[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up: Upcoming workshops, useful tools and resources

Mon Dec 30 10:18:42 PST 2024

Mornings on Main – We look forward to catching up with everyone this Thursday. The link to join the call is on our website through the orange portal button<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMSNetworkPortal.aspx> and in the calendar. We have had requests to share the recording from the December 19 webinar with Susan Bower from the Department of Justice. We did record the session and will be posting it to our website. We will let you know when we have it uploaded and ready to view.
This Round-up Includes:

  *   Workshops & Trainings: Keeping Your Historic Building Historic; OMSRG Application Workshop; Small Business Digital Training – January Schedule
  *   Grant Opportunities: NTHP Preservation; Oregon Community Foundation 2025 Community Grants Program; T-Mobile Hometown Grants; Travel Oregon Competitive Grants
  *   Tools & Resources: A Practical Guide to Getting and Keeping Nonprofit Volunteers; Independent Sector launches Nonprofit Sector State Profiles; Main Street America top 8 blogs of 2024; Preservation Resources from National Trust for Historic Preservation; Salaried Exempt Employee Updates

Workshops & Trainings
Keeping In Shape: Keeping Your Historic Building Historic, January 16th, 2025 (VIRTUAL), 1pm to 2:30pm with Joy Sears, Restoration Specialist, Oregon Heritage/State Historic Preservation Office. Are you considering applying for any of grants or tax incentives through our office for an old or historic building? Do you have questions about meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation? Joy will provide a broad overview of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and discuss ways to ensure that your project meets the Standards. After the presentation, Joy will answer project-specific questions or hypothetical situations regarding meeting the Standards. Register Here!<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcuisrD8oH9Rt43SimOEiQC2G0wk4CLNt>
Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant Application Workshop, January 9, 2025 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYud-GvqjkoEtVAu9-dhAm50EgR8Rz9kOTR> is required. To learn more about the grant and workshop, visit www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org/> or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill at oprd.oregon.gov<mailto:Kuri.Gill at oprd.oregon.gov> or 503-986-6085.
Small Business Digital Training Sessions with Joshua Miller (virtual) – our last set of small business training sessions funded through Main Street America is in January. These sessions are geared towards improving online presence for small businesses but can be helpful for nonprofit organizations as well! Please share the attached flyer and QR code to join the sessions – No registration is required.
Grant Opportunities

National Trust Preservation Funds | Apply today!<https://support.savingplaces.org/s/3201080/J7SBlYQl>
Apply for grants ranging up to $5,000 that support preservation planning and educational projects. The next deadline is February 3. Apply today!<https://support.savingplaces.org/s/3201080/J7SBlYQl>

Oregon Community Foundation 2025 Community Grants Program| Access Link<https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/community-grant-program>
The 2025 Spring Community Grants cycle is for general operating support. This cycle OCF is prioritizing funding organizations that are small rural, culturally specific, or culturally responsive. Please see the Program Guidelines<https://oregoncf.org/assets/PDFs-and-Docs/PDFs/Grants/Community-Grants/2025-Spring-Community-Grants-RFP.pdf> for more details.

T-Mobile Hometown Grants | Access Link<https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants>
T-mobile’s grants fund projects that foster local connections like tech upgrades, outdoor spaces, community and arts centers. Open quarterly, with applications closing at the end of each quarter.

Travel Oregon Competitive Grants | Access Link<https://industry.traveloregon.com/opportunities/grants/competitive-grants-program/>
Travel Oregon’s competitive grant process will open Dec 2, 2024 for letters of intent to apply for a tourism infrastructure or promotion project. Applicants must propose a project that focuses on either tourism infrastructure or tourism promotion that increases access and inclusion.

Tools and Resources

A Practical Guide to Getting and Keeping Nonprofit Volunteers - A guide to effectively manage volunteers, from recruiting to appreciation. Keep volunteers engaged and your organization thriving by Laura Steuer – click here<https://blueavocado.org/volunteers/getting-and-keeping-volunteers/> to read.

Independent Sector launches Nonprofit Sector State Profiles - Independent Sector launches Nonprofit Sector State Profiles, an interactive dashboard packed with national and state data on the nonprofit sector. Whether you're an advocate, researcher, or just curious, explore insights on the sector's size, economic impact, workforce, and inspiring success stories of nonprofits making a difference in communities nationwide. Dive into the data here:  https://independentsector.org/nonprofit-state-profiles/
Main Street America top 8 blogs of 2024 - Main Street America rounded up some of the most interesting, innovative, and intriguing stories, insights, and advice from Main Street America and the Main Street Movement over the past 12 months. Check the top eight blogs posts here.<https://mainstreet.org/the-latest/news/main-spotlight-top-eight-blogs-of-2024?ref=Newsletter&mc_cid=da070515dd&mc_eid=0e501fd357>
Preservation Resources from National Trust for Historic Preservation - The Preservation Priorities Task Force Infographics are meant for organizations and advocates to use as starting points for discussions on key preservation issues with community leaders and stakeholders, quick overview of these topics for outreach to potential partners, support materials for fundraising efforts, and more. Preservation Resources<https://www.preservationpriorities.org/infographics>
Salaried Employee Updates – You might recall that minimum salary level was set to increase in January for exempt “while collar” employees – however, this doesn’t appear to be effective due to a case that was heard in fall – see Note below. Check this website<https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/salaried-exempt-employees.aspx> for information about salaried exempt employees or Visit the US DOL website on this topic.<https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17g-overtime-salary>

  *   Note from the DOL website: On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) published a final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees<https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-08038/defining-and-delimiting-the-exemptions-for-executive-administrative-professional-outside-sales-and>, to update and revise the regulations issued under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act implementing the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, and professional employees. Revisions included increases to the standard salary level and the highly compensated employee total annual compensation threshold, and a mechanism for updating these earnings thresholds to reflect current earnings data. On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department's 2024 final rule. Consequently, with regard to enforcement, the Department is applying the 2019 rule's minimum salary level of $684 per week and total annual compensation requirement for highly compensated employees of $107,432 per year. Lawsuits regarding the 2024 final rule are currently pending in two other federal district courts, and the United States has filed a notice of appeal from the November 15 decision. The Department will update this notice with additional information as it becomes available.

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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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