[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up

Mon Feb 8 13:29:43 PST 2021

Grant Opportunities

  1.  Main Street Resiliency Grant - Deadline is Feb 19: Available exclusively to Main Street America member communities. This grant program will provide ten members of the Main Street America Network $8,500 each to fund innovative revitalization efforts to address the current and/or legacy impacts of COVID-19. This grant program is available only to Accredited Main Street America programs and state, county and city Main Street America Coordinating Programs. Click Here for More Info<https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2021/01/26/new-main-street-resiliency-grant-program?CommunityKey=c40a84d1-46b2-465c-985c-c08ed69081ab>
  2.  Diamonds in the Rough & Preserving Oregon Grants now Open: The State Historic Preservation Office is offering grants for work on historic properties and for archaeology projects. The annual grants<http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/FINASST/Pages/grants.aspx> fund up to $20,000 in matching funds for preservation projects. Both grant programs support the goals of the Oregon Historic Preservation Plan.<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/2018preservationplan.pdf>
  3.  AARP Community Challenge - grants to make communities livable for all ages. Open in February. For more info:

https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/

  1.  National Realtors Association Placemaking Grant funds the creation of new, outdoor public spaces and destinations in a community.
The Placemaking grant is only available to state and local REALTOR(r) Associations. If you are not a REALTOR(r) Association, contact your local REALTOR(r) Association to see if they would like to partner with you on your project. Applications accepted through October 15, 2021. For more info: https://www.nar.realtor/grants/placemaking-grant

  1.  National Trust Preservation Funds: Grants from the National Trust Preservation Funds encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for preservation projects. Grants are awarded annually in three competitive rounds, next rounds are June 15 and October 1. For more info https://savingplaces.org/grants#.YCGk4ueIZPY
  2.  Oregon Heritage Grant: next cycle opens in August

The Oregon Heritage Grant provides matching grants to non-profit organizations, federal recognized tribal governments, universities and local governments for projects that conserve, develop or interpret Oregon's heritage. www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org>

  1.  Oregon Cultural Trust's Organizational & Professional Development Grant Program is an opportunity available to cultural nonprofits in Oregon as well as Cultural Trust County and Tribal Cultural Coalitions and their members. Applying organizations must have an annual operating budget of under $1 million. Rolling Deadline July 1, 2020 - May 30, 2021. The FY2021 application cycle will reopen January 19, 2021. For more info: https://culturaltrust.org/grants/
  2.  Business Oregon<https://www.orinfrastructure.org/Infrastructure-Programs/CDBG/NOFA/?fbclid=IwAR2QydgZ__aaqU-PS04o2Z7JSgwdm6FOxDKHBLg9XLk4nMzQySEMt974mjI> Website is now accepting on-line applications from non-entitlement areas of the state on first-come, first-served basis for a total of more than $5.2 million in HUD Community Development Block Grant funds from the CARES Act to be split between a Small Business & Micro-enterprise Assistance fund & an Emergency COVID-19 Impact Assistance for non-profits serving low-income people.

Cool Ideas/Reads

  1.  Klamath Falls Promotion:  #LoveLettersToDTKF<https://www.downtownklamathfalls.org/loveletters>
  2.  Taproot Lounge & Cafe transforms dining area into market for local businesses, artists: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2021/02/08/taproot-lounge-cafe-transforms-dining-area-into-market/4420269001/
  3.  'A lifeline': As sales vanished amid the pandemic, here's how small businesses shifted to Amazon, Etsy to survive: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/usaandmain/2021/02/08/amazon-etsy-shopify-gave-these-local-small-businesses-a-lifeline/4410640001/
  4.  Don't Stop Fundraising Because You Worry Donors are Tapped Out <https://topnonprofits.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afa6f193d3ec631e48a7f1ee&id=93ce3c9c89&e=cef136b7f9> by Claire Axelrad for Bloomerang
  5.  How NOT to Write a Fundraising Letter <https://topnonprofits.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afa6f193d3ec631e48a7f1ee&id=5c17200577&e=cef136b7f9> by Marc A. Pitman

Upcoming OR/WY/WA/CO Webinars -

Colorado Pickaxe Project
February 24 & 25 at 9 am PT / 10 am MT
Presenter:  Matt Ashby, AICP CUD, Ayres Associates

Through the use of collaborative activities and workshops, the Ayres Team helped 19 Main Street organizations in Colorado assess their current communication strategies, develop visual and verbal collateral, and identify local success stories. In this two-part session you will learn about various communication tools and the skills needed to effectively communicate your impact to various target audiences, which is essential when recruiting new volunteers and donors, courting new business owners, partnering with investors, and cultivating sponsors. Then, you will be guided through a workshop on the second day to begin to develop your own messaging strategy.

Register:

February 24, 9am PT/10 am MT: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7pCosFnsQEqe3xAqhh_4aQ

February 25, 9 am PT/10 am MT: https://zoom.us/j/95794651686?pwd=eDBYWkJjaVZCc01hU0hWNmtTcHRpdz09

Secrets to Successful Board Engagement

March 25 at 8:30 am - 9:45 am PT / 9:30 - 10:45 am MT
Presenter:  Rachel Muir, CFRE

Few things are more critical to your nonprofits health, success and sustainability than an effective board of directors. Ready to transform your D list to an A list? Join us for tips and tools to get board members willing to engage, share their contacts, be connected to your cause, and give of their financial resources and expertise. Discover the delicate art to managing your board! You'll discover:

* How to recruit & onboard your dream team

* Tools and templates to manage your board (including a sample board contract)

* How to create a graceful exit for board members who need to go

* What great boards do differently

* Why your board is afraid of fundraising & how to overcome fundraising fears

* How to make board members fundraising superheroes without making an ask

Register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YJBT3U8bT_mQSAnyDpFFNQ

Elevating Your Executive Team

April 21 at 9 am PT / 10 am MT

Presenter: Sheryl Trent

Join us for fun, practical, and hands-on conversation about how to elevate your executive team.  During our 60 minutes together we will cover Best Practices, Roles and Responsibilities, and how Facilitation Techniques can improve effectiveness and efficiency.  All registrants will receive a handout packet with tips, tools and information to use at the very next meeting.

About Your Presenter

Sheryl Trent is a Certified Master Facilitator(r) and Certified Virtual Facilitator(tm) based in Colorado.  Over the past 30 years she has worked with federal, state and local governments; special districts; nonprofits, and the private sector focusing on the practice of facilitation to create better outcomes.  You can find out more at www.sbrandsolutions.com<http://www.sbrandsolutions.com>. Register:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OBQ7DTDTRI2kDlmGEI9UVw

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Sheri Stuart (she, her, hers) | Oregon Main Street Coordinator
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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Desk: (503)986-0679 cell: (503)551-3705
www.oregonmainstreet.org<http://www.oregonmainstreet.org>
725 Summer St NE, Ste C
Salem, Oregon 97301

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