The Oregon Community Foundation
Stephanie Swanson has an extensive work experience spanning over 30 years. Stephanie currently serves as the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at The Oregon Community Foundation, where they lead a team in raising awareness about the power of philanthropy. Prior to this role, they were the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the same organization.
Before joining The Oregon Community Foundation, Stephanie was the Vice President Communications at Enhabit, a non-profit focused on creating social impact through improved living spaces. Stephanie led brand identity, communications strategy, and partnership development during their tenure.
Stephanie also has experience in the public sector, having worked as a Commissioner at the Oregon Commission for Women. Additionally, they have held leadership positions at Clean Energy Works, MarketShift Strategies, the City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development, Cole & Weber, and CNN.
Throughout their career, Stephanie has demonstrated expertise in brand communications, marketing strategy, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Stephanie has a strong track record of driving growth, engaging customers, and generating revenue for organizations.
Stephanie Swanson attended Vanderbilt University from 1982 to 1986, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies.
The Oregon Community Foundation
The mission of Oregon Community Foundation is to improve lives for all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. OCF works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create charitable funds to support the community causes they care about. Through these funds, in 2020 OCF awarded more than $230 million in grants and scholarships. Thousands of citizens have created a permanent endowment for Oregon through OCF – an endowment that will help Oregonians today and for generations to come. Who We Are: OCF's endowment come from thousands of Oregonians who have invested with us to help our state. OCF manages more than 3,000 individual funds of various sizes. From these funds, grants are distributed to support the critical work that nonprofit organizations are doing around Oregon. OCF is governed by a volunteer board of directors. They provide leadership to the Foundation and have the responsibility to ensure that the endowment is managed in an efficient, thoughtful way. We rely on more than 1,600 local volunteers who give us deep-rooted knowledge of community needs. Our professional staff helps donors realize their charitable goals and nonprofit organizations become stronger. What We Do: The Oregon Community Foundation is committed to improving life and uniting Oregonians through philanthropy. Thanks to thousands of donors and hundreds of individual funds, OCF is the leader in Oregon philanthropy, strengthening communities across the state.