[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up

Tue Jul 25 08:54:00 PDT 2023

In this Issue:

  *   Inspiration from around the Network
  *   Travel Oregon 2023-2025 Competitive Grants Guidelines Available
  *   Oregon SHPO Invites Public Comment on the Draft 2024-2034 Oregon Historic Preservation Plan
  *   Oregon Heritage Bulletins get a new look!
  *   In Case You Missed It:
     *   T-Mobile Hometown Grants
     *   Grow with Google
     *   New Policies & Procedures Handbook
     *   Calendar Invites for MoM calls in August and September
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Inspiration from Around the OMS Network

  *   Oregon Lottery Video Featuring Efforts in Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce Territory: https://youtu.be/3gvY3bB2Rpk
  *   Sweet Home’s Community Paint Project: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/22/sweet-home-oregon-community/
  *   Creating Space for Local Businesses in Bandon’s Former Fisheries Building: https://nbc16.com/news/local/bandon-business-keeping-things-local-helping-area-vendors

Travel Oregon 2023-2025 Competitive Grants Guidelines Available
Projects support Travel Oregon’s vision of  ‘an Oregon that is a welcoming destination where tourism drives economic prosperity, benefits the natural environment and celebrates rich, diverse cultures.’
The 2023-2025 Competitive Grants Program<https://t.e2ma.net/click/hhg86l/pv851c/htlk1bd> is designed to address the following strategic priorities that are part of Travel Oregon’s 2023-2025 Biennial Plan<https://t.e2ma.net/click/hhg86l/pv851c/xlmk1bd>:

  *   Reduce high visitation pressures and increase community livability by investing in the development of niche tourism product that is based on growing visitor demand and Oregon’s competitive advantage (e.g., outdoor recreation, culinary, agritourism, arts and culture).
  *   Expand opportunities for residents and tourism stakeholders to actively engage and collaborate in destination management processes.
  *   Align and support communications across the tourism industry to improve visitor behaviors and experiences with timely information, responsible recreation practices and respect for all communities.
  *   Support the development of new and existing tourism-related facilities and products (e.g., visitor experiences, attractions, and public spaces) to better serve historically and currently underserved and under-resourced communities.
The Letter of Intent (LOI) form will be available at 8 a.m. on July 13 and will be accepted through August 18, 2023.  The total funding available for this grant cycle is more than $3 million.
Read the grant guidelines<https://t.e2ma.net/click/hhg86l/pv851c/denk1bd> to see eligibility requirements, funding parameters and application questions. Please direct questions to grants at traveloregon.com<mailto:grants at traveloregon.com>.
Travel Oregon will host lunch-hour Q&A sessions via Zoom:

  *   July 26, 12-1 p.m.<https://t.e2ma.net/click/hhg86l/pv851c/9yok1bd>
  *   Aug. 3, 12-1 p.m.<https://t.e2ma.net/click/hhg86l/pv851c/prpk1bd>
  *   Aug. 11, 12-1 p.m.<https://t.e2ma.net/click/hhg86l/pv851c/5jqk1bd>

Oregon SHPO Invites Public Comment on the Draft 2024-2034 Oregon Historic Preservation Plan
The Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) invites public comment on the 2024-2034 Oregon Historic Preservation Plan beginning Monday, July 24, 2023, until 5 pm, Friday, August 25. The plan identifies statewide priorities for preserving Oregon's special traditions, collections, and places, and how to coordinate efforts among government agencies, non-profit organizations, and professionals across the state. A copy of the plan and webform for comments are on the agency website at https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/tools.aspx. SHPO staff will consider all comments received to include in the plan's final draft, which the agency will publish in early 2024.
Oregon Heritage Bulletins get a new look!
If your organization is anything like ours, you have a very long to do list and some things can just hang out there for AWHILE. Well, we are happy to say that we were able to knock one of our “to do’s” off this list!

The Oregon Heritage Bulletins, resources that provide technical information and tips on topics of interest to organizations and individuals involved in heritage, have a fresh, new look! Not only did we change the look but we also made them accessible and easier to digest. During the process we made a few updates in some of the guidance that has changed over time and will continue to update them in the future as new technical assistance and tools are developed. It’s still a work in progress as we still have to update Heritage Bulletins related to historic cemeteries and archaeology but slowly but surely we will get it done! If it’s been awhile since you have seen the bulletins, check out the updated ones below.

