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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">OREGON CULTURAL TRUST OFFERS NEW TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Working with its five Statewide Partners, the Cultural Trust is offering first-time Organizational and Professional Development Grants this spring. Grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded
on a first-come, first-served basis through June 30 until a $40,000 budget is met.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Open to all qualified cultural nonprofits and coalitions with budgets under $1 million, the grants are designed to support consulting or facilitation services and staff professional development
opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The new grant program is in direct response to feedback from small cultural nonprofits and coalitions during statewide tours.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">“We believe these small grants can make a huge difference in empowering cultural groups across the state,” says Trust Manager Aili Schreiner. “Providing the resources for them to bring in
a fundraising specialist or to attend a marketing conference, for instance, could deliver results way beyond the value of the grants.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The guidelines and application are posted
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rMdNgXtUP-5Bx_3w3fAC8w7xok7UNL83HTuw8dPvAkQwoJFU7CQBcMVUMy9T4W-ZENR1jJ6asKjHiBL67aCS0qDFUJs3HAJkKT0M2J9rpmRlN-2-SYw8UMRXEHjsWR7xQgLtMOcwpVekYP-sgCs1oniv7cV8t5qE26jAu-a3mdW7iEiWZ1nEJbWcCAexuAo9IFzJphvrzzAiIUOFXPBW_kbEm7nu4HN24qNj9_RqdXkqDL_uYlVTOO9qD09vhiCZ7fJBCL56hTA=&c=k8wYLdd3H1rONtvVK1w_Ev0MToGXUtm7JE9YXfxVIAoRSyJdeow7dQ==&ch=uzZukK3eYHrh9IV0iOQHTAUg2kvm9mnU8iFz4A4qzBIk2ZeJ1feUlA==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">here.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Kuri Gill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Share your photos of preservation and heritage in Oregon on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using #oregonheritage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Oregon Heritage <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Grants & Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif"">503-986-0685<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif""><a href="mailto:Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov">Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif"">725 Summer St NE, Ste C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif"">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif""><a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org">www.oregonheritage.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage">www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur","serif""><a href="http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/">http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/</a> - Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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