inspires Portlanders to invest in local causes. Then we'll hear from Skidmore winner ...
NPHH S5E26: Kinship House
November 17, 2017 17:57 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBNovember is National Adoption Month, so in this episode we have a conversation with Dennise Kowalczyk and Melissa Smith-Hohnstein of Kinship House. Their organization provides mental health services to foster children and support for their families.
NPHH S5E25: MetroEast Community Media
November 07, 2017 05:20 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode we have a conversation with Martin Jones of MetroEast Community Media. MetroEast seeks to make electronic media accessible to all. Located in downtown Gresham, they offer classes and media production opportunities.
NPHH S5E24: Community Vision
November 02, 2017 02:47 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode we have a conversation with Joe Wykowski and Valerie Plummer of Community Vision. Their organization provides support—from housing to employment assistance to mentorship and more— for adults and youth experiencing disabilities. In 2018, Community Vision will open Portland’s first fully universally-designed building on SE Division.
NPHH S5E23: Short Docs
November 02, 2017 02:28 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode we have five short documentaries by former MISC students. We have a piece on Kairos PDX by Radio U alum Aimee Craig as well as four stories that were produced this summer by our Summery Documentary Program students. We'll hear sound-rich portraits of Rahab's Sisters, Bus Riders Unite, Community Cycling Center, and City Repair Project.
NPHH S5E22: Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
October 20, 2017 23:55 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThis episode features an interview with Damon Motz-Storey, Marilee Dea, KellyAnn Cameron of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. They’ll share how their organization is tackling hefty public health issues like gun violence and climate change.
NPHH S5E21: Columbia Slough Watershed Council
October 20, 2017 23:50 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode we have a conversation with Corrina Chase and Jennifer Starkey of the Columbia Slough Watershed Council. We'll talk geology, habitat preservation, and describe how you can get involved in protecting and enjoying the urban watershed in Portland's backyard.
NPHH S5E20: Milagro Theatre
October 04, 2017 22:31 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, we take a look at Portland’s Milagro Theatre. First, we have a short documentary by Coral Yang. This piece was created during the media institute’s 2017 Summer Documentary Program for college students. We also have a rebroadcast of our 2015 conversation with Milagro’s artistic director, Dañel Malán.
NPHH S5E19: Airway Science for Kids
September 27, 2017 17:30 - 32 minutes - 73.6 MBThis show features a conversation with Jackie Murphy and Stephanie Peters of Airway Science for Kids. Their organization provides immersive, hands-on education in aeronautics engineering to youth from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Students in their teen program build (and eventually fly!) FAA certified airplanes.
NPH S5E18: Right to Health
September 27, 2017 15:31 - 59 minutes - 137 MBWe’ll hear from Leslie Gregory, Tina Semko, and Kristy LaFollette of Right to Health. This organization provides health outreach, education, and empowerment to people affected by stress-related risks associated with racism.
NPH S5E17: Beneficial State Bank and Mercy Corps NW
September 03, 2017 20:34 - 1 hour - 142 MBThis show features two conversations with people who are working to make our financial systems more just and equitable. First we’ll hear from Kat Taylor and Matt Anderson of Beneficial State Bank, a certified B Corp that holds to what it calls a “triple bottom-line of social justice, environmental well-being and economic sustainability.” Then we talk to John Haines about Mercy Corps Northwest’s pioneering Community Investment Trust.
NPH S5E16: Bark, The Circus Project, Tender Table, and Portland Tenants United
August 17, 2017 19:16 - 57 minutes - 54.2 MBOn this show, we have a conversation with Courtney Rae of Bark, an organization that seeks to defend and restore Mount Hood’s forests. You'll also hear three short documentaries by former MISC students. We have a story on The Circus Project by Radio U grad Carlye Meisburger as well as two pieces by our 2017 Summer Documentary Program students—one by Emily Curtis on Portland Tenants United and one by Lucy Stevens on Tender Table.
