[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-up

Wed Nov 20 15:03:11 PST 2024

Hope you all are having a wonderful week on Main Street. Enjoy this week's Round-Up!

Here's what's inside:

  *   OMS Updates: MoM, OMS Annual Calendar, Reporting Reminder
  *   Learning Opportunities: OR Heritage Impact Reports, Small Business Boost Webinars, MSA Small Business Podcasts
  *   Grant Opportunities: T-mobile Hometown, Science Discovery on Main, Travel OR
  *   Informational Resources: Locable Unlock Local Event Data Webinar, Independent Sector Pursuit of Influence Report

OMS Updates:
Third Thursdays 11/21  | Join MoM 9:30 to 10:30<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fs%2F89847027498>
Former Main Street director & current Executive Director of Klamath IDEA, Darin Rutledge, shares his experience in rebuilding an organization and establishing nonprofit status. Darin's lessons learned from transitioning to Klamath IDEA are invaluable to any organization going down the path of seeking nonprofit status.

2025 OMS Calendar Posted | Access Link<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/2025%20Main%20Street%20Annual%20Calendar.pdf>
Dates, deadlines, & requirements for 2025 OMS participation. Anything marked as TBD, we will change as we know dates.
Reporting Reminder | Access Link<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMSNetworkPortal.aspx>
Calling all Connected Communities! Now is the time to begin thinking about what to include in your annual report due on Dec 31, 2024. Main Street Track (affiliated, designated, accredited communities) Q4 reports are due January 10, 2025.

Learning Opportunities:
READ: Oregon Heritage Impact Reports
Locally relevant reports full of quantitative and qualitative support for the work accomplished on Main Street and in your communities that can help you share your value:

  *   Economic Impact of Oregon's Main Streets | Access Link<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/OMS%20Impact%20Report%20web.pdf>
  *   Economic Impacts & Value of Oregon's Heritage Organizations & Events | Access Link<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Economic_Impact_Report_web.pdf>

WATCH: Boost Your Small Business Webinar Series (MSA) | Access Link<https://mainstreet.org/resources/small-biz-digital-trainers?mc_cid=1980b9fd81&mc_eid=b22a72ae8a#courses?ref=Newsletter>
Virtual coaching and training continues for your local small businesses. Webinars, on-demand trainings, and one-on-one sessions are available. Share this far and wide with your business community. The next live course is tomorrow 11/21!
How to Master Soft Skills for Small Business Success  11/21 1PM PST | Register Now <https://mainstreet.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=881199cb2d0b2894c01ba06c1&id=eeb46a1142&e=b22a72ae8a>
Boost your productivity with essential tools and skills like Google Workspace, AI, and more.

LISTEN: MSA Small Business Trend Forecast Podcast | Listen Here<https://mainstreet.org/resources/knowledge-hub/podcast/2024-trend-forecast-get-your-business-holiday-ready>
Identifying trends for holiday shopping season to help small businesses leverage them.
Grant Resources:
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.
Science Discovery on Main Grant | Access Link<https://mainstreet.org/about/partner-collaborations/the-simons-foundation-science-discovery-on-main-street?ref=Newsletter&mc_cid=c0e346b190&mc_eid=1ecbf825ba>
The Science Discovery on Main Street grant program provides funding and support to help Main Street communities research, identify, and celebrate their unique scientific assets or history through partnerships and programming.
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.
Informational Resources:
Unlock Local Event & Visitor Data | Access Link<https://www.locable.com/2024/10/30/15226/unlock-local-event-visitor-data-for-your-main-street-without-breaking-the-bank-webinar-recap-with-cobalt-community-research/>
Locable and Cobalt Community Research explores how small and rural communities can leverage accessible tools to gain meaningful insights from events in this recorded webinar.
Independent Sector Pursuit of Influence Report | Access Link<https://independentsector.org/resource/the-pursuit-of-influence/>
This report explores why nonprofits have disengaged from advocacy and civic engagement.
Cheers,
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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
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Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
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