[OMS_MANAGERS] News you can use

[Sheri Stuart]

Please Note: this information is being sent over the OMS listserve 
1. Deadline approaching for National Trust Preservation Funds grants
2. Collaborative Effort with Cultural Trust Creates Year-long Gift
3. AHC Offers Window Repair & Weatherization Guidebook
4. New Heritage Bulletins Available
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1. National Trust Preservation Funds - deadline February 1, June 1, and October 1.
Grants from the National Trust Preservation Funds encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for preservation projects. The majority of our funding is awarded for planning activities and educational efforts focused on engaging new audiences in the preservation movement. Funding generally ranges from $2,500 to $5,000, and all grants must be matched dollar-for-dollar. For additional information, see:
 
http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/
 
2. COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH CULTURAL TRUST CREATES YEAR-LONG GIFT


There are eleven days left for heritage organizations to collaborate with the Cultural Trust in communicating about the rewards of cultural philanthropy.  When your donors bestow a gift, encourage them to match it with a donation to the Trust. Remember, the Trust grows only if your organization grows and heritage organizations that work with the Trust help build cultural funding for Oregon. Forming a partnership with the Trust enables year-long gift giving.
 
Displaying trust materials near your gift shop might encourage a donation from someone doing some last minute shopping. Mail Trust materials with your fundraising appeals. Include a Trust book mark as an insert with your donor acknowledgement letters. Remind your donors that their membership qualifies as a donation and that they can double their support at no additional cost by matching it with a donation to the Trust and claiming the tax credit. For more ideas, visit www.culturaltrust.org. 
 
3. AHC OFFERS WINDOW REPAIR AND WEATHERIZATION GUIDEBOOK    
The Architectural Heritage Center recently completed a Window Repair and Weatherization Guidebook ( http://www.visitahc.org/files/pdf/AHC_WindowRepairGUIDEBOOK.pdf ), which is available for download from its website. The guidebook offers helpful information for owners of vintage homes. It identifies repair and maintenance solutions that sustain historic integrity while improving energy efficiency. The booklet includes a bibliography and contact information for contractors who work on wood windows and those that offer other weatherization solutions, such as storm windows.
 
4. New Heritage Bulletins Available
We have several new Heritage Bulletins available that might be of interest:

- Good Pictures Tell the Best Stories
-Sustainable Partnerships
-Pay Attention to Tourist Needs - Heritage Tourism

To see them all go here.
http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/pages/bulletins.aspx
 
 
 
 
Sheri Stuart, Coordinator
Oregon Main Street
725 Summer St., Suite C
Salem, OR  97301
503.986.0679
www.oregonheritage.org
 
Oregon Main Street is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

 
 
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