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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mornings On Main, Thursday, October 26, 9:30 am to 10:30 am</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Just a reminder that we have an open forum for our Mornings on Main call
this week. The calendar invite to all the MoM calls and the link to join the call can be found in the calendar on the OMS website:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMSNetworkPortal.aspx">https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/OMSNetworkPortal.aspx</a>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C55A11;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#C55A11;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C55A11;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#C55A11;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Funding Opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Oregon Heritage conference scholarship
</span></b>The Oregon Heritage Preservation Scholarship provides financial assistance for Oregon residents to attend a preservation-related (historic preservation, archives, museums, Main Street, historic cemeteries, etc.) conference, workshop, or training.
Eligible travel expenses include registration fees, transportation (e.g. air fare, personal vehicle mileage, etc.), and lodging.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Scholarships are non-competitive and offered twice per year. The cycle open now is for conferences taking place between January 1, 2024 and June 30, 2024. The application deadline is December 1, 2023. The
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/EWPScholarshipGuidelines2023.pdf">
guidelines</a> and online application <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/EWPScholarsihpOnlineInstructions2023.pdf">
instructions</a> provide details such as eligible conferences.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Award amounts will be $100-$1000 depending on the number of applicants. Funds will be dispersed evenly.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">$100-500 for in-state conferences<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">$100-1000 for out of state conferences.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Scholarship recipients will be expected to share what they learn from the conference, workshop, or training with others through a post on the
<i>Oregon Heritage Exchange </i>blog, a public presentation, or some other way approved by Oregon Heritage.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The scholarship is offered by Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, in honor of Elisabeth Walton Potter. Potter was a long-time historian with the State Historic Preservation Office
and coordinator for the National Register of Historic Places program in Oregon. <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Contact Kuri Gill at <a href="mailto:kuri.gill@oprd.oregon.gov">
kuri.gill@oprd.oregon.gov</a> or 503-986-0685 if more information is needed after reviewing the materials.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C55A11;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#C55A11;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Workshops/Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Oregon Heritage Fall Statewide Workshop on organizational planning - first one coming up in Baker City on Oct. 27!
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Does the idea of planning for your organization’s next big endeavor fill you with dread and anxiety? Or does it cause you to procrastinate because you just don’t know where to start? Let us help you get started
by registering now for the free Organizational Planning without Fear & Anxiety Workshop hosted by Oregon Heritage! We’ll help approach planning with the training-wheels on and a support system in place to catch you. During this free three-hour workshop, you’ll
have the opportunity to take a look at your organization’s projects, establish goals, and get a working plan down on paper with the help of our skilled facilitator, Kyrie Kellet. You’ll also take home the tools and worklets to bring back to your organization
once you feel ready to take the training-wheels off and do it on your own.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Workshops will be held regionally throughout Oregon.</b>
<b>Locations and registration information can be found below:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">October 27th | 1PM to 4PM | Baker Heritage Museum; Baker City, OR -
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Register here for Baker City!</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">November 16th | 9AM to 12PM | Woodburn Public Library Multipurpose Room, Woodburn, OR -
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Register here for Woodburn!</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">November 21st | 9AM to 12PM | Austin Reading Room, Linfield University's Nicholson Library, McMinnville, OR -
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Register here for McMinnville!</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">November 30th | 1PM to 4PM | Grants Pass City Hall Council Chambers; Grants Pass, OR -
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Register here for Grants Pass!</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Mmk_qnz6tEegzqWYytFhz3l0FaICukdDhFhECgazACVURUxENlY0WUVHTVZIUTZMWDVZWFJGRFcyNS4u"></a>December 4th | 1PM to 4PM | Newport
Visual Arts Center; Newport, OR - <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Mmk_qnz6tEegzqWYytFhz3l0FaICukdDhFhECgazACVURDdZUVdOUjM4NjhQMEswNDhGSFUzTFY5VC4u">
Register here for Newport!</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6">December 8th | 9AM to 12PM | Virtual (unrecorded) -
<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kc-mqqTgsGtE2y4fvrboG7VsL_cOUsMHb">
Register here for Virtual!</a><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Mmk_qnz6tEegzqWYytFhz3l0FaICukdDhFhECgazACVURDdZUVdOUjM4NjhQMEswNDhGSFUzTFY5VC4u"></a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>About our workshop host: </b>
Kyrie Kellet is a National Association for Interpretation Certified Interpretive Planner with over 20 years of experience in museums, parks, and gardens. She specializes in developing plans that allow organizations of all sizes to impact their communities in
creative and meaningful ways. Her interpretive superpower is to see both the big picture and personal details that lead to holistic experiences that focus on what audiences will think, do, and feel throughout their interpretive journey. Kyrie also speaks Spanish
