[OMS_MANAGERS] GBA Named Catalytic Community Building Organization

[Jonathan Stone]

Congratulations!

On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Jamie Johnk <Jamie.Johnk at ci.woodburn.or.us
> wrote:

> Fantastic news.  Congratulations!
>
>
>
> Jamie L. Johnk
>
> Jamie L. Johnk, Economic Development Director
>
> City of Woodburn
>
> 270 Montgomery Street  |  Woodburn, OR 97071-4730
>
> Phone:  503-980-6319 <(503)%20980-6319>  |  Cell:  503-320-8325
> <(503)%20320-8325>
>
> Email:  Jamie.johnk at ci.woodburn.or.us
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>
>
> *From:* OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces@
> listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On Behalf Of *STUART Sheri * OPRD
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 22, 2017 4:25 PM
> *To:* Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.
> state.or.us>
> *Subject:* [Suspected Spam] [OMS_MANAGERS] FW: GBA Named Catalytic
> Community Building Organization
>
>
>
> Congratulations to the Greater Bandon Association for being designated a
> Catalytic Community Building Organization by the Ford Family Foundation –
> see press release below!
>
>
>
> ____________________________
>
> For Immediate Release
>
> June 22, 2017
>
>
>
> The Ford Family Foundation has selected the Greater Bandon Organization as
> a Catalytic Community Building Organization and has invited executive
> director Harv Schubothe to participate as a member in a learning exchange
> with leaders of a half dozen other Catalytic Community Building
> Organizations that the Ford Family Foundation has identified across the
> state. The Greater Bandon Association will receive financial support as a
> result.
>
> The Foundation has defined Catalytic Community Building Organizations as
> key organizations in carrying out its Community Building Approach. “These
> organizations are attracting people; generating energy and hope; moving
> action forward; and helping to bring positive, lasting change to their
> communities. Along the way they are living into, modeling and creating a
> community building mindset and culture. They are responsive to the
> community in their work, and seek opportunities to collaborate and broaden
> leadership. They are humble visionaries who often go beyond traditional
> models, like the library that adopts a comprehensive and inclusive lens for
> its work. They act with moral courage and a will to serve the greater
> good”.
>
> The purpose of the learning exchange to discover, distill, and then
> document key factors that enable them to do their community building work.
> This may have to do with leadership, values, communication, culture,
> structures and systems, and/or other key aspects of their work. What they
> identify and document will be shared with other organizations in Oregon and
> northern California to support them in their community building efforts.
> This work will be done in partnership with the Nonprofit Association of
> Oregon.
>
> Schubothe indicated that this has come at an exciting time for his
> organization. “We are in the process of becoming a Performing Main Street
> program. At the same time, national Main Street is refreshing its 4-point
> Main Street approach with community transformation strategies becoming the
> focus of a Main Street program’s work. I hope to learn and gain insights
> from the organizations that the Ford Family Foundation has identified that
> can help further invigorate Bandon’s own community development work.”
>
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