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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">In This Edition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">OMS Board Institute 101 – July 26, 8:00 a.m. to 10 a.m.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Calendar Invites for MoM calls in August and September<o:p></o:p></li><li style="line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Year-end Fundraising Strategies – round up of resources from NextAfter</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">In Case You Missed It<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
Grow with Google<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
MSA Summer School Webinar Series<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
T-Mobile Hometown Grants<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
Meet the 2023 Backing Small Businesses Grant Recipients<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
Engaging with Science on Main Street<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
Main Street at the Capitol<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
Beyond Pride - Creating an Inclusive Main Street Year-Round<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">***************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2E75B6">Board Institute 101 – July 26, 8:00 a.m. to 10 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to have all the board members of main street organizations in the Main Street Track attend our Board Institute 101. We will be offering these sessions monthly through the end of the year. If board members have already attended,
they are not required to attend again. During these sessions, we cover an introduction to the Main Street Approach and Oregon Main Street, typical roles and responsibilities of all nonprofit board members, and the basics of action planning.
<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqfumgrjsrHdM1ANDi6yfAjV3JBvaSJUK_">
Click here</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">to register for the session on July 26, 8:00 AM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">Calendar Invites for MoM calls in August and September<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here’s the calendar invites for our MoM calls for the next couple months. If you open the hyperlink and then right click on the meeting box that pops up, it will open the meeting notice w/the meeting Zoom link. Save this to your calendar.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="421" height="147" style="width:4.3854in;height:1.5312in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D9B568.4E2DA220"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Topic: MoM Call - August<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Time: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Aug 3, 2023 09:30 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Aug 17, 2023 09:30 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Weekly: <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYodO2uqjouE9RZtEQPs-TXHHPVx_WYZveU/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqzguHNCUtBCHRpwQGYjCLO7wiH5bj_pvpgvAMhBALzfOHspyBKpAJ-Hq">
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYodO2uqjouE9RZtEQPs-TXHHPVx_WYZveU/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqzguHNCUtBCHRpwQGYjCLO7wiH5bj_pvpgvAMhBALzfOHspyBKpAJ-Hq</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Topic: MoM - September<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Time: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Sep 7, 2023 09:30 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Sep 21, 2023 09:30 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Weekly: <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZUsdOGoqDsjGNREIY8tTdnx074puCSxcjNU/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGprzgiGtKVuRuHRpwcBYjCWfTwpmJEjY1vuTbcWzRnZg3uZrUWIqdcI8DT">
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZUsdOGoqDsjGNREIY8tTdnx074puCSxcjNU/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGprzgiGtKVuRuHRpwcBYjCWfTwpmJEjY1vuTbcWzRnZg3uZrUWIqdcI8DT</a>
