About the Partners

• Author: Barbara Tint
• Profession: Professor of Conflict Resolution at Portland State University and an international trainer, consultant, and facilitator
• Pages: 11-12

ABOUT THE PARTNERS

One tree cannot make a forest.

— LIBERIAN PROVERB

This project was a true partnership. None of us could have accomplished this work

without the other. We all learned so much along the way and have been inspired by

what true collaboration can do.

Andrus Family Fund (AFF)

The Andrus Family Fund, a sub‐fund of the Surdna Foundation, was established in

2000 to give fifth‐generation foundation family members between the ages of 25 and

45 an opportunity to learn about and participate in organized philanthropy. In its

first year of operation, the AFF Board selected two program areas in which to focus

its energies: community reconciliation and the passage of youth out of foster care

toward independent living. At that time, the board also adopted William Bridges’

Transition Framework with the firm conviction that intentionally and consistently

paying attention to the internal transitions people go through, as they confront

external change in their lives, is the only way to make social change sustainable. The

mission and focus of AFF have changed since the completion of this project. To read

more about the Andrus Family Fund, please visit www.affund.org.

Immigrant andRefugee Community Organization (IRCO)

Started in 1975, IRCO is a community‐based, nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization assist-

ing refugees and immigrants through the various stages of integration into U.S.

society. The mission of IRCO is to promote the integration of refugees, immigrants,

and the community at large into a self‐sufficient, healthy, and inclusive multiethnic

society. Reflecting great diversity, IRCO’s clients represent many countries and

regions throughout the world. IRCO is the leading refugee organization in Oregon