[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2021-03-12

Sat Mar 13 06:32:37 PST 2021

Oregon Heritage News 2021-03-12

In this issue:

  *   Oregon Heritage offers a lottery for up to 72 one year memberships to the Nonprofit Association of Oregon
  *   AALSH releases position paper on How to Close a Museum
  *   REALM literature review and new toolkit resources available
  *   Free Northwest Archivists webinars featuring online collections
  *   Oregon Leaders Announce $250 Million Summer Learning and Child Care Package for Kids
  *   Federal Government Invests $200M in Libraries and Museums to Stimulate American Communities
  *   Free articles related to social justice and racial equity from AAM’s January/February edition of Museum magazine

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Oregon Heritage offers a lottery for up to 72 one year memberships to the Nonprofit Association of Oregon

Oregon Heritage has a special opportunity to give out to up to 72 heritage organizations with a budget of less than $500,000 a free one-year membership to the Nonprofit Association of Oregon. You must not currently be a member of NAO in order to be eligible. Selection of recipients will be made through a random lottery.

Nonprofit Association of Oregon has continually offered relevant and engaging workshops, conferences, tools, and networking to help support Oregon’s nonprofits and encourage best practices resulting in nonprofit sustainability. They have especially ramped up their efforts during COVID-19 by advocating at the national level for financial aid, providing updates to nonprofits on COVID-19 financial aid relevant to nonprofits, and by having programs that help nonprofits navigate the financial assistance being offered. During these hard times it is especially important for nonprofits to continue operating and not lose sight of best practices and use this opportunity to develop processes and procedures to help their heritage organization endure through the pandemic and recovery period.

NAO Members receive several benefits<https://nonprofitoregon.org/member-benefits> including:

  *   State and federal legislative monitoring and updates
  *   Public policy alerts affecting nonprofits
  *   Monthly eNews
  *   Networking opportunities
  *   Discounts on several tools and resources
  *   Discounts on programs, conferences, and workshops

See all benefits here<https://nonprofitoregon.org/member-benefits>.

Interested heritage organizations with a budget of less than $500,000 who are not currently a member of Nonprofit Association of Oregon will submit this online form<https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/788fc9be5ac54c29b1cc68e17c3ae59b> and will be entered into a lottery. We will randomly pick by each county up to two recipients. If we do not have enough applications from a county then we will do a second round of random selection from all counties for the remaining memberships.

The online form<https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/788fc9be5ac54c29b1cc68e17c3ae59b> will close March 21. Selection will be made the week of March 22. Please take advantage of this great, FREE opportunity!

For more information contact Katie Henry at katie.henry at oregon.gov<mailto:katie.henry at oregon.gov> or 503-877-8834

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AALSH releases position paper on how to close a museum

AASLH is sharing their latest position paper with the field. "What's Next? A Guide to Museum Transitions and Closures," researched and written by members of our Standards and Ethics Committee, Field Services Alliance, and Small Museums Affinity Community. It discusses the practical, legal, and ethical issues that come with a major museum change such as a closure, merger, or transition. Download<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Flearn.aaslh.org%2Fp%2Freport-museum-transitions-2021/1/01000178189da668-062fbdd6-d45b-4573-bcd4-fcd29fd724af-000000/WiGXVq6c_yfkzlI4JwPMV3Q97sw=204> for free in our Resource Center.

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REALM literature review and new toolkit resources available

Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museum (REALM)

Systematic literature review <https://www.oclc.org/realm/research/phase-3-systematic-literature-review.html>
This third systematic literature review of SARS-CoV-2 research published through November 2020 summarizes current research on how the virus spreads, its survival on materials and surfaces, and the effectiveness of various prevention and decontamination measures.

Toolkit resources <https://www.oclc.org/realm/happening-now/20210304-lit-review.html>
New toolkit materials with resources and information on vaccines, reopening considerations, social distancing measures, and virtual programming are also available:

  *   Vaccines: Resource roundup: collection of curated information and resources about vaccines that can help to answer common COVID-19-related questions
  *   Reopening Considerations: this document synthesizes information in reopening plans that have been generously shared by libraries, archives, and museums
  *   Social distancing: Resource roundup: resources to help provide guidance on social distancing measures while serving the public and keeping staff safe  
  *   Virtual programming: Resource roundup: examples and resources for conducting successful virtual programs and meeting people where they are—online 

REALM FAQ page & questions submission form
Answers to the most commonly asked REALM questions can be found: https://www.oclc.org/realm/faq.html
Remaining questions about the test results or other aspects of the REALM project can be submitted via this form: https://oc.lc/realm-questions

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Free Northwest Archivists webinars featuring online collections

