[OMS_MANAGERS] Please Share With Partners

[AMABILE Cam * OPRD]

Hi All,

As many of you heard last week, my job is twofold, both helping Main Streets and local museums, historical societies, cultural institutions, libraries, archives, and other heritage organizations within your towns and regions. If you have any partners who may be struggling with heritage related projects or just need technical advice, would you please send this message their way. Our MentorCorps program is open to these organizations who don't regularly have access to paid technical assistance like Main Street does. We want to use all of our networks to get the word out about this free program to those organizations who might need it in your towns!

Applications for Oregon Heritage Mentor Assistance are now OPEN!

Have a project but don't know where to start?
Need help developing processes or procedures?
Need basic collection care advice?
Have no idea what you need and would love to talk it out with someone in the field?
Looking for vetted resources?
Need some advice on writing a grant?

Heritage organizations around the state are now eligible to apply for free<https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9e65c15ec618465582cbdccd940fbc3a> professional technical assistance from the Oregon Heritage MentorCorps<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/mentorcorps.aspx#:~:text=The%20MentorCorps%20is%20a%20trained,%2C%20and%20non-profit%20management.> program. MentorCorps stems from a pilot program funded through an IMLS grant in the early 2010s. It has since grown into a permanent technical assistance program of the Oregon Heritage Commission<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/oh/pages/commissions.aspx> that supports the "Pursue Best Practices" goal of the 2020-2025 Oregon Heritage Plan<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/2020_Oregon_Heritage_Plan.pdf>. Organizations can expect advice and support from volunteer professionals with backgrounds in museum collections management, curatorship, archives, preservation, heritage interpretation, non-profit management, disaster preparedness and much more.

The role of Mentors is to assist with projects that are challenging volunteers and staff at heritage organizations. This can include guidance in project management or planning, grant reviews, collections assessments, policy development, or simply prioritization of work if folks do not know where to start.

"MentorCorps' goal is to support organizations in achieving better practices on their way to best practices," says Cam Amabile, Technical Resources Coordinator for Oregon Heritage. "Our program is meant to serve as a guide to resources, or a stepping stone on the way to a fully implemented plan or action. We aim to be a program that helps, particularly small organizations with limited capacities, meet their mission without being overwhelmed. To do that we pair them with our experienced practitioners as guides, with the added benefit of continuing to hone the mentor's skills."

This service is offered free to any heritage organization operating within the state of Oregon, but primarily serves museums, libraries, archives, and cultural institutions. Applications open July 3, 2023 and close on August 15, 2023 for the 2023-2024 assistance year. Organizations can reach out to Oregon Heritage Technical Resources Coordinator, Cam Amabile with questions about projects or applications at 971-720-8998 or cam.amabile at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:cam.amabile at oprd.oregon.gov>.
Thanks all for sharing out!
[OPRD shield_transparent_use ppt_Rtiny (002)]

Cam Amabile, CIT & CIG<https://www.interpnet.com/NAI/interp/Certification/Certification/nai/_certification/Certification_Program_Page.aspx?hkey=238a449c-b3c6-4a93-9ebb-ebaeaef7e29a> (she, her, hers) |  Technical Resources Coordinator
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
schedule: Tuesday - Friday, 7A - 5:30P
cell: (971) 720-8998
725 Summer St NE, Ste C
Salem, Oregon 97301

Visit our website<http://www.oregonheritage.org/>, Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage>, Visit our Blog<http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/>, Join the Oregon Heritage News e-news<https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/Heritage>.

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/oms_managers/attachments/20230725/0188086f/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 16310 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/oms_managers/attachments/20230725/0188086f/attachment.png>