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Common Ground Learning Collaborative

Real places.
Real civic action.

When you support Common Ground educators, your impact reaches every student they teach. In our first cohort alone, approximately 500 students will have opportunities for meaningful civic action with their teachers’ guidance, such as cleaning up a local creek, creating a public awareness campaign, or presenting to their city council.

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Giving Levels

Open to individuals, businesses, and organizations. In-kind gifts are recognized at the level that matches their value.

Beacon

$10,000+

Everything in Visionary, plus:

  • Name or logo receives top placement on our website
  • Spotlight Feature: a short profile on our website sharing your story and why you support Common Ground
  • Invitation to a special annual virtual convening with a featured guest speaker and Common Ground leadership

Visionary

$5,000–$9,999

Everything in Pillar, plus:

  • Name or logo in our monthly newsletter
  • Invitation to one Common Ground program activity per year, based on availability

Pillar

$1,000–$4,999

Everything in Advocate, plus:

  • Name or logo on our website
  • Featured individually, noting support level, in the annual impact report
  • Early look at the annual report

Advocate

$500–$999
  • Name or logo listed in the annual impact report
  • Quarterly “Field Notes” email with behind-the-scenes program updates, photos, and stories from the field

Neighbor

$1–$499
  • Name or logo listed in the annual impact report

Give online

Common Ground is fiscally sponsored by the Rural Engagement & Vitality Center (REV). Online gifts are made through REV’s secure donation page.

  1. Click Donate to go to REV’s donation page.
  2. Select Special Projects.
  3. On the next page, enter Common Ground in the note field.
Donate through REV

Give by check

Make checks payable to Rural Engagement & Vitality Center and write Common Ground in the memo line.

Rural Engagement & Vitality Center
PO Box 31
La Grande, OR 97850

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Partner

Host a visit, share expertise, or contribute lodging, meals, or meeting space.

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