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<p style="line-height:125%"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Year-end Fundraising Strategies </span></strong><span style="color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:125%"><span style="color:#444444">To help you get ahead and create a year-end fundraising campaign with confidence, here’s a list of strategies and tactics from NextAfter’s library of more than 5,000 fundraising case studies that you may
find helpful:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://c21rj04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/WV+113/c21RJ04/VX8pfR5z99W8W38JXnD3qryHMW48Yhp750Y45DN4FBQN33q90_V1-WJV7CgQVYW3C3w-p458pM3W8NYCwL6jZ1PfW6ChbhV46_H_gW3Zk2sl1JvWdQVHH1jy6YPGFvW7XqMCG83GXWvV9Qd9M7-99q5W6v1-ZN8M28P2W5pyy4W4Z46wpW23rCvX84CryMW2WQdmm3kBnczW1TndfH2C5PNCW7F4CPH6qwsQHW3gtLnw6m2SmJW6XYFDs71w6JCW46lwTl3vKYYRW7Nlhkr962sM6W7Gx7Dm5NDKDTW27QLZj1H3kqbW3CNDjY2-KqwLW4YqVxb1xk35lVcgsg47zH024W3S69WY8z1ZSrW1km9wX4FQgdVW6YZbnv4R6DMVW4ylLVF4mWBhvVW-xgk3lMW0VVJzrRB43QjKRN72M4y67KSQsW1L7Bqm29zxr73mym1" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">A
comprehensive playbook to building a full year-end fundraising email campaign »</span></a> [Video Series]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://c21rj04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/WV+113/c21RJ04/VX8pfR5z99W8W38JXnD3qryHMW48Yhp750Y45DN4FBQN33q90_V1-WJV7CgGymW7Kk-v92YYW8qW7yB5RS9g3KlPW1nFy0v4_qDlYW8k9rQy2D29WNN3_NxRyn6K2ZW78TfMH6_k60nW7G0Wxg1SHS8YW2VCwmv6ySYMmW1KN-3V7ZCr0HW5YFkgp4mGKQYW35JR887zl_f5W2zgHRx8Q2PWDW6Xldtx6xgXHPW5N5rB441NdXqW4WFK945RFvnxW69xCW31l9cYNW2VpxGl1Wm5ZNW9j_sBq1MRbcDW4d4th612grwvW2-rGPr13nRR3N1s5s6CrgF4cW6Lf66l6gjZKxMCVCd4rYG-5W6dFfJt4dcdYXW5yfTvP3WnRd_W7ZhxvS1JZYBZW64YM087LCfvYVxnKWQ4_tV04W4WpBGg1SyZCXW42xk156Xn2PR33c31" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">12
year-end fundraising case studies to inspire you as you begin planning »</span></a> [Blog]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://c21rj04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/WV+113/c21RJ04/VX8pfR5z99W8W38JXnD3qryHMW48Yhp750Y45DN4FBQMN3q90JV1-WJV7CgLZGW5cSn957nkz1hVDRjK61w9W0lW3Plbpd8RMJVrW8RPMZk44_Z1JW5kxhbr94BQ0_W18ZmJJ7q_PV4W2C8MrC1RTk-QW33tc9s17LHPPW7LcFlD7VK9pQVZGNMq4w9_SnW8k5NvQ3p5RPNW6SRqr-8cRHPZW6tySfd7rpXN3F1V7n-tgW5WW4bYLyl4DWCfTW22T50165WYdCW5NrTXb94M0x9N7TB3njFTjnPW2N3VLC16ZdTmW3D4MGn3pbT2_W62QRc05nB7jRVM6MDT37-JnMW7KyNqm51ZpMPW4x-Hj360gmZPW5lbq1T2hB5dhN68KxKr91PnKW6_gNks3jw7X2VZlPR55SwnvY3d2j1" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">An
analysis of how 119 organizations are engaging with donors during the end of year campaign »</span></a> [Research Study]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://c21rj04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/WV+113/c21RJ04/VX8pfR5z99W8W38JXnD3qryHMW48Yhp750Y45DN4FBQK_5nKv5V3Zsc37CgNj8W3Kb7bL3RcwFsW4ncWzZ2pfK5SW69T5GF2YprVMW7zgvP37fXNjrW2vNCtW5HNxhqW8yVqyn7ZSxPmW2NGtsP6Plq8xW2Z0NPT2ZcgbQVV_zKp5TH2KfW7ZTK5s7mY9jwW6vS7n-4ny33CW3csm__63cKfnW8l9gRB7jmStbW6zrvXW5VHZ9BW2_v8LD4swR22W667KgX1v7y5bW6MNmDl7XQwZCN8mYC3p_SYrWN3w4vCZ3dNhkW15g-054Y6MTVW4dp7dj2qpsHgW869MYL40SkZyW6q6Flg6B-BJgW5lRfKv5MXlt-W28hW-72h7g8rW74W5G112mmXnW3fD32h11HXSqW5vL_J42GCr8jW8VGY2H4bDp1hW2bC-l_7zchLzN6yw6qvfy_-rW3_St3N3vVyLd2-b1" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A4BD">A
full year-end fundraising course to help you craft effective email appeals, engage your audience at the right times, and optimize your website for year-end traffic »</span></a> [Free Course]<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">In Case You Missed It<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b>Summer School Webinar Series<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">This July, join us for a three-part webinar series revisiting some of the most popular sessions from the 2023 Main Street Now Conference. Practitioners from across the network will share their expertise and provide
practical information on a range of perennial Main Street issues. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><i>Please note: Registration is required to attend the live webinar presentation. All webinars will be recorded and made available for on-demand replay in the Resource Center, a member benefit of Main Street America.