and loves working on bilingual, multicultural projects in collaboration with local communities. Growing up in a small, but mighty, rural community in Oregon, Kyrie has a particular passion for working with community-based organizations. She has worked with
a variety of small, volunteer-supported museums to leverage the strengths of their communities to do amazing things.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Webinar: "Creating Great Store Windows for the Holiday Season," Wednesday, October 25th 11 am PST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ready to create bigger and brighter windows for the holiday season? Tune into this free 60-minute webinar to discover tips, tactics, and tools to make your store windows stand out this holiday season. You’ll learn how to take your windows
from drab to fab by creating eye-catching displays that attract shoppers with attractive arrangements and seasonal decorations. Can’t join us live? Register anyway, and we’ll send you a recording of the webinar.<o:p></o:p></p>
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members or for current board members who would like a refresher. In this session, we cover:
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<p class="m4212017953587647347msolistparagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">October 24, 5:30 – 7:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:
</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwod-mtqDoqHNAFATUdpyiqvYXweQ4cTvJ_" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwod-mtqDoqHNAFATUdpyiqvYXweQ4cTvJ_</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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</span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodeigpjspEtdyRPMPKbh2Da1v7tLmzeYb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodeigpjspEtdyRPMPKbh2Da1v7tLmzeYb</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Blue Avocado: <a href="https://blueavocado.org/board-of-directors/board-new-generation/">
How to Persuade a New Generation to Join Your Board</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Small Business Saturday Neighborhood Champion</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: The application period is now open for the
<a href="https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/benefits/shop-small/#neighborhoodchampions" title="https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/benefits/shop-small/#neighborhoodchampions">
Small Business Saturday® Neighborhood Champion</a> program. Encourage your community to Shop Small® on Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season by applying to be a Neighborhood Champion. All Main Street America members have been pre-qualified
to serve as Neighborhood Champions on a first-come, first served basis. Space is limited so claim your spot before applications close. All you need to do is fill out a brief Neighborhood Champion application and indicate you were referred by the National Main
Street Center (NMSC). Applications will remain open through mid-November or until spots are filled, so be sure to apply soon! Kits will begin shipping within the next two weeks, so sign up early to get your kit with plenty of time to prepare before the big
day. </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Looking for ideas and inspiration?
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/10/10/small-business-saturday-tips-2023" title="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/10/10/small-business-saturday-tips-2023">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Here are 5 ways to make this your best Small Business Saturday® yet.</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">T-Mobile Hometown Grant Recipient</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Congratulations to the McMinnville Downtown Association for being a recipient of a $50,000 T-<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Mobile
grant for their alleyway activation project. </span></em></span><b><span style="color:black">T-Mobile Hometown Grants
</span></b><span style="color:black">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 January 2, 2024. </span>
<a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants" target="_blank">Learn more and apply here ></a><span style="color:black">
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<b>Oregon Humanities</b> will award up to $25,000 in funding to enable rural and rural-serving Oregon libraries to create and host events in their own communities. The grant opens for applications on November 6.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Events should reflect the 2024 theme: Fear and Belonging. Grantees are welcome to interpret this theme and develop topics that are relevant to their communities. Public, volunteer, community
college, and tribal libraries and library branches that are located in (or adjacent to and serving) rural or frontier zip codes are eligible. For more information, </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31;background:white"><a href="https://www.oregonhumanities.org/programs/grants/mini-grant-rural-libraries/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Grants%20Item%20from%20October%2023%20enews&utm_content=Grants%20Item%20from%20October%2023%20enews+CID_f7723b3c2d2fb80117da75a7a502311b&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=visit" target="_blank">visit
their website</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Business Oregon Opens Grant Program to Support Rural Communities:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Last week, Business Oregon announced a Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) for the 2023-2025 Rural Opportunity Initiative (ROI) Grant Program. ROI is an investment in the vision and proficiency of rural communities
and aligns with Business Oregon’s strategic plan to grow local businesses, cultivate rural economic stability, and champion opportunities for underrepresented Oregonians. The Oregon Legislature has allocated $2 million to the ROI Grant Program for the current
biennium. Small businesses and entrepreneurs drive rural economies and are a major source of growth opportunity. In addition to supporting entrepreneurship and small business growth, ROI's emphasis on cultivating a healthy ecosystem helps build resiliency
and makes businesses more likely to survive a crisis by having access to a full complement of resources. By focusing on ecosystem development, ROI helps entrepreneurs thrive in the good times and recover after disruptions. This RFGA will close on October 27,
2023, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. An evaluation committee comprised of internal and external stakeholders will review applications and make funding recommendations with Notices of Intent to Award expected</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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