Heritage Bulletins – National Register of Historic Places

  *   Bulletin #4 - National Register of Historic Places<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB04_Nat_Reg.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #5 - National Register Benefits and Restrictions<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB05_Nat_Reg_Benefits.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #6 - Planning National Register Historic Districts<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB06_Plan_Nat_Reg_District.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #8 - Choosing Consultants and Contractors<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB08_Preservation_Consultants_Contractors.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #12 - Research Tips and Sources<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB12_research_tips_and_sources.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #26 - Outreach for National Register Historic Districts<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB26_Outreach_Nat_Reg_Districts.pdf>
Heritage Bulletins – Organizational Support

  *   Bulletin #2 - How to Spread the News<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB02_How_to_Spread_the_News.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #8 - Choosing Consultants and Contractors<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB08_Preservation_Consultants_Contractors.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #10 - Grant Administration at a Glance<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB10_Grant_Admin.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #12 - Research Tips and Sources<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB12_research_tips_and_sources.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #17 - Sustainable Partnerships<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB17_Sustainable_Partnerships.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #18 - Pay Attention to Tourist Needs<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB18_Tourist_Needs.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #27 - Disaster Planning and Response<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB27_Disaster_%20Plan_and_Response.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #28 - Recognizing Achievements<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB28_Recognizing_Achievements.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #31 - Grant Writing Tips<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB31_Grant_Writing_Tips.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #34 - Researching Historically Marginalized Communities<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB34_Researching_Historically_Marganized_Communities.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #36 - Resilience Series: Board Agenda<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB36_BoardAgendas2.pdf>
  *   Bulletin #37 - Resilience Series: Board Involvement in Grants<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB37_BoardGrants.pdf>
Don’t forget to visit our technical resources page<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/technicalresources.aspx> to view all of the heritage bulletins, position papers, additional resources, and more.
In Case You Missed It:

T-Mobile Hometown Grants

Apply for a T-Mobile Hometown Grant! Grantees will receive up to $50K to fund projects to build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that help foster local connections in your community. Just a year and a half into the $25 million, five-year initiative, T-Mobile has given more than $5.5 million dollars to projects across 37 states. Submissions close on September 30, 2023. Learn more and apply here ><https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants>

Grow with Google

Free Digital Skills Coaching for Small Businesses in Rural America

Main Street America and Grow with Google are teaming up to help business owners in small towns gain new skills through local Digital Coaches. Grow with Google Digital Coaches are local marketing experts who help diverse small businesses grow. They offer live training and hands-on coaching on topics like how to connect with customers, sell products online, and improve business productivity – for free.

Together, Main Street America and Grow with Google have on-boarded 10 new Digital Coaches to lead free trainings and empower small businesses with skills to grow. Help us spread the word to your small business community! Click the link below for more information along with the full list of our Digital Coaches. Learn more and meet the coaches here ><https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/growwithgoogle>

New Policies & Procedures Handbook
We have an updated version of our sample Policies & Procedures<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/OMS%20Policies%20and%20Procedures%20-%20WEB.pdf> manual for Main Street organizations. The manual is a fillable PDF that can be customized for your organization. It contains some of the types or policies and procedures main street organizations should consider adopting to help with smoother operations. Updates were provided by Donna Harris with Heritage Consulting, Inc. with special updates for the personnel policies section by Nicole Feightner, PHR/SHRM-CP, Bridgetown People Consulting.

Calendar Invites for MoM calls in August and September
Reminder that we have MoM calls on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the Month through September. We will re-evaluate the schedule at that time. I will send out new calendar invites and delete the old schedule.

Here’s the calendar invites for our MoM calls for the next couple months. If you open the hyperlink and then right click on the meeting box that pops up, it will open the meeting notice w/the meeting Zoom link. Save this to your calendar.
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Topic: MoM Call - August
Time:
        Aug 3, 2023 09:30 AM
        Aug 17, 2023 09:30 AM
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYodO2uqjouE9RZtEQPs-TXHHPVx_WYZveU/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqzguHNCUtBCHRpwQGYjCLO7wiH5bj_pvpgvAMhBALzfOHspyBKpAJ-Hq

Topic: MoM - September
Time:
        Sep 7, 2023 09:30 AM
        Sep 21, 2023 09:30 AM
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZUsdOGoqDsjGNREIY8tTdnx074puCSxcjNU/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGprzgiGtKVuRuHRpwcBYjCWfTwpmJEjY1vuTbcWzRnZg3uZrUWIqdcI8DT

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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
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>.

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