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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>2022 Oregon Main Street Annual Report Just Released.</b> The
<b><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/2022%20Annual%20Report_8.5x11.pdf">2022 Oregon Main Street Annual Report</a></b> shares programmatic highlights as well as annual and cumulative revitalization statistics from communities participating in
the Main Street Track of the Oregon Main Street Network.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant Information and Guidelines Now Available in Spanish.</b> Oregon Heritage has the
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/OMSGrantInformation2023Spanish.pdf">
OMSRG grant info</a> and <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/OMSRGrantGuidelines_2023Spanish.pdf">
OMSRG guidelines</a> available on our website at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonheritage.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7CCam.AMABILE%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C8de2b5419cfe4f47842708db0fb03333%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C638121021680543042%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xhAtUrgKH%2BnZNQ%2FAKuEULbvS3OlOrlwyQ8UVMVlAOsA%3D&reserved=0">
www.oregonheritage.org</a>. We hope this is helpful in sharing information about this grant opportunity.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>OMS Board Institute, March 9 at 8:30 a.m. and repeated at 5:30 p.m.:
</b>Joining a Main Street Board is an opportunity for you to make a real difference in your community. You are joining a Network of passionate individuals who care deeply about their communities here in Oregon and across the country. To help you get started,
Oregon Main Street has prepared a short course to introduce you to the nationally recognized Main Street Approach™, the Oregon Main Street Network, and an overview of board roles and responsibilities. This session is great for new board members or for current
board members who would like a refresher.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We are offering the Board Institute in the morning and repeating in the early evening on March 9 to make it as convenient as possible. Registration is required – please select the time that works best for you. After
registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in">Thursday, March 9, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in">Register in advance for this meeting:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kde6spjosGtB4I7yUupnQmLef04AA4nod">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kde6spjosGtB4I7yUupnQmLef04AA4nod</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Thursday, March 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in">Register in advance for this meeting:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-ioqzwsE9ap4bvipEw-LvvqnPk88IP5">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-ioqzwsE9ap4bvipEw-LvvqnPk88IP5</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><b>Resource reminders:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo10"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB31_Grant_Writing_Tips.pdf">Heritage Bulletin #31 | Grant Writing Tips</a>: With Oregon Heritage grants and many others in full
swing we thought we’d remind you of our brief tips & tricks sheet for writing grants. Whether grant writing is new or old hat to you, this bulletin shares some simple yet easily overlooked steps to make your grants that much better.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo10"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/HB37_BoardGrants.pdf">Heritage Bulletin #37 | Board Involvement In Grants</a>: It’s really easy to burrow yourself in deeply when
it comes to writing grants, but this heritage bulletin serves as a great reminder of who should be a part of the grants conversation. Keeping your board on-board when it comes to grant funding is key!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><b>In case you missed it:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8">RDI is proud to continue partnering with Kristin Kelley Monahan of Kelley Nonprofit Consulting through Ready, Set, Grant! This program prepares small, rural nonprofits in the Pacific
Northwest to find and sustain funding, and includes the opportunity to receive one-on-one coaching from Kelley NPC. In the last year, Ready, Set, Grant! helped organizations secure funding ranging from a $500,000 federal grant supporting education, to foundation
grants supporting food systems, the arts, economic development, and more. <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fready-set-grant-getting-your-organization-funding-ready-spring-2023-registration-504881964547&data=05%7C01%7CCam.AMABILE%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C8de2b5419cfe4f47842708db0fb03333%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C638121021680699255%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KtfWjLBkLVR4WlZi8ZIhMhCoKwUh5XLF3yzJbQXGc9E%3D&reserved=0">
Information & Registration</a><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8">Committed Volunteers & Innovative Strategies Bring Vibrancy Back to Rural Main Streets<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">Since 2020, RDI, in partnership with Oregon, Washington, and Idaho State Main Street coordinating programs, and funded in part by USDA Rural Development, has been bringing together a network of Main Street leaders to build fundamental
skills for economic recovery and resiliency. Through this program we've been inspired by people in rural communities whose tireless work and inspiring and creative efforts are contributing to the vibrancy of their downtowns, and we've compiled some of their
stories. <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frdiinc.org%2Fthriving-rural-main-streets%2F&data=05%7C01%7CCam.AMABILE%40oprd.oregon.gov%7C8de2b5419cfe4f47842708db0fb03333%7Caa3f6932fa7c47b4a0cea598cad161cf%7C0%7C0%7C638121021680699255%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=I%2FPLjBC%2Fdcv9IVgkRr4HDhzpnLcidSigTWsSSeEcNv4%3D&reserved=0">
Read the Stories</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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