The Essentials for a Discoverable Digital Collection
Link: youtu.be/lHoCZgqBhFM<http://youtu.be/lHoCZgqBhFM>

Abstract: Over the years digital collections have steadily increased in their importance to how archivists and other collection workers serve up collections. And COVID-19 has shown us just how critically important it is for archives and museums to provide a public way to access digital collections. But what if you have little to no collections online? What if they're online, but they're failing to engage the community by any meaningful metric? If your collections aren't online and in front of people, then they don't exist. This webinar will define what an engaging point of access is, outline creative ways to deliver collections online with or without a Collections Management System (CMS), and review strategies for how to create meaningful digital collection experiences with non-traditional (read: not CMS) platforms.
The CMS: What's Essential, What's Hackable, and What Does it Cost?
Link: youtu.be/Mn9WdGRF1i4<http://youtu.be/Mn9WdGRF1i4>

Abstract: The Pacific Northwest is home to a wide array of cultural heritage organizations with varying budget sizes to accomplish the Sisyphean task of digital collections management. For those who have no Collections Management System (CMS), have cobbled together CMS tools, or are looking for a new CMS; there are questions that require answering:

1. What is “essential” when it comes to serving up digital collections via a CMS?
2. How can I hack various digital collection tools to accomplish my goals?
3. What costs do I need to be aware of when considering my options?

Whether you’re a large and well-funded organization, or a lone-arranger at a modest shop, the truth is we could all use more information to evaluate our digital collections management options. There’s no one-size fits all CMS option, so instead this webinar will provide strategies for how to critically evaluate the essential (to you) functions of a CMS, how the CMS can be flexed to creatively fit needs, and review *all* of the costs to consider when considering digital collection management.

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Oregon Leaders Announce $250 Million Summer Learning and Child Care Package for Kids

Governor Kate Brown, Senate President Peter Courtney, and House Speaker Tina Kotek unveiled a restorative $250 million Summer Learning and Child Care package to help students and children learn, thrive, and have fun this summer. Combined with up to about $75 million in federal funds, both in district matching funds and funding for the Employment-Related Day Care Program, as much as $325 million will be invested in summer learning and child care programs.

This past year, Oregon’s children have been burdened by the educational, social, emotional, and mental health impacts of a worldwide pandemic, months of comprehensive distance learning, and more. The Summer Learning and Child Care package will create grants for enrichment activities, academic support, child care and early learning programs. Investments will be made equitably for Oregon’s Black, Indigenous, Tribal, Latino, Latina, and Latinx, Pacific Islander, and children of color, who have borne the disproportionate impact of the last year’s challenges.

“The past year has been hard on Oregon kids and their caregivers––especially working mothers––in so many ways,” said Governor Brown. “As COVID-19 recedes from our communities, it’s time to bring back the summer enrichment programs that spark joy, foster creativity, and encourage healing for our children, who have persevered through adversities few generations have faced at their age. And, we must make sure families and children have equitable access to these programs, as we work to eliminate historic disparities that have been exacerbated during the pandemic.”

“With students getting back into the classroom this spring, we have to facilitate a fulfilling summer for kids and their parents,” said Speaker Kotek. “They are ready for it and they’ll need more available activities. We are stepping up to encourage schools and community groups to meet the need. The summer is coming, let’s get ready.”

“This is good news for students and families,” said President Courtney. “This has been a tough year. We need to get children back in classrooms, with their teachers and friends. We want young people to learn, get outside, and have fun this summer. The Legislature, working with the Governor, will make this happen.”

These summer learning programs invest in communities that have been marginalized by historical disinvestment and are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Student success is impacted both by what happens in school and by factors outside of school. The investments in the Summer Learning and Child Care package will help address both students’ academic needs and the critical social and emotional challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In rural and urban communities, students face challenges outside of school, access to stable housing, adequate medical and dental care, food insecurity, and exposure to violence. The impact of these challenges requires tailored programs that build trusting relationships, connection and care for children over the summer months, in the critical time between the end of this school year and the beginning of the next.

The Summer Learning and Child Care package makes five specific investments:

