After Oregon voters decriminalized hard drugs with disastrous consequences for people and communities, Gallatin organized a ballot initiative campaign to roll it back. Under intense public pressure, state lawmakers voted to recriminalize hard drugs and require treatment. 

To ensure policy makers hear directly from consumers, Pacific Northwest health insurer Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield partnered with Gallatin to organize and activate grassroots voices in four states. 

Gallatin is supporting Willamette Falls Trust in its advocacy to restore public access to one of Oregon’s greatest natural spaces.

When a Portland-area regional government proposed the largest local tax increase in Oregon history, Gallatin helped lead the campaign to stop it. The $4 billion dollar tax was defeated 57% to 43%. 

When the pandemic hurt enrollment in higher education institutions throughout the region, Walla Walla Community College turned to Gallatin to build back interest and enrollment through targeted communications.

In 2009, when new owners wanted to bring Major League Soccer to Portland, Gallatin helped convince the city council to renovate the city-owned stadium to make it a reality. 

In the midst of a civic and public safety crisis, Gallatin organized and activated the voices of a majority of Portlanders eager to save their city. Grassroots pressure changed key polices and held elected officials accountable. 

Oregon’s fourth largest city had too few police officers and firefighters for a city its size, but voters had rejected previous efforts to fund more. Gallatin helped change that. 

In the midst of a civic and public safety crisis, Gallatin organized and activated the voices of a majority of Portlanders eager to save their city. Grassroots pressure changed key polices and held elected officials accountable. 

Gallatin is assisting Lan Su Chinese Garden to extend its mission of promoting cultural connections and cultural understanding outside the four garden walls.

In the midst of a civic and public safety crisis, Gallatin organized and activated the voices of a majority of Portlanders eager to save their city. Grassroots pressure changed key polices and held elected officials accountable. 

The Portland City Council was debating whether or not to renovate the 100-year-old Keller Auditorium. Gallatin elevated the voices of grassroots Portlanders to save it. The council voted unanimously to renovate. 

Voters in Beaverton, Oregon had consistently opposed efforts to build a modern facility for police and courts. Gallatin helped change that. 

The pandemic left arts and culture organizations across Oregon  reeling. Gallatin lobbied the legislature to secure funding to ensure they survive and grow.