{"id":591,"date":"2022-02-22T15:54:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T21:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/?page_id=591"},"modified":"2022-04-27T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:33:44","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"591\" class=\"elementor elementor-591\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-410ac0d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"410ac0d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,97C126.7,96.3,0.8,19.8,0,0v100l1000,0V1C1000,19.4,873.3,97.8,500,97z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d4781b8\" data-id=\"3d4781b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b00998e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b00998e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of the Potts Family Foundation<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54f17467 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54f17467\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-227cddc\" data-id=\"227cddc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1777488f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1777488f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1981 \u2013 2000<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15605cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15605cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Resource Development Foundation (CRDF)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761d6459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"761d6459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Community Resource Development Foundation was created in 1980 by Ray and Pat Potts as an <i>operating foundation<\/i> to pay it forward to provide financial support for the provision of management training and assistance for nonprofits matching their good intentions with tools to produce good results. A separate 501(c)(3) called the Support Center was created to provide those services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62874e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62874e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/centerhouse1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-594\" alt=\"Original photo of the Potts Family Foundation building.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/centerhouse1.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/centerhouse1-300x178.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedd246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bedd246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Reflecting the intent to involve the family in philanthropy, the original members of the CRDF board were: Steve, Mark, Larry, Paula, Pat and Ray Potts along with John Trudgeon, friend and legal guide. Susan and Kathy Potts, spouses of family members, we added not long after.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">CRDF owned the building which was used by the Support Center (now known as the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits) as a Shared Service Center housing a maximum of 12 small organizations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A library, meeting room and receptionist services were provided along with the use of office equipment. An arson fire in 1989 caused dislocation. Bank of America generously provided office space on one floor for all of the organizations during the five month restoration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95c41c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95c41c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7fab74\" data-id=\"c7fab74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da03f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da03f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2000 \u2013 Present<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8923e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8923e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Potts Family Foundation (PFF)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad83f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad83f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Before Pat retired in 2000, after 20 years as Executive Director of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, the CRDF underwent reorganization and became Potts Family Foundation, a <i>supporting nonprofit<\/i>. This change granted the ability to expand the focus of giving to beneficiaries of Oklahoma community foundations across the state.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">In addition to the support of nonprofit management and governance help, PFF added over the years a focus on early childhood development and wellbeing with an emphasis on root causes and the desire to:<\/p><ul><li class=\"li1\">Empower people and organizations<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Impact future, as well as present, human needs<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Leverage resources for the greatest impact<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Secure sustainability and the potential replication of evidence-based programs and services<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9ac8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a9ac8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Office-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1752\" alt=\"New Office\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Office-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Office-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Office-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Office-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-Office.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4caf635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4caf635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From 2000 to 2015, Pat served as the Chair of the Board ably assisted by a series of executive directors. In 2015, she moved from Board Chair to President\/CEO and the foundation became a <i>private foundation<\/i> adapting to changing regulations and evolving activities. The PFF Board Chair now rotates between community and family members.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">In 2017, upon Pat\u2019s retirement, Craig Knutson was named President\/CEO. At the same time, the office moved from the Research Parkway, where it had been housed with Presbyterian Health Foundation for several years, to its current location on East Britton Road. The building is shared with Potts Exploration.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The Potts family has been blessed with outstanding partners over the past quarter century \u2013 both individuals and organizations. Several thousand organizations have received services and\/or grants totaling several million dollars since PFF\u2019s inception.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The family (all three generations), staff and Board of Directors feel privileged to pass on the blessings they\u2019ve experienced living and working in Oklahoma!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of the Potts Family Foundation 1981 \u2013 2000 Community Resource Development Foundation (CRDF) The Community Resource Development Foundation was created in 1980 by Ray and Pat Potts as an operating foundation to pay it forward to provide financial support for the provision of management training and assistance for nonprofits matching their good intentions with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/591"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1937,"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/591\/revisions\/1937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pottsfamilyfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}