</i><a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/06/27/join-us-summer-school-webinar-series-revisiting-to">Learn more & register here ></a><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b>T-Mobile Hometown Grants<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN">Apply for a T-Mobile Hometown Grant! Grantees will receive up to $50K to fund projects to build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that help foster local connections in your community. Just a
year and a half into the $25 million, five-year initiative, T-Mobile has given more than $5.5 million dollars to projects across 37 states. Submissions close on September 30, 2023.
</span><a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants"><span lang="EN">Learn more and apply here ></span></a>
<span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b>Meet the 2023 Backing Small Businesses Grant Recipients<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">In June, Main Street America announced the 2023 recipients for the
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/inclusivebacking" target="_blank">
Backing Small Businesses grant program</a>, presented by American Express, to provide financial support to small business owners to address critical needs and make a positive impact in their local communities. Grants of $5,000 have been awarded to 350 U.S.
small business owners.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b>Engaging with Science on Main Street<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Science can bring communities together. Whether you're observing the stars, experimenting with physics, or watching life bloom, bringing science into your Main Street programming can create unique experiences that
build curiosity, discovery, and wonder among visitors and residents. Learn how three communities—Sweetwater, Tennessee; Hendersonville, North Carolina; and Los Alamos, New Mexico—have incorporated science into their work. Also, meet the Science Festival Alliance,
which can help you bring the next great science event to your community. <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/06/28/main-spotlight-engaging-with-science-on-main-stree?mc_cid=3c345d2964&mc_eid=3311a8ecb5">
Read here ></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b>Main Street at the Capitol<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Hill Days and Capitol Days are powerful tools to introduce legislators to the Main Street Movement and advocate for policies that can help us achieve our goals. Main Street America staff, Coordinating Programs,
and Local Programs have been busy speaking to legislators across the nation to spread awareness and advance our collective mission. Kelly Humrichouser, Director of Government Relations, shared the results of Main Street's first Hill Day in Washington, D.C.,
as well as Capitol Days in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Washington. <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/06/20/main-spotlight-main-street-at-the-capitol?mc_cid=f3e7bedc7f&mc_eid=3311a8ecb5">
Read here ></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b>Beyond Pride - Creating an Inclusive Main Street Year-Round<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">The Main Street Movement is a proud ally of the LGBTQ+ community. Main Streets are for everyone, and we strive to make our districts welcoming and safe. While it is important to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in
June, our support should also be extended year-round. We spoke to four executive directors and a Coordinator about how their programs celebrate during Pride Month and beyond. Read about the ways that they support the LGBTQ+ community and why it is important
for Main Street programs to advocate for change. <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/06/06/main-spotlight-beyond-pride?mc_cid=c97642edf6&mc_eid=46de4353c6">
Learn more ></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b>Grow with Google<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Free Digital Skills Coaching for Small Businesses in Rural America<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Main Street America and Grow with Google are teaming up to help business owners in small towns gain new skills through local Digital Coaches. Grow with Google Digital Coaches are local marketing experts who help
diverse small businesses grow. They offer live training and hands-on coaching on topics like how to connect with customers, sell products online, and improve business productivity – for free.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Together, Main Street America and Grow with Google have on-boarded 10 new Digital Coaches to lead free trainings and empower small businesses with skills to grow. Help us spread the word to your small business community!
Click the link below for more information along with the full list of our Digital Coaches.
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/growwithgoogle">Learn more and meet the coaches here ></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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