[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Weekly Round-up

Mon Sep 9 15:04:03 PDT 2024

Networking

  *   Mornings on Main: this week is an open forum. Let me know if you have any specific topics you would like to cover. The link to join is on the calendar on our website, www.oregonmainstreet.org<http://www.oregonmainstreet.org/> and through the orange portal button. If you want to add the upcoming dates to your calendar, here’s the link to do that:

Topic: MoM - Fall Schedule

Every week on Thu, until Jun 5, 2025, 39 occurrence(s)

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

Weekly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZ0lc-6orDwuE9zjQ4SierdDgkv_C4ebr0JO/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGhpj8tGtaStBCPRpx5Go-gKPTzpmZbj_pHli6xMClWcAfSMelUDZErFdrC

  *   Job Opportunities – please share these opportunities with folks that you think would be good candidates:
     *   Milton-Freewater Chamber Downtown Alliance is hiring an executive director – see attached. Maryelizabeth was offered a great opportunity to work with the City of College Place and has left this position after doing a terrific job in building a foundation for this unique organizational structure. Please direct any questions about the position to the MFCDA Board President, Kevin Smith - Phone: 541-814-3624; Email: Ksmith at clickitrv.com<mailto:Ksmith at clickitrv.com>.
     *   Klamath Falls Downtown Association is hiring an executive director.  Info was sent last week over the listserv about this position. This is an opportunity to work with an amazing board and downtown! To apply, send resume and cover letter to: info at downtownklamathfalls.org<mailto:info at downtownklamathfalls.org>

Webinars

  *   AMIBA’s Lift Local Loyalty: Inspiring & Measuring Behavior Change Free Virtual Event, Thursday, September 12, 1 pm ET: How do independent business alliances inspire us to Choose Indie Local every day? And how do they measure behavior changes in their communities? Discover some of the tools used—pledges, loyalty cards, and other efforts—and how they work. Join our discussion and get inspired! Register here<https://amiba.net/events/#!event/register/2024/9/12/cultivating-community-champions-inspiring-and-measuring-behavior-change-virtual>. Speakers:
     *   Amanda Converse, Love Live Local Shift Local Pledge
     *   Sherree Lucas, Go Local Ashville Card
     *   Kathleen Roark and Victoria Munro - Indie Month Staycation Giveaway

  *   Grown with Google Digital Training This Week: Learn the Basics of Google Drive, Tuesday, September 10, and Open Office Hours to troubleshoot w/Josh on Thursday, September 12. Upcoming topics are Build Your Professional Brand (September 17) and Make Your Website Work for You (September 24). The flyer is on our website – all workshops are at 9:00 a.m. with the same link: bit.ly/3SD0flT (I think I discovered the issue folks were having 0 is numerical not the letter).
Grant Opportunities

  *   Meyer Memorial Trust's 2024 Funding Opportunity Open through September 23rd Applications are open now for Meyer's $12 million funding opportunity through their three issue-based priority areas — Our Resilient Places, Our Empowered Youth and Our Collective Prosperity. Additional details and resources are available here.
  *   Oregon Arts Commission’s Art Builds Community Grant The Arts Build Communities program provides matching support to arts and other community-based organizations for projects that address a local community problem, issue or need through an arts-based solution. Just wanted to make sure this was on your radar as the grant program typically opens in August. Check back here<https://www.oregon.gov/biz/aboutus/artscommission/grants/for-organizations/arts-build-communities/Pages/default.aspx> for info on when the FY25 guidelines are available
  *   National Trust Preservation Funds (NTPF)<https://savingplaces.org/preservation-funds> are an umbrella group of grant funds intended to encourage preservation at the local level by supporting ongoing preservation work and by providing seed money for preservation projects. There are three deadlines per year in February, June, and October. Grants from this fund are generally between $2,500 and $5,000. Out-of-round funding can occur (when available) in the case of an emergency. Email the Grants Office for more information.
  *   NTHP’s Hart Family Fund for Small Towns Grants from the Hart Family Fund for Small Towns<https://savingplaces.org/hart-family-fund> are intended to encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for preservation projects in small towns. Grants from the Hart Family Fund for Small Towns generally range from $2,500 to $15,000.
  *   NTHP’s Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation The Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation<https://savingplaces.org/favrot-fund> aims to save historic environments in order to foster an appreciation of our nation’s diverse cultural heritage and to preserve and revitalize the livability of the nation’s communities. Grants from the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation generally range from $2,500 to $15,000.
  *   NTHP’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell The purpose of the fund is to assist in the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic interiors. Grants from the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund<https://savingplaces.org/cynthia-woods-mitchell-fund> for Historic Interiors generally range from $2,500 to $15,000. The selection process is very competitive. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund is an annual opportunity. The next deadline will be March 1, 2024.
Fundraising Resources
Unlocking the formula for sustainable fundraising can be difficult for small organizations. If fundraising, campaigns, and donor management are top of mind for you, here are a few resources to help you be more successful.

  *   Emotion is the one of the keys to unlocking this success. Rachel Muir shares this in our Sustainable Fundraising Strategies for Small Organizations<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYT-5gwwcyU> webinar.
  *   Having a plan is another key. While made for Main Streets, this Donor Guide<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/MainStreetWorkbookTurningSupportersIntoDonors.pdf> features as translatable systematic approach to funding for any organization.
  *   When kicking off, or for when things are going well (or not) it’s always important to share and pump up the awareness. Heritage Bulletin #2<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB02_How_to_Spread_the_News.pdf> reminds us to spread the news!
  *   Capital campaigning? Maybe it’s time to engage a specialist. Heritage Bulletin #8<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB08_Preservation_Consultants_Contractors.pdf> provides some basic tips and tricks for hiring that Fund Development or Capital Campaign contractor.

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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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