[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up

Wed Jun 28 13:25:23 PDT 2023

In this Round-up:

  1.  Save the Date: OMS Conference
  2.  New Policies and Procedures
  3.  Board Institute Webinar
  4.  Heritage Scholarship
  5.  Main Street America Summer Webinar School
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Save the Date: OMS Conference is October 4-6 in Independence
Just a reminder to mark your calendars for the Oregon Main Street Conference October 4-6 in beautiful, historic Downtown Independence. Our conference theme is Idea to Implementation. I can’t think of a better keynote speaker who embodies this theme. Mary Means is perhaps best known for conceiving the idea for enhancing historic downtowns that were in decline then leading the team that created the main street approach which implemented in thousands of communities across the country. Learn more at Means' website<http://marymeans.com/> (http://marymeans.com/ ). Mary is the author of Main Street's Comeback and How It Can Come Back Again, published in 2020. Registration for the conference will open in August.

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.

Board Institute 101 – July 26, 8:00 a.m. to 10 a.m.
We would like to have all the board members of main street organizations in the Main Street Track attend our Board Institute 101. We will be offering these sessions monthly through the end of the year. If board members have already attended, they are not required to attend again. During these sessions, we cover an introduction to the Main Street Approach and Oregon Main Street, typical roles and responsibilities of all nonprofit board members, and the basics of action planning. Click here<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqfumgrjsrHdM1ANDi6yfAjV3JBvaSJUK_>
to register for the session on July 26, 8:00 AM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Is there a conference, workshop, or training you want to attend between July 1 and December 31, 2023? Apply for the Oregon Heritage Scholarship by July 7!
The Oregon Heritage Preservation Scholarship provides financial assistance for Oregon residents to attend a preservation-related (historic preservation, archives, museums, Main Street, historic cemeteries, etc.) conference, workshop, or training. Eligible travel expenses include registration fees, transportation (e.g. air fare, personal vehicle mileage, etc.), and lodging.
Scholarships are non-competitive and offered twice per year. The cycle open now is for eligible conferences taking place between July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023. The application deadline is July 7, 2023. The guidelines<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/EWPScholarshipGuidelines2023.pdf> and online application instructions<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/EWPScholarsihpOnlineInstructions2023.pdf> provide details such as eligible conferences.
Award amounts will be $100-$1000 depending on the number of applicants. Funds will be dispersed evenly.

  *   $100-500 for in-state conferences
  *   $100-1000 for out of state conferences.
Scholarship recipients will be expected to share what they learn from the conference, workshop, or training with others through a post on the Oregon Heritage Exchange blog, a public presentation, or some other way approved by Oregon Heritage.
The scholarship is offered by Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, in honor of Elisabeth Walton Potter. Potter was a long-time historian with the State Historic Preservation Office and coordinator for the National Register of Historic Places program in Oregon.
Contact Kuri Gill at kuri.gill at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:kuri.gill at oprd.oregon.gov> or 503-986-0685 if more information is needed after reviewing the materials.

Main Street America’s Summer Webinar School
This July, join Main Street America for a three-part webinar series revisiting some of the most popular sessions from the 2023 Main Street Now Conference. Practitioners from across the network will share their expertise and provide practical information on a range of perennial Main Street issues. Please note: Registration is required to attend the live webinar presentation. All webinars will be recorded and made available for on-demand replay in the Resource Center<https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/resourcecenter>, a member benefit of Main Street America.

Get Hyped: Turn District Cheerleaders into Social Influencers
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Time: 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT
Description: Every Main Street district has its own set of community advocates who are ready and willing to promote the district’s offerings and amenities -they just need an opportunity and some direction. This session explores how Main Street Macon capitalized on citizens’ enthusiasm around downtown Macon, GA and created an ambassador and social media influencer program to hype up downtown, known as the Downtown Macon Hype Team. Session attendees will learn how to recruit and mobilize a diverse team of community cheerleaders and leave with a scalable toolkit of resources to start their own Hype Team. Get hyped!
Speakers: Emily Hopkins - Director of Place/Main Street Macon Manager, NewTown Macon; Scott Mitchell - Owner, The Bohemian Den
Register here > <https://savingplaces-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-D4WPmomSHudZv6XCayUJQ>

The Future Is Now: Main Street Development Strategies
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Time: 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT
Description: Many Main Street programs struggle to fill vacant commercial spaces with quality businesses that enhance the region. To generate growth in your district, learn how leading Main Street programs utilize advanced tools like incubation spaces, fabrication labs, entrepreneurial training classes, adult pitch funding activities, investment groups, and alternative finance enhancements. This session will also discuss the development, funding, and outcomes of newer downtown growth strategies.
Speaker: Casey Woods - Executive Director, Emporia Main Street
Register here ><https://savingplaces-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5bOm9WmFThuiOAQGekw-QQ>

Using Market Data to Tell Your Main Street Story
Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Time: 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT
Description: We all have market data related to our Main Street districts but what do we do with all those numbers? This session will help you create ways to share all that great data with your stakeholders - board members, businesses, elected officials, and the general public. We'll share tips for collecting the data and templates that can help you share the data in an informative and professional way.
Speaker: Robin Bostrom - Business Specialist, Main Street Iowa
Register here ><https://savingplaces-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Pes0gKNBR0uHVrHQJfXbjg>
Have questions? Email info at mainstreet.org<mailto:info at mainstreet.org>.

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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

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