NPH S5E15: OK Chorale
August 08, 2017 04:54 - 55 minutes - 127 MBIn this episode we hear about Portland's preeminent pop-up choir, the OK Chorale. Producer Megan Hattie Stahl brings us the on-the-ground sounds of one of the group's meet-ups. Then we talk to founders Kate Sokoloff and Ben Landsverk in the studio.
NPH S5E13: Spring 2017 Radio U Documentaries
August 08, 2017 04:53 - 57 minutes - 131 MBWe present eight short documentaries on local non-profits and social issues. These pieces were created by students from our Radio U course, which is offered every spring and fall in partnership with XRAY.FM. The course presents the journalism and technical skills necessary to make audio documentaries. Our most recent group produced a diverse array of stories—we’ll hear about grief counseling, forest protectors, bicycle seats, and the question of secession. We’ll also play a short piece by At...
NPH S5E14: Sisters of the Road Through Our Lens, Oregon Humanities, Portland Playhouse
August 08, 2017 04:53 - 55 minutes - 127 MBIn this episode, we have two short documentaries on organizations working to facilitate conversations that sometimes divide our community. We'll also hear about a new photography project from Sisters of the Road. Host Phil Busse speaks with Shannon Cogan, Community Engagement Manager at Sisters, as well as photographers Damian Blakeley and Phoebe Oaks about Through Our Lens, a traveling show by unhoused photographers from the Sisters of the Road community. Special thanks to producer Aimee Cra...
NPH S5E12: Farmers Ending Hunger, Gateway Green Space, Cape Horn Conservancy
August 08, 2017 00:03 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBWe learn about two organizations that are preserving the Northwest’s green spaces for public enjoyment. Then we'll hear from a group of farmers that are using their agricultural resources to fight hunger in Oregon. First we will speak to Ted Gilbert and Jocelyn Gaudi of Gateway Green, Portland’s newest park. Next we'll get a short report from producer Barb Seaman on Cape Horn Conservancy. This group of volunteers is dedicated to preserving, enhancing and promoting the Cape Horn Trail, one of ...
NPH S5E11: Geercrest Farm and Sauvie Island Center
August 07, 2017 21:03 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBThis show features two farms that are teaching children hands on lessons about environmental science and agriculture. First we’ll hear from Cayla Catino and Adam McKinley from Geercrest Farm & Historical Society. The farm has passed down through five generations of the Geer family, a prominent family in Oregon’s state history. Today, the farm serves as a non-profit that immerses children in agrarian life and aims to build leadership skills through meaningful work. Next we will hear from Eliza...
NPH S5E10: Kinship House and Portland Kitchen
August 07, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBWe bring you conversations with two organizations that help underserved youth in the Portland area. Joy Church, the executive director of Portland Kitchen, will tell us about how her non-profit uses food as a tool to build life skills with youth in a fun and creative setting. We will also speak with Heather Jeffries and Timothy Travis from Kinship House, a group that provides outpatient mental health services to foster and adopted children as well as their families.
NPH S5E09: Reach the Beach and Skate Like a Girl
May 10, 2017 16:39 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBFirst we speak with Terrence Philip of Skate Like a Girl, a non-profit that provides skateboarding clinics for girls of all ages. Next we hear from Brian Mayo of the American Lung Association (ALA). He'll tell us about Reach the Beach, a unique bike-ride fundraiser to support ALA programs. Finally, a short radio documentary from producer Barb Seaman about the Cascade Pickleball League, a fun competition that helps raise money for the Cascade Middle School library.
NPH S5E08: Sexual Assault Resource Center and Surg+Restore
April 25, 2017 20:49 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBFirst we speak to Scott Brown, the president and founder of Surg+Restore. His organization works to finance and train Sierra Leonean medics to maintain a sustainable reconstructive plastic surgery and burn center in Makeni, Sierra Leone. Next we hear from Erin Ellis, Brianna Ellingson and Sunyi Kim of the Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC). Founded in 1977 by two sexual assault survivors, SARC provides education, support and advocacy to those affected by sexual violence 24 hours a day, 365...
