Why This Work Matters

Law enforcement continues to evolve, and today’s police leaders are responsible for navigating increasingly complex changes in law, technology, workforce expectations, behavioral health, public-safety threats, community concerns, and professional standards. The decisions they make affect not only their agencies and personnel, but also the people, businesses, and communities that depend on them.

OACP helps ensure Oregon’s law enforcement leaders do not face those responsibilities in isolation. By connecting experience from agencies and communities across the state, the Association helps leaders better understand emerging issues, learn from one another, and consider how decisions made today may affect public safety well into the future.

Many of Oregon’s most difficult public-safety concerns cross jurisdictional, regional, and professional boundaries. OACP provides a trusted statewide forum where those challenges can be examined thoughtfully and where practical, informed approaches can take shape. Supporting OACP helps preserve that collective voice and ensures the Association’s ability to serve as a steady, knowledgeable resource for Oregon’s law enforcement community.

Your Contribution Has Statewide Reach

A contribution to OACP does more than support an individual event or program. It helps strengthen an organization serving law-enforcement leaders throughout Oregon.

That support helps OACP:

  • Develop capable and prepared police leaders.
  • Provide training and professional development.
  • Conduct legislative and policy analysis.
  • Share public-safety research and trusted resources.
  • Bring agencies and stakeholders together.
  • Respond to new and emerging challenges.
  • Strengthen the Association’s long-term ability to serve its members and Oregon communities.
SUPPORT OACP

Community Supporter | Up to $499

Partnership Supporter | $500–$999

Leadership Supporter | $1,000–$4,999

Public Safety Champion | $5,000–$19,999

Legacy of Integrity | $20,000 and above

To Oregon Businesses and Community Organization Leaders:

Safe and well-led communities create a stronger environment for families, employees, customers, and local businesses.

Businesses, foundations, and community organizations that support OACP help strengthen the leadership and statewide coordination behind Oregon public safety. Contributions can support OACP’s general mission or, when arrangements are made in advance, may help advance a particular leadership, training, research, or member-resource initiative.

For information about organizational giving or other ways to support OACP, please contact OACP President Chief Mike Krantz | mkrantz@bendoregon.gov

Please Note: Unless a contribution has been accepted for a specifically designated purpose, donations support OACP’s overall mission and are directed where they can provide the greatest benefit to the Association and its statewide work.