[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Roundup

Thu Aug 11 09:19:19 PDT 2022

  1.  2022 Oregon Main Street Conference: Are you getting excited for the Oregon Main Street Conference<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/omsconference.aspx>? We are! Check out these amazing FREE post conference excursions brought to you by the Discover Klamath Visitor & Convention Bureau and Klamath County Museum. Excursions include a guided tour of Crater Lake, an Upper Link River walking tour, an exploration of the Baldwin Hotel Museum, and a special behind the scenes tour of the Klamath County Museum!  For more information visit the registration page<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/omsconference.aspx>.

  1.  OMS Resources: the Oregon Main Street website has a lot of useful resources to help build and strengthen your organization including:
     *   1 - hour webinars for each of the Four Points of the Main Street Approach: Design, Economic Vitality, Organization (Outreach), and Promotion. These on-demand webinars are useful to help orient new board members as well as for committee training. We also have a variety of webinars on other topics including the recent Boosting Your Preservation Skills workshop series, board focused trainings, and more.
     *   Donor Campaign Guide - this guide<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/MainStreetWorkbookTurningSupportersIntoDonors.pdf> contains information on how your organization can put together a 12-week campaign to raise the operational funds you need to support your main street efforts.
     *   Board Member Handbook - this is our updated handbook<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/BoardHandbook2022.pdf> to help orient your new board members to the Main Street Approach, the Oregon Main Street Network, as well as info on roles and responsibilities.
     *   Strategic Plan Workbook - this workbook<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Developing%20a%20Strategic%20Plan%20Workbook_Fillable.pdf> is a simple step by step guide to help you develop your community-based strategic plan to guide your efforts to sustain and enhance your downtown or traditional commercial district.
     *   Starting a Main Street Organization - this handbook<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/StartingAMainStreet_Aug2020.pdf> includes the basic information you need to consider when starting your main street organization.

  1.  Main Street Now 2023 Call for Proposals:  Main Street America(tm) is inviting proposals for educational sessions on perennial downtown and commercial district management topics guided by the Main Street Approach<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmainstreet.us13.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1%26id%3Dd5431e3e07%26e%3D46de4353c6&data=05%7C01%7CSheri.STUART%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C4e983ee8274441a1bc8c08da756cba0c%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637951410702805520%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vrhdawotk%2F9nZIrS19%2BwVtSa3nysayIE9kVbMBtf7rk%3D&reserved=0>, as well as in three thematic areas:

  *   Building Community Connections
  *   Community Wealth Building & Shared Prosperity
  *   Resilient & Future-focused Main Streets

The Main Street Now Conference seeks to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). The review committee will prioritize submissions that thoughtfully acknowledge and address DEIA challenges and opportunities and are reflective of MSA's core values regardless of the proposed topic. Learn more and submit here ><https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mainstreet.org%2Fhowwecanhelp%2Fmainstreetnow%2Fnow2023&data=05%7C01%7CSheri.STUART%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C4e983ee8274441a1bc8c08da756cba0c%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637951410702805520%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1GicwmRNs0hRQjCIdUYzJur3sKRRzgeeG7C8kRKPAhw%3D&reserved=0>

  1.  Wildlife on Main Streets: Main Streets are welcoming to all living things! From butterflies and squirrels to moose and sea lions, Main Street America(tm) wants to know about the unique ways that Main Street districts have interacted with their local wildlife. Does your Main Street have a pollinator garden or other initiative to attract wildlife? Does your Main Street have an interesting story about a time an animal wandered through the district? Does a local animal play an important part in your community identity through art, culture, music, tourism, or other means? Please send MSA your favorite stories of wildlife on Main Street to be featured in an upcoming Spotlight piece! Email your stories to molmos at savingplaces.org<mailto:molmos at savingplaces.org>.

