[OMS_MANAGERS] OMS Round-Up | February 13, 2025

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Hello Main Street Leaders!

This week's Round-Up is brought to you by your fellow leaders and network members who voiced needs and concerns or shared out valuable resources at our Winter Network Meeting. Thanks to everyone who participated this week, and helped improve the network with your share-outs.

What's Inside:
OMS Updates: Third Thursdays, What's Up Downtown Report, Seeking Session Proposals
Funding & Support: Nonprofit Ready Grant Writing Course, Advocacy from MSA
Learning Resources: OMS EV Webinar, Community Mediation Services, TechSoup: Affordable Technology Solutions
OMS Updates:
Third Thursday in February (02/20 at 9:30am) | Access Link<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89847027498?pwd=Zm5nRExRTU5KN2Z6bDdNZlpSWDVxUT09>
Heritage's own Kuri Gill will share her grants tips and tricks and help you track "Kuri's Top 10" grants to watch that can support Main Street work across the state. Link Password: 860481
What's Up Downtown Reminder | Access Link<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Upper_Story_Report_Final.pdf>
With affordable and increased availability of housing being prioritized across Oregon, we wanted to remind you that there's an impact report specifically tied to this concept. Share this report with your council members, building owners, developers, and others stakeholders interested in improving housing landscapes in your community.
Seeking Session Proposals | OMS Conference | Submit a Proposal<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Mmk_qnz6tEegzqWYytFhz4r7Z5pSkUdHn0mSpus1wWRUOUlDUjQ3QjVPMEhYUDRENktYNkxRWENNVS4u>
Seeking submissions highlighting the importance of developing a vision and strategic direction for downtown to guide any changes to maintain downtown's vitality. This includes investing in creating a sustainable organization, engaging all members of the community, inspiring people to contribute time and resources, working incrementally, communicating progress, being flexible - all the things to build a structural support over the long haul.
Funding & Support:
Nonprofit Ready Grant Writing Course  | Access Link<https://www.nonprofitready.org/grant-writing-classes>
On demand learning from Nonprofit Ready covers many different aspects of nonprofit operations. This grant-writing self-guided course - among many others will help get you and your board up to speed.
Advocacy from Main Street America | Links below
Main Street America supports the work that you do locally by advocating in Washington D.C. on behalf of the nationwide network. Here are a few things they're bolstering: Housing on Main Street<https://msa.cdn.rygn.io/media/downloads/MSA-Housing-on-Main-Street.pdf?v=1739367262&mc_cid=90831de459&mc_eid=1ecbf825ba> & Main Street Capacity Building.<https://msa.cdn.rygn.io/media/downloads/MSA-Building-Main-Street-Capacity.pdf?v=1739367115&mc_cid=90831de459&mc_eid=1ecbf825ba> Share these talking points in your community to remind them they're part of something bigger!
Learning Resources:
OMS EV Webinar & Worksheets | Access Link<https://youtu.be/_g1UnN1oBrw>
For those looking for resources on improving economic vitality, this session offered by Oregon Main Street & the accompanying handout<https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/MS101_EV.pdf> will get you started.
Community Mediation Services | Access Link<https://www.resolutionoregon.org/>
Many communities have access to community mediation services through Resolution Oregon's Community Resolution Centers. If you're looking for a facilitator or someone to assist navigating tense discussions or topics in your community - check out this resource.
Tech Soup | Access Link<https://www.techsoup.org/?srsltid=AfmBOorcRp-4lF3aVVHBwGnsCK4F6OUXvjbDVTwbmpI3DRlVfQbWNJZ1>
Need a low or no cost tech solution for nonprofit organizational management, databases, software systems? Look no further than Tech Soup. Many recognized software packages are free or steeply discounted through this service.
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