<html><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><META name="Author" content="Novell GroupWise WebAccess"></head><body style='font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; '><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The Oregon Cultural Trust seeks proposals for the planning and coordination of Oregon Days of Culture 2011.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">With
guidance from staff of the Cultural Trust, and working with a steering
committee for the Oregon Days of Culture, the contractor will provide
leadership, vision and planning for 2011 Oregon Days of Culture,
signature event(s) specifically developing and linking cultural
nonprofit activity statewide to the Oregon Cultural Trust’s 2011 fund
development goals. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p>Oregon
Days of Culture, organized the Oregon Culture Trust, is a statewide
celebration of Oregon culture that takes place over eight days, October
1 – 8. October 8 is the anniversary of the effective date of Oregon’s
unique cultural tax credit, the primary funding mechanism for the
Cultural Trust, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.culturaltrust.org/">www.culturaltrust.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p>2011 marks the fourth annual Oregon Days of Culture.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p>The
successful proposer will have the creative vision to recommend and
develop a “big” idea that will unify cultural stakeholders across the
state as well as the capacity to implement and manage the concentrated
daily, on-the-ground work of the eight days of culture in October. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p>The RFP is available at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.oregon4biz.com/Contact-us/Contracting-Opportunities/">http://www.oregon4biz.com/Contact-us/Contracting-Opportunities/</a> Proposals are due Monday, April 11, 2011, 4:00 pm. Any questions related to this RFP must be submitted by April 1, 2011.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></body></html>