[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2023-04-21

Sat Apr 22 10:17:43 PDT 2023

Oregon Heritage News 2023-04-21
In this Issue:

  *   Last week to register for the 2023 Oregon Heritage Summit, Investing in Your Volunteers: Engage, Sustain, Value, April 27-28
  *   RESOURCE: New Guide Details How to Make Successful Partnerships Between History Organizations and Friends Groups
  *   Interested in carbon emissions of museums and history organizations? Sign Up to Participate in the Carbon Inventory Project and Carbon Day
  *   National Trust Preservation Funds Grant Program in Our Community
  *   Yamhill County Historical Society seeking Executive Director
  *   Thinking about disaster preparedness this May Day? Check out these Oregon Heritage resources

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Last week to register for the 2023 Oregon Heritage Summit, Investing in Your Volunteers: Engage, Sustain, Value, April 27-28
2023 Oregon Heritage Virtual Summit
Investing in Your Volunteers: Engage, Sustain, Value
April 27-28, 2023
A report released by the Oregon Heritage Commission in 2020 demonstrates that the work volunteers do within heritage organizations is indispensable to the preservation of Oregon's heritage. In fact, most heritage organizations are operated primarily by volunteers and the world clearly saw the impact the pandemic had on volunteer programs across the nonprofit field. Building back these critical stakeholder groups is key to continuing to carry out the mission of heritage organizations across the state. Join us April 27-28 as have facilitated conversation around community engagement and how that impacts volunteer strategies, panel discussion hearing from fellow volunteer managers and volunteers, and a practical workshop to help you engage, retain, and value volunteers in a way that impacts both the volunteer and the organization.
Featured events include:

  *   Groundbreaker Speakers Emily Dobish and Maria Isla-Lopez with History Colorado will kick the event off by facilitating conversation around the importance of centering community engagement when thinking about volunteer strategies
  *   Panel discussions hearing from Oregon volunteer managers AND Oregon heritage volunteers
  *   A practical workshop on Developing Volunteerism conducted by University of Kansas Community Toolbox
  *   Raffle items such as mini grants for volunteer appreciation and other resources
  *   And (of course) networking opportunities!
Registration Information
$5/person, yep, you read that right, only $5. Just for 2023 and because we believe so much in this topic and want to make it as accessible as possible, we were able to make it work so that is only costs $5. We want to support you in reinvigorating your volunteer program and show you the value of the virtual summit.
Visit here<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/Heritage-Summit.aspx> for more information and to register. This event is all online via zoom.
We hope you will join us and if you have any questions please contact Katie Henry at katie.henry at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:katie.henry at oprd.oregon.gov>

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RESOURCE: New Guide Details How to Make Successful Partnerships Between History Organizations and Friends Groups
In response to frequent questions about how to make partnerships between history organizations and friends groups more successful, AASLH's Standards and Ethics Committee conducted a survey. The committee-with support from the AASLH Public History Research Lab and the State Historical Administrators Meeting-have put together a guide to support better partnerships, whether newly established or long-standing. Download the guide.<http://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/http:%2F%2Fdownload.aaslh.org%2FHISTORY_ORGANIZATIONS_AND_FRIENDS_GROUPS_FINAL.pdf/2/0100018795d06109-cda3e3c2-c617-45c9-920b-45a3b96829cf-000000/oxRJUeBJmUbRgREKWG-A_0vC3Ng=318>

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Interested in carbon emissions of museums and history organizations? Sign Up to Participate in the Carbon Inventory Project and Carbon Day
This project is gathering information about the carbon emissions of museums and history organizations. Aggregated results will be shared on the first annual Carbon Day on June 16. AASLH members that are already participating include the Chumash Indian Museum, Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, Historic New England, Paul Revere Memorial Association, and Wilson Museum. Participate in the project.<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2FSignUpforCIP2023/1/0100018795d06109-cda3e3c2-c617-45c9-920b-45a3b96829cf-000000/p0_XBUX5k6qdjZCvfWLBwbhst0w=318>

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National Trust Preservation Funds Grant Program in Our Community
Enhance your efforts to save the historic places within our community-participate in the National Trust Preservation Funds grant program. This annual program supports local preservation organizations' efforts to preserve and protect important places in their communities.
Funding ranges from $2,500 to $5,000 and supports preservation planning and educational projects. The next deadline is June 1.
Grant projects have included engineering and architectural consulting services; tours that are accessible via smart devices; and market studies to assist in prioritizing preservation objectives.
For more information, visit https://savingplaces.org/grants or contact Grants at savingplaces.org<mailto:Grants at savingplaces.org>.

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Yamhill County Historical Society seeking Executive Director
Job Title: Executive Director (ED)
Employment Terms: Full time, salaried with benefits
Compensation: $75,000-$95,000, commensurate with experience, plus benefits
The Yamhill County Historical Society (YCHS), in McMinnville, Oregon, seeks a self-motivated, forward-thinking museum executive with strong curatorial and management skills, proven development experience, and a solid fiscal background, to provide leadership and direction. The ideal candidate will provide institutional leadership; work well with the Board and others; plan, organize, and direct museum activities; share responsibility with the Board for policymaking and funding; direct personnel and financial management; and be responsible for professional practices.  The ED reports to the Board of Directors and will be responsible for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives, including the operation of the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center.
For full announcement and how to apply visit here<https://aam-us-jobs.careerwebsite.com/jobs/view/executive-director/68614203/>.

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Thinking about disaster preparedness this May Day? Check out these Oregon Heritage resources
Many heritage organizations use May Day as a motivation to focus on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery planning at least once a year. Despite still being in the middle of the rainy season, it's never to early to start talking in your organization about preparing for the upcoming fire season. We have seen in the past several years the unpredictable places that fire will occur and the devastating impact they have on communities. Below are some resources Oregon Heritage has to help you think about disaster preparedness and we hope you will spend some time this May Day to consider reviewing your plan or taking a step to start one.

  *   Oregon Heritage Disaster Preparedness, Recovery & Resilience resources<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/DisasterPrep.aspx> including an award winning guide to community disaster resilience planning for heritage resources.
  *   Sharing the Value of Heritage Toolkit<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/tools.aspx> which includes the Value of Heritage in Disaster Resilience Report and Messaging Guide<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Value%20of%20Cultural%20Heritage%20in%20Disaster%20Resilience%20Report%20and%20Messaging%20Guide%20FINAL.pdf>
  *   Oregon Heritage Exchange blogs<https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/tag/disaster-preparedness/> related to disaster preparedness response and recovery.

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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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