  *   Summer Enrichment and Academic Program Grants (K-8) – $90 million: These grants can be used by school districts and their partner organizations for a wide range of enrichment activities for all K-8 students. Activities can cover the entire spectrum of student interest for all age levels, including outdoor activities, performing arts, robotics, and other instructional activities. Programming may be inclusive of the enrichment, academic, and mental health support that students need. Culturally-specific and relevant opportunities must be offered to be inclusive of all children, including students who experience disability and those who do not speak English. Schools will be encouraged to partner with culturally-specific community organizations where they exist.
  *   Summer Academic Support Grants (High School) – $72 million: Comprehensive distance learning has created challenges for Oregon high school students, with a disproportionate impact on students of color. As schools work to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 so every student is safe at school, there will be some logistical challenges to returning high school students to in-person instruction. In many districts, they may be among the last students to return to classrooms. These academic support grants will be available to school districts to participate in a summer school program to help high school students who have fallen behind in distance learning classes recover credits from the past school year. This summer programming may also be inclusive of enrichment and social-emotional support.
  *   Summer Activity Grants – $40 million: Grants for community organizations will be used to provide enrichment activities for students, such as day camps and park programs.
  *   School Child Care Grants – $30 million: These grants will be used by Title I elementary schools and Tribes to partner with community-based providers to provide wraparound child care services––including health and wellness, mental and behavioral health, and nutrition services––for K-8 students participating in summer enrichment and academic programming. The funds will prioritize low-income, working families.
  *   Early Learning Programs – $13 million: These resources will be used to help Early Learning Division grantees to continue providing their services to Oregon kids through the summer months. The programs include Oregon Pre-Kindergarten, Preschool Promise, and the Early Childhood Equity Fund.

Additional details on the Summer Learning and Child Care Package are available here<https://oregon.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b11f32beefba0380ee8ecb5&id=6dadc39658&e=de2a7ea0b2>.

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Federal Government Invests $200M in Libraries and Museums to Stimulate American Communities

The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced that President Biden has signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which designates $200 million in pandemic response funding for IMLS. Yesterday, both chambers of Congress approved the stimulus plan, a $1.9 trillion response to the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

The $200 million investment will enable IMLS to efficiently provide critical funding to State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs), located in every state and territory and with reach into local communities across the U.S. IMLS will also offer grants to museums, libraries, and Native American and Native Hawaiian communities, so that they may to continue to respond to the COVID-19 health emergency.

The forthcoming grant awards will support the vital programs and services these institutions provide to their communities, including those they were able to offer in new capacities throughout the past year.

“The coronavirus pandemic persists in taking its harsh toll on communities. This infusion of support for America’s vital community institutions is crucial,” said IMLS Director Crosby Kemper. “The need for access to information for health, job, educational, and unemployment resources continues across the country, especially in communities that were already vulnerable. We are dedicated to reaching those who need this funding the most as quickly as we can, through U.S. states and territories and directly to libraries and museums.”

For more details about the SLAA funding, please see the state allotment tables<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_Rgfeu-yj_M8FwEh1oGTbL_wTI8FLBUmg8auGJLS9m1E3STN1Z0Q5bfkr0d_ksxTaY87cAyJDupc1UGEj2FAiaToCI42A7LgSsnGu3-DCvKeCjheq4mYee3_QpTKWbahR1sRtVAVtrTJs9O5VjTiqip42_uo5BA9Ykbo2h5rEvbDHNPZqMB5lCzK2zYTgrX6OsElkVZDA3fr10fhdWp9oPJE_F-C8iX8vTj7PvZWG3OIO-8X7VrWJA==&c=TApYa0HbgmjPQNfoORX6iC4eQzkMZfDSSu4W_EiZCuL-Pa-95ZuiYA==&ch=lAIO0QHK4nBF6bupE2BMG7ngJXHXvu4ia-1BVk6I9YjW-brDwkmEiA==>.

The passage of ARPA comes one year after the 2020 WHO declaration of the coronavirus pandemic. In March 2020, $50 million in CARES Act funding was also allocated for IMLS. For more information about IMLS CARES Act awards, please visit imls.gov/coronavirus<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_Rgfeu-yj_M8FwEh1oGTbL_wTI8FLBUmg8auGJLS9m1E3STN1Z0Q5Rvjo_GvS6P_OQTMd0i9X7SdZ-XxBotsA2D1s7Z4UwdlwgXM1r89GQGzwbJz11Qqtucqur3lkxqk-NHcuU-3ZnhZ-1DEJz9XkTivj4YbS1pG&c=TApYa0HbgmjPQNfoORX6iC4eQzkMZfDSSu4W_EiZCuL-Pa-95ZuiYA==&ch=lAIO0QHK4nBF6bupE2BMG7ngJXHXvu4ia-1BVk6I9YjW-brDwkmEiA==>.

