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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage News 2020-04-16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In this issue:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Commiseration Call Part 2 April 23<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">AAM webinar:
<span class="jtukpc">Lessons Learned from SARS: How Museums Emerge After Crisis April 22</span></span><span class="jtukpc"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">USDA Unveils Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Participate in Emergency Preparedness MayDay for a chance to win!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Organizational health check-up resources<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">COVID-19 resources page for heritage nonprofits<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">*********************************<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Commiseration Call Part 2 April 23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">SAVE THE DATE for Thursday, April 23, 11am-12pm for an Oregon Heritage COVID-19 Commiseration Call (Part 2).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ynrlnc"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Last week Oregon Heritage staff organized it’s first “Commiseration Call” and one thing was clear, it was really nice to have an opportunity to connect with folks! One
of our main goals for these calls is to emphasize that you are not alone and you have a network of heritage folks across the state to get ideas, share ideas, and just connect in a constructive way.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
<br>
<span class="jtukpc">Next week’s conversation will focus on strategies to communicate with stakeholder groups such as members, donors, foundations, sponsors, etc., to continue support of your organization and its mission during this critical time. Value messaging
will be critical to these efforts and will also be discussed during this conversation.</span></span><span class="jtukpc"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Details on the call can be found
<a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NzIzZmpic3E0ZjZjaDN2dDA4ZjR1dWg2bGsgOGFrNXA1b241cDBldjZqajg4dWVsanVxNDBAZw&ctz=America/Los_Angeles">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">*********************************<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">AAM webinar:
<span class="jtukpc">Lessons Learned from SARS: How Museums Emerge After Crisis April 22</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">April 22, 10-11am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Presented by AAM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">As museum leaders today navigate the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including staff furloughs and layoffs, lost revenue, and the uncertainties of reopening, what can we learn
from museums that have experienced and survived similar challenges? Join key former members of the team who led the Ontario Science Centre through two crises in the early 2000s: a public-service strike that led to the shutdown of the museum for eight weeks
in 2002 and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003 that resulted in widespread quarantine, derailed tourism, and staggering economic loss in Toronto.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">They’ll share their experiences and strategies for</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Reopening the museum<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Supporting team members<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Reassuring visitors and potential visitors<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Financial recovery<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Panelists</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Lesley Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Science Centre (from 1998-2014)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Jennifer Martin, former Vice President of Visitor Experience, Ontario Science Centre; former and Founding Chief Executive Officer, TELUS Spark<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Julie Bowen, former Associate Director of Development and Design, Ontario Science Centre; former Vice President of Visitor Experience, TELUS Spark<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Moderator</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Elizabeth Merritt, Vice President of Strategic Foresight and Founding Director of the Center for the Future of Museums, American Alliance of Museums<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://aam-us.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sut4Gr-mS2mh4ATK-BKMVw&sa=D&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3mIzwyaH275TFw_SToecjH" target="_blank">Click here to register!</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">USDA Unveils Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTMuMjAwNzA0MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5yZC51c2RhLmdvdi9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzL1VTREFfQ09WSUQtMTlfRmVkX1J1cmFsX1Jlc291cmNlX0d1aWRlLnBkZiJ9.HlFKs7gEPxxIuI9SBZDuq-_sre6pmBugeWflRL58rv4/br/77324971625-l">The
COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide</a> (PDF, 349 KB) is a first-of-its-kind resource for rural leaders looking for federal funding and partnership opportunities to help address this pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">“Under the leadership of President Trump, USDA is committed to being a strong partner to rural communities preparing for and impacted by COVID-19,” Perdue said. “This resource guide will help
our rural leaders, whether they are in agriculture, education, health care or any other leadership capacity, understand what federal assistance is available for their communities during this unprecedented time.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">USDA has taken many immediate actions to assist farmers, ranchers, producers, rural communities, and rural-based businesses and organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information