NPH S5E07: Ninety-nine Girlfriends and Golden
April 11, 2017 17:14 - 1 hour - 84 MBWe speak with two organizations that help people find the most impactful way to volunteer and donate. First we hear from Ninety-nine Girlfriends, a group of women from Oregon and Southwest Washington that utilize collective giving to provide a $100,000 grant each year to a local non-profit. Next we learn about Golden, a new app that connects volunteers to meaningful work and allows non-profits to easily manage their volunteer activities.
NPH S5E06: Latino Network and the World Forestry Center
March 28, 2017 19:22 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBWe speak with Lizzie Martinez, the Development and Communications Director for Latino Network. Her organization aims to positively transform the lives of latino youth, families, and communities through education and empowerment. Next we'll hear from Eric Vines, the Executive Director of the World Forestry Center (WFC). WFC is an international non-profit dedicated to connecting people to the importance of forests and sustainable forestry.
NPH S5E05: NW Outward Bound School and On-the-Move Community Integration
March 14, 2017 20:50 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBWe speak with Executive Director Mitsu Iwasaki and Development Director Megan Buchholz from NW Outward Bound School as well as Leah Gagliano, the executive director of On-the-Move Community Integration.
NPH S5E04: Agnes Zach of WVDO and Laura Tokarski of Trash for Peace
February 28, 2017 21:51 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBNPH S5E04: Agnes Zach of WVDO and Laura Tokarski of Trash for Peace by Media Institute for Social Change
NPH S5E03: Carol Tatch of the MRG Foundation and author Valaida Fullwood
February 14, 2017 22:20 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBNPH S5E03: Carol Tatch of the MRG Foundation and author Valaida Fullwood by Media Institute for Social Change
NPH S5E01: Dave Lowe from the Rebuilding Center
February 14, 2017 18:03 - 51 minutes - 58.7 MBNPH S5E01: Dave Lowe from the Rebuilding Center by Media Institute for Social Change
NPH S5E02: Chris Coleman of Portland Center Stage
February 14, 2017 18:03 - 57 minutes - 65.4 MBNPH S5E02: Chris Coleman of Portland Center Stage by Media Institute for Social Change
NPH Give!Guide 2016 Pt 2: Casey Block of College Possible & Elizabeth Nye of Girls Inc. of PNW
February 02, 2017 00:57 - 57 minutes - 65.8 MBPart two of a six week series featuring winners of Willamette Week Give!Guide's Skidmore Prize in addition to organizations participating in this year's Give!Guide. This week features Skidmore winner Casey Block of College Possible as well as an interview with Elizabeth Nye of Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest from one of our Nonprofit Hour Live shows.
NPH Give!Guide 2016 Pt 3: Cole Merkel of Street Roots and Jessica Elkan of New Avenues for Youth
February 02, 2017 00:52 - 59 minutes - 67.7 MBPart three of a six week series featuring winners of Willamette Week Give!Guide's Skidmore Prize in addition to organizations participating in this year's Give!Guide. This week features Skidmore winner Cole Merkel of Street Roots as well as a conversation with Jessica Elkan of New Avenues for Youth from one of our Nonprofit Hour Live shows.
NPH Give!Guide 2016 Pt 4: Daisha Tate and Jill Ginsburg of North by Northwest Community Health
February 02, 2017 00:47 - 54 minutes - 61.9 MBPart four of a six week series featuring winners of Willamette Week Give!Guide's Skidmore Prize in addition to organizations participating in this year's Give!Guide. This week features Skidmore winner Daisha Tate of North by Northwest Community Health Center in addition to a conversation with their Medical Director Jill Ginsburg.
NPH Give!Guide 2016 Pt5: Janice Martellucci of Peace in our Schools & Jaime Fantauzzi of AWL
February 02, 2017 00:29 - 59 minutes - 67.7 MBPart five of a six week series featuring winners of Willamette Week Give!Guide's Skidmore Prize in addition to organizations participating in this year's Give!Guide. This week features Skidmore winner Janice Martellucci of Peace in Our Schools as well as a conversation with Jaime Fantauzzi of Adventures without Limits.