For more information about IMLS, please visit imls.gov<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_Rgfeu-yj_M8FwEh1oGTbL_wTI8FLBUmg8auGJLS9m1E3STN1Z0Q5bNZRfi-RnIbeGJc8yJz41EdgM0W7SWG7ej2EmZY0gUaeLtUOJUqwaEPU84xhq2y3b08DFdj7RawBLw322r9IqQ=&c=TApYa0HbgmjPQNfoORX6iC4eQzkMZfDSSu4W_EiZCuL-Pa-95ZuiYA==&ch=lAIO0QHK4nBF6bupE2BMG7ngJXHXvu4ia-1BVk6I9YjW-brDwkmEiA==> and subscribe<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001_Rgfeu-yj_M8FwEh1oGTbL_wTI8FLBUmg8auGJLS9m1E3STN1Z0Q5TmxYcdf_2ulSo6ovyCBqLHcwTRhNgutMSTy9TMx6DTgW7hzaVGjdtB8Bu7pODbvVpAaABv0w2QO1fHxeaQMZV15cmCbKiFaelIZQe93-LXF&c=TApYa0HbgmjPQNfoORX6iC4eQzkMZfDSSu4W_EiZCuL-Pa-95ZuiYA==&ch=lAIO0QHK4nBF6bupE2BMG7ngJXHXvu4ia-1BVk6I9YjW-brDwkmEiA==> to email news updates.

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Free articles related to social justice and racial equity from AAM’s January/February edition of Museum magazine

The American Alliance of Museum is making several articles free to access from their January/February edition of their Museum magazine, a member benefit, which focuses on social justice and racial equity. They are making these articles free in order to provide access to as many people as possible due the critical topics it covers. The articles below were found here<https://www.aam-us.org/programs/resource-library/deai-museum-magazine/?utm_source=American+Alliance+of+Museums&utm_campaign=c3cc765f75-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_03_04_03_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f06e575db6-c3cc765f75-37243273>.

From the President and CEO: Museums and Racial Equality<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/from-the-president-and-ceo-museums-and-racial-equality/>
By Laura L. Lott
Excerpt: Museums are cornerstones in our communities and among the most trusted sources of information by the public. We have a duty to respond to our nation’s reckoning with racism and other forms of injustice. …

Point of View: Movements, Moments, and Museums<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/point-of-view-movements-moments-and-museums/>
By Melanie Adams, PhD, and Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell
Excerpt: For change to be sustained, there must be an organizational commitment beyond a few passionate staff and a consultant. The change must take place at the very core of the organization. Museums must eliminate white supremacy culture in order to rebuild a culture centered on racial equity.

Point of View: Playground for the 1%<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/point-of-view-playground-for-the-1/>
By John Wetenhall
Excerpt: We must also rethink the structure and composition of museum boards by adopting reforms that are rooted in the best practices of corporate governance, the tradition of American museums to honor patronage, and the fiduciary obligation of museums to serve their community constituents.

A Watershed Moment: Lessons from #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson and MASS Action<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/a-watershed-moment-lessons-from-museumsrespondtoferguson-and-mass-action/>
By Adrianne Russell, Anniessa Antar, and Elisabeth Callihan
Excerpt: Don’t reinvent the wheel. Racial justice in museums cannot happen by following a checklist. There is no one-size-fits-all roadmap; you must audit and individually address each one of your systems to impact the whole. But museums do not have to reinvent the wheel either

A Liberatory Framework: Critical race theory can help museums commit to anti-racism and combat anti-blackness<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/a-liberatory-framework-critical-race-theory-can-help-museums-commit-to-anti-racism-and-combat-anti-blackness/>
By Porchia Moore
Excerpt: Museums are the most trusted institutions in our nation. If we adhere to standards set upon us by those who do not invest in scientific and academic rigor, reason, and standards, we forfeit that trust.

Re-Engaging the Past to Re-Envision the Future<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/re-engaging-the-past-to-re-envision-the-future/>
By Redell R. Hearn
Excerpt: Partnerships are relationships that require regular assessment and recommitment. The Mississippi Museum of Art and Tougaloo College have built on their collective strengths in sharing artwork from the past to foster community understanding about the importance of civil rights in the present.

Embracing the DEAI Mindset<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/embracing-the-deai-mindset/>
By Makeba Clay and Cecile Shellman
Excerpt: Here, Clay and Shellman weigh in on what museums need to do before hiring a CDO, how they can hire the best person for the role, and how they can support that person in their work.

The White Supremacy Elephant in the Room<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/the-white-supremacy-elephant-in-the-room/>
By Museums and Race contributors Janeen Bryant, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Stacey Mann, and Levon Williams
Excerpt: This work, which encompasses collections, exhibitions, programs, operations, funding, and governance, belongs to every one of us.

A Roadmap for Equity<https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/01/a-roadmap-for-equity/>
By Marianna Pegno, PhD, and Jeremy Mikolajczak
Excerpt: Now we have the hard work to do—we have to constantly check in and continuously assess ourselves. If we just have the plan but aren’t doing the work to move forward, then we aren’t truly committed to prioritizing IDEA.

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Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted at heritage.info at oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oregon.gov>.

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