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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#A02B93">Mornings on Main: July update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We won’t have a MoM call in July. We are on summer schedule and as it turns out, the 4<sup>th</sup> of July holiday is the first Thursday and we will have our Network Meeting for Main Street Track communities in Reedsport on the Third Thursday.
We will have a lot to catch up on in August!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#A02B93">Boosting Your Economic Vitality Efforts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mainstreet.org/the-latest/news/main-spotlight-the-art-of-market-analysis-part-three?mc_cid=e42965c730&mc_eid=b22a72ae8a">The Art of Market Analysis (Part Three)</a>: Understanding your unique market position is key to identifying
your transformation strategy(s). But once you have identified your strategy(s), you need a detailed implementation plan to turn your ideas into successful Main Street initiatives. In part three of the Art of Market Analysis, Matt Wagner, Ph.D., uses a case
study from Atlavista, Virginia, to outline the seven steps that you can use to take your brilliant market-based strategy(s) from ideation to implementation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#A02B93">Good Reads:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://clairification.com/2024/06/24/donors-lament-didnt-thank-properly-2-2/">Donors Lament: You Didn’t Think Me Properly</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/articles/create-communications-stand-out-world-ai">Create Communications That Stand Out in a World of AI</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#A02B93">Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Next FREE Webinar w/ Live Q&A hosted by Blue Avocado: <a href="https://blueavocado.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c0a90a834982df0a90ed3a32&id=357a140fbf&e=5e4f22c0df" target="_blank">
What Nonprofits Need to Know About Fiscal Sponsorships – Live Q&A</a></b>, <b>Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 11 am PT; 2 pm ET (60 min.)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many nonprofits utilize a fiscal sponsor to provide them with fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services when they may not yet be recognized as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
Understanding the benefits and limitations of fiscal sponsorships is an important step towards deciding if this arrangement is appropriate for your nonprofit. Led by panelists Colleen Lazanich, CEO of
<a href="https://blueavocado.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c0a90a834982df0a90ed3a32&id=cb2f9e767e&e=5e4f22c0df">
CalNonprofits Insurance Services</a>, and Brian Johnson, Head of North American Actuarial Advisory of
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Guy Carpenter</a>, this webinar will provide an overview of fiscal sponsorships, including:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Types of fiscal sponsorships<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Considerations for sponsors and their projects<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">How insurance is impacted<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When you <a href="https://niagroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TKplnq8USwOHZ1D2fLtvzg#/registration">
register</a>, please submit any questions you’d like answered about fiscal sponsorships.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Safe streets for small towns across the U.S.: </b>A common misconception about investments that support walking, biking, rolling, and public transit is that the demand for these initiatives is limited to urban communities. In collaboration
with AARP, Smart Growth America created a video that sheds light on the barriers to safe and efficient travel in rural communities, and why a Complete Streets approach is the solution. <a href="https://smartgrowthamerica.org/new-video-complete-streets-for-small-towns/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=23c3c66e-0afc-437f-8600-f0955fa6996c">Click
here</a> to see the new video and access other material.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#A02B93">Grants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#A02B93"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://mainstreet.org/the-latest/news/apply-for-the-charging-and-fueling-infrastructure-cfi-grant-program">Apply for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Grant Program</a> Interested in learning
more about EV charging and other transportation improvements for your Main Street district? Join Main Street America and the DOT ROUTES team to discuss the CFI program as well as Safe Streets and Roads for All Program on July 16 at 12pm ET</span><b><span style="color:#A02B93">.
<a href="https://mainstreet.org/the-latest/events/register-now-safe-streets-and-roads-for-all-webinar" target="_blank">
Learn more ></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.56XARqA0JgkLsQQA4kjN0tebCG-RS4TAdO5x6cPS-_Q/s/671392863/br/241685066627-l" target="_blank" title="REAP"><span style="color:#005CC1">Rural
Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants</span></a>, U.S. Department of Agriculture</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">USDA Rural Development program to provide funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The following is a message from Jim White, Executive Director of Nonprofit Association of Oregon, with his highlights on this report. This message can be found
here: <a href="https://nonprofitoregon.org/nao-update-june-24-2024/">https://nonprofitoregon.org/nao-update-june-24-2024/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“ We are excited to share that
<a href="https://independentsector.org/" target="_blank">Independent Sector</a> – the national membership organization that brings together a diverse community of changemakers, nonprofits, foundations, and corporations working to strengthen civil society –
just released their <a href="https://independentsector.org/resource/trust-in-civil-society/" target="_blank">
2024 Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We at NAO agree with IS that trust is what makes it possible for nonprofits to partner with local communities to do the hard work of systemic change. Our trusted
voices as advocates for our missions help drive policy change. Our trusted status makes us an essential partner to government and industry. Trust is vital in the recruitment of volunteers and in the nonprofit sector’s work to bridge differences in a divided
America. That is why this report is so vital. It helps nonprofit leaders spot trends and better understand what issues they need to plan for, as well as remind us of that valuable currency of trust that we’ve “banked” with the communities we serve.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I had the opportunity to receive an advance copy of the report and so I wanted to draw your attention to a few vital pieces of information that I found incredibly
compelling:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Trust in nonprofits is higher than
<i>any other institution in society</i>; higher than government (local, state, or federal), higher than media, and higher than business (small or large). Only a scant 12% of the population reported low trust in nonprofits.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Trust in philanthropy remains lower than trust in nonprofits, and trust in private foundations and high-net-worth individuals remains much
lower than in 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Specifically, trust continued to remain high in human services, animals and wildlife, health, and youth development nonprofits, with human
service nonprofits charting a whopping 66% “high trust” rating.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">These are just a few choice data points from the report. I encourage you to go to the Independent Sector website and
<a href="https://independentsector.org/resource/trust-in-civil-society/" target="_blank">
download the full report</a>. It is both a re-confirmation of the value communities have in nonprofits and provides some excellent ideas for our collective future work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NAO is working to bring Dr. Akilah Watkins, the CEO and President of Independent Sector, to Oregon for a “listening tour” in September. Stay tuned for more on that
soon!” <a href="https://nonprofitoregon.org/nao-update-june-24-2024/">https://nonprofitoregon.org/nao-update-june-24-2024/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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