NPH Give!Guide 2016 Pt 6: Jasmine Petit of Outside In & Elise Downing of Sisters of the Road
February 02, 2017 00:09 - 59 minutes - 68.4 MBPart six of a six week series featuring winners of Willamette Week Give!Guide's Skidmore Prize in addition to organizations participating in this year's Give!Guide. This week features Skidmore winner Jasmine Petit of Outside In and a conversation with Elise Downing of Sisters of the Road from one of our Nonprofit Hour Live shows.
NPH S4E22: Andrew Proctor from Literary Arts and Kristi Balzer of Rock'n'Roll Camp for Girls
November 01, 2016 07:06 - 1 hour - 121 MBPortland is a city that, as evidenced by being home to one of the greatest independent bookstores in the country, has a long love of reading. On today's show we welcome Andrew Proctor, Executive Director of Literary Arts, who are most widely known for presenting the Portland Arts and Lectures Series at the Arlene Schnitzer as well as the annual Wordstock Festival. First up though we have some news about an event coming up this week and on the phone to tell us about it we have Kristi Balzer,...
NPH S4E21: Nikki and Brian Weaver of Portland Playhouse and Bianca McCarthy of ECHO Theatre
November 01, 2016 06:48 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBNPH S4E21: Nikki and Brian Weaver of Portland Playhouse and Bianca McCarthy of ECHO Theatre by Media Institute for Social Change
NPH S4E17: Mya Chamberlin of SAGE Metro Portland and Emily Evans of Women's Foundation of Oregon
November 01, 2016 06:42 - 59 minutes - 67.5 MBSince early in 2015 we've had the pleasure of hearing the insights and interviews of the Nonprofit Hour's co-host Julie Falk but we are sad to say that, due to the demands of her numerous other commitments in our community, she has informed us that she will no longer be able to continue with our show. We have greatly enjoyed having Julie as a part of the team and have benefited from viewpoints and perspectives she has shared with us and it is with that thought that we dedicate today's show t...
NPH S4E16: Joe Kurmaskie of Iron It Out and Jaime Fantauzzi of Adventures Without Limits
November 01, 2016 06:06 - 58 minutes - 67.3 MBOn this week's show we have two guests with stories about overcoming obstacles through activity and awareness. In the latter half of the show we'll be joined by world class athlete and bestselling author Joe Kurmaskie about his history and his organization, Iron It Out, which seeks to bring awareness to a widely unknown and underdiagnosed disease called hemachromatosis. First up though we're going to be finding out about Adventures without limits a group that takes people with limitations b...
NPH S4E15: Elizabeth Nye of Girls, Inc. and Dr. Phil Marshall of Oregon Crusaders
November 01, 2016 05:40 - 59 minutes - 67.8 MBOn this week's show we'll be hearing two interviews that were recorded at our latest live show at the Waypost on North Williams with organizations that encourage and empower young people to become all they can be. In the second half of the show we have a conversation with Elizabeth Nye of Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest -- an organization that was built on the foundation of over a century of history of Girls Clubs that has evolved to become a place that inspires girls, ages 6-18, to be ...
NPH S4E20: Cigi Guerin of NW Theatre Project and Philip Cuomo of COHO Productions
October 03, 2016 23:57 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBThis week’s episode of The Non-Profit Hour features interviews with two theater directors: Ciji Guerin from Northwest Theatre Project and Philip Cuomo from Coho Productions. Phil talks with Ciji following the rebranding of the Northwest Theatre Project, which until recently was Bump in the Road Theatre. They discuss how theatres can support fledgling playwrights and artists, and why the non-profit model makes sense for Northwest Theatre Project. Next, Phil sits down with Philip Cuomo, artis...
NPH S4E19: Robyn Tennenbaum of Livewire Radio with host Luke Burbank
September 28, 2016 03:21 - 58 minutes - 66.9 MBToday we’ll hear from Robyn Tenenbaum, executive producer of Live Wire Radio. Live Wire is a nationally-broadcast live show based here in Portland and recorded both locally at the Alberta Rose Theatre as well as in venues across the country. Robyn talked with our host, Phil Busse, about the show’s evolution and why arts matter in the nonprofit world. Northwest native Luke Burbank hosts Live Wire Radio as well as producing his own regular podcast and being a frequent guest on NPR's Wait Wai...