on these actions, visit <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MTMuMjAwNzA0MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy51c2RhLmdvdi9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyJ9.RLWIHid_LbywJSJsJFXCW1Ow-zxaOh8inoe0bZDfeNo/br/77324971625-l">www.usda.gov/coronavirus</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Participate in Emergency Preparedness MayDay for a chance to win!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In previous years, May 1 has been a day that libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, and preservation organizations across the county are called to participate in MayDay, a national
effort of emergency preparedness. Obviously, most of us are in the process of experiencing an emergency given the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world but it’s a good reminder to take a day to review plans, procedures, or just to do one small thing to move
that effort forward. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">MayDay encourages cultural organizations to take one simple step to protect the art, artifacts, records, books, and historic sites they hold in trust.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">FAIC is collecting examples of creative but practical measures to share online. It may be more difficult to organize events with colleagues and find bandwidth for additional tasks during this
time while also following guidelines for social distancing and staying home and safe. You can find suggestions by following Connecting to Collection Care Facebook and Twitter accounts in the lead up to MayDay (using
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/maydayprep?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCAaRlvyGV1Tb89lbLZA-dPm6gShG2S-QPRFDnen1DpSdzcx74GURKDsUK4jlmpQk8fs1J5pmiizgKOUMkQvudk1fUbiKk5qesG80qiilTOUmYBBVX4aPXTDVD6LYFVNVXZnOA5UgF8Wn14j9JAkNT63ULVHhGrOyGp4nV6HbpjrWWt7eFEA6H02oGuZQUNtHjGYMPdXvKAr50WI8L15_7BLVb16hnHW67HCVUkrdju7Wut2K4FnGcOpes1q5A8yrqmngHalNqdFnIBMWLUa-Axb6-JzXoXINvZ2KakSYgyfCqWMhqIQU4_hdwJp6B_J4OGI5ASwZMqpy80ZXcHesRnzw&__tn__=%2ANK-R">
#MayDayPrep</a>) for how you might organize distance learning and discussion, with a focus on activities that can be done remotely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Any cultural institution submitting a brief description of their 2020 MayDay plans or accomplishments by May 31, 2020, will be entered in a drawing for prizes donated by Gaylord Archival. Share
your activities at <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MayDay20?fbclid=IwAR3wYAh7yzE4yLxpHpTejzeBDJ6WtoyeDjIH5jUuUJVy1W171bMDTiE2f6s" target="_blank">
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MayDay20</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Learn more about the MayDay campaign at
<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.culturalheritage.org%2Fmayday%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1VPZXpg9cxnk-Kp7yLsz-P3hynOneHvp3IED2u7yQQa4N-2dGidQIyt3k&h=AT0FaztxlPO2UEzlUXWFOMBSHevQqaIw6UWxPYepls1o3onfyGCmLD0UKp9LdBXp765me0HdSJGSMueSIVEdz_YrOGJEO-cq04BpWWFK4eTedICqKr7MLSRx32Aoa19-9kvL4hQS1cgGM-CFvNeSIAhsFr5OInP_xB6uerK0kUNRdRq965iC70OTCrCibna6tR3OhEMAYv0sBEpdN3cwshYkuMVkXxbpkRKALEsOTad15eXyBHdmzDQu1imAAsgVPmteq2UCnM8ddUNKFXnjYvpFqCSgsK-kJxXr4Jvvzgxmtev5Vy5UtjmGOWHwd-gaiKlobJVgbqjm1gjEotls9_ipKesOE2Q0-7ca_t8dXy7ZDYIu2lU5gQE6DqRrJjtreO_fR6DKsF4xuRrMlTEpn3Qqeh2zSxNcnh1tE1Z4CcEBJBOoJsVYZkyrHLc02C461Oh_stfDx8HPHtejtH4xBj3HBrBYyq2pBTqvSnwmxvAdtVyWXMIklH7uQLm_8ZNZXHjAaCN9S5crPxnSWQNW5jqFZrAdzhHpM_TH1ZdG2ISoAvRhMuLw2sXTxGbkejGEgp5PeiUGHRfNhaZxOaHi_Mz2yEUAGDJgGOzk5h3E8nLSXiwx_LYZjdH48reLF40w1g" target="_blank">
www.culturalheritage.org/mayday</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Organizational health check-up resources<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Kathy Laplante with The National Main Street Center and Donna Harris with Heritage Consulting, Inc. presented a webinar on how to do an organizational health check-up and it included a great
resources list with links to COVID-19 related resources on financial resilience, fundraising advice, and events advice.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Check out the list of resources
<a href="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NMSC/390e0055-2395-4d3b-af60-81b53974430d/UploadedImages/Resource_Center/COVID_19/org_checkup_webinar.pdf">
here</a> and the recorded webinar <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5I_xVmXY_Q&t=2s">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">COVID-19 resources page for heritage nonprofits<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage staff has been collecting several of the resources that have been launched during this time and created a
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/COVID-19-Resources.aspx">COVID-19 Resource page</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The page has:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">links to state and federal agencies pertaining to COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">resources by topic such as grants/loans, nonprofit operations, community outreach, technical assistance, mental health, networking<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">collective calendar with webinar opportunities that several organizations are offering as the response unfolds
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">recordings of webinars from the past few weeks on different topics<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If you have resources that would be good to add to this list, please email them to
<a href="mailto:heritage.info@oregon.gov">heritage.info@oregon.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Share your photos of Oregon’s heritage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using #oregonheritage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">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
<a href="mailto:heritage.info@oregon.gov">heritage.info@oregon.gov</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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