Publications
Articles and Research
This summer we hired 10 Research Interns to develop a database of all that is happening in Portland’s non-profit community. Check back soon for our published research data on Portland’s non-profit community!
Click here to see what is driving the United Demonstration Project! Coupled with research from the Search Institute, we are off and running building assets in kids.
Click here to see the preliminary analysis from our non-profit research!
Click here to read our executive summary of the important study, “Hardwired to Connect: A Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities.”
The Third Way Blog
In the midst of segregation, and in response to a violent response, Martin Luther King Jr. highlighted non-violent resistance as a creative third response. In an era where people are often identified by the left or the right, we believe the answer usually resides in a third way. Check back often to hear how this plays out on a daily basis in the city of Portland!
Fiscal Information
At PLF, we think fiscal disclosure is important. We want to be efficient with our donors investment, so each year we will update our organizational information here for you to see.