NPH S4E18: Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky of Columbia Riverkeeper; Willie Levenson of Human Access Project
August 11, 2016 21:03 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBJasmine Zimmer-Stucky of Columbia Riverkeeper about their work on behalf of preserving the Columbia River's water quality and the recent Gorge oil train derailment in Mosier; Wille Levenson of the Human Access Project about the Big Float 2016, advocacy for promoting public access and use of the Willamette River and their upcoming Naked Goddess Swim; MISC Summer Documentary Program Student Rashad Saleh about his experiences in the program and the premiere of his audio documentary about NAYA.
NPH S4E14 Full: Portland Community Media & Awesome Portland
June 07, 2016 01:55 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBOn today's show we're going to be hearing about a couple of organizations that steer slightly away from our traditional sense of what a non-profit is. In the second half of the program Phil Busse speaks with two members, Megan McGeorge and Evan 'Rabble' Henshaw Plath, of the organization Awesome Portland which is not officially a nonprofit but instead a group of trustees that comes together every other month to evaluate proposals from artists, musicians, environmentalists, social justice act...
NPH S4E13 - Elise Downing of Sisters of the Road and Rebekah Albert of Rosehaven
May 24, 2016 20:46 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBIn this Nonprofit Hour show we'll be hearing about a couple of nonprofits that are long established ones in the Portland area who are doing tremendously important work for people in vulnerable populations and doing it in a way that maintains their clients dignity and self worth. In the first half of the show Phil Busse spoke at our latest live recording event with Elise Downing of Sisters of the Road - a homeless support and advocacy group that has been operating in our city since 1979. It'...
NPH S4E12: Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Arran Robertson of Oregon Wild
May 10, 2016 01:19 - 59 minutes - 67.7 MBIn today's Nonprofit Hour show we'll be hearing the last installment of our interviews about the intersection of nonprofit organizations and city hall prior to the May 17th Oregon primary election. For our most recent Nonprofit Hour live show from the Waypost on Sunday, May 1st we were pleased to welcome current City Commissioner Amanda Fritz to the stage where she shared with us her thoughts about the direction Portland is moving, some areas where we can use improvement and some stories of ...
Amanda Fritz, Portland City Commissioner
May 08, 2016 20:25 - 19 minutes - 22.3 MBThe ballots have been distributed and now it's time to cast your vote for who you think will best lead the city of Portland into the future. Over the past two months, in both our studio and live shows, the Nonprofit Hour has been joined by numerous candidates for Portland City Hall offices to discuss what they think makes our city unique, the problems we face as the city grows and their plans for solving these issues including collaboration with the nonprofit community. To help inform your ...
Chloe Eudaly, candidate Portland City Council
May 08, 2016 20:25 - 21 minutes - 25.1 MBThe ballots have been distributed and now it's time to cast your vote for who you think will best lead the city of Portland into the future. Over the past two months, in both our studio and live shows, the Nonprofit Hour has been joined by numerous candidates for Portland City Hall offices to discuss what they think makes our city unique, the problems we face as the city grows and their plans for solving these issues including collaboration with the nonprofit community. To help inform your ...
David Schor, candidate Portland Mayor
May 08, 2016 20:25 - 18 minutes - 21.5 MBThe ballots have been distributed and now it's time to cast your vote for who you think will best lead the city of Portland into the future. Over the past two months, in both our studio and live shows, the Nonprofit Hour has been joined by numerous candidates for Portland City Hall offices to discuss what they think makes our city unique, the problems we face as the city grows and their plans for solving these issues including collaboration with the nonprofit community. To help inform your ...
Fred Stewart, candidate Portland City Council
May 08, 2016 20:25 - 26 minutes - 30.7 MBThe ballots have been distributed and now it's time to cast your vote for who you think will best lead the city of Portland into the future. Over the past two months, in both our studio and live shows, the Nonprofit Hour has been joined by numerous candidates for Portland City Hall offices to discuss what they think makes our city unique, the problems we face as the city grows and their plans for solving these issues including collaboration with the nonprofit community. To help inform your ...