  1.  Is the Historic Tax Credit program a good opportunity for your Main Street?
The Historic Tax Credit program is the largest federal program supporting historic preservation for commercial buildings, and the funding it provides offers significant opportunities for Main Street programs to protect and enrich their districts. Since 2000, the National Trust Community Investment Corporation has provided over $2 billion in funding for historic preservation initiatives utilizing the Federal Historic Tax Credit. Learn how Main Streets can partner with NTCIC to take advantage of the Historic Tax Credit. Explore two projects in Atlanta, GA, and Buffalo, NY, that used Historic Tax Credit funding to transform vacant spaces into vibrant community assets. Read about HTC opportunities here ><https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mainstreet.org%2Fblogs%2Fnational-main-street-center%2F2022%2F07%2F12%2Fmain-spotlight-historic-tax-credit-program%3FCommunityKey%3Dc40a84d1-46b2-465c-985c-c08ed69081ab&data=05%7C01%7CSheri.STUART%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C4e983ee8274441a1bc8c08da756cba0c%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637951410703117991%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bopWJQI0Kc0Qu9i2KNB5%2FNuCtvoBQCPsSX1QtW%2BEk24%3D&reserved=0>

  1.  Oregon Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant Program Now Open: The ABC grant program provides $5,000 matching support to arts and other community-based organizations for projects that address a local community problem, issue or need through an arts-based solution. This grant program supports projects that address local community need through arts-based projects. This program recognizes the role that the arts play in the broad cultural, social, educational, economic and tourism sectors of community life. Support is provided to arts and other community-based organizations to form local partnerships to strengthen communities through projects that connect the arts with local challenges, issues, needs and opportunities. Applications are due October 3. Click Here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonartscommission.org%2Fgrants%2Farts-build-communities&data=05%7C01%7CSheri.STUART%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C44cf3fc20d6b4339a3ee08da74a66d8a%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637950555425176697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=weNVNnP6IJFcrOSCPOvmsxezGxah07%2FNDaPRHIHiy9g%3D&reserved=0> for more information and to apply.

  1.  Upcoming Preservation Plan Meetings for southern Oregon, NE Oregon, and Oregon Coast

This summer and fall Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is asking Oregonians how Oregon's heritage is special to them in a series of 90-minute virtual public meetings and an online survey to direct state-wide preservation goals for the 2024-2029 Oregon Preservation Plan. The SHPO is an office of Oregon Heritage.

Meetings will focus on a specific region or topic, but all are welcome to attend one or more of the meetings. At the regional meetings participants will identify what issues matter most, how to best preserve the state's history, and what government agencies, cultural institutions, and each Oregonian can do. Topic-based meetings will discuss how the heritage community can better address diversity, equity, and inclusion in cultural resource programs, disaster preparedness and response, and planning for cultural resources in development and infrastructure projects. The meetings will be held Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00, June through September by Zoom video and teleconference.

Meetings

The virtual meetings are organized by region and some by topic. All meetings are 6:30-8pm. Register for individual meeting by selecting the link.

August 17th, I-84 Corridor and Northeast Oregon - Register here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZMkdOCqqTktHN2ZdnhfmKzV12NGw6YPSuYI&data=05%7C01%7CSheri.STUART%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C44cf3fc20d6b4339a3ee08da74a66d8a%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637950555425176697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dUsSEXx59cbnVAY2rtVT0LvP2Gif%2B7xWbcM%2FP78TNiY%3D&reserved=0>

August 31st, Northwest and Central Oregon Coast - Register here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZYodOGsqToiGNTkxr6cBlHXRPzRJobFTK9Q&data=05%7C01%7CSheri.STUART%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C44cf3fc20d6b4339a3ee08da74a66d8a%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637950555425176697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=C29pSDe4TwndTsZoPp3LKrtcWC4GfPCMsVYywnuYQqM%3D&reserved=0>

Can't make the meeting? Be sure to take the survey here<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2F2024-2029HistPresPlanSurvey&data=05%7C01%7CSheri.STUART%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C44cf3fc20d6b4339a3ee08da74a66d8a%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C637950555425176697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=u6KPD49ya2PmIzUox4Q6nJoqzqu5CvkhCqRmC2boer4%3D&reserved=0>!

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