From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Dec 6 08:46:01 2012 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:46:01 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2012-12-06 Message-ID: <50C05B49020000290001EB8E@prd.state.or.us> In this Issue: 1. Heritage Bulletin Offers Tips for Tourism 2. ?Tis the Season for Disaster Preparedness Planning 3. Does Your List Include the Cultural Trust? 4. IMLS Offers National Leadership Grants for Museums 5. PNLHA Sets 2013 Annual Conference, Calls for Proposals HERITAGE BULLETIN OFFERS TIPS FOR TOURISM Visiting tourists can build the vitality of an organization and the community in which it resides. Heritage Bulletin 18: Pay Attention to Tourist Needs ( http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/pages/bulletins.aspx ), provides tips on ways to successfully attract and serve visitors while supporting your organization?s mission and meshing with your community?s welcoming efforts. Tips include using ?word of mouth?; coordination and collaboration; and participation in established tourism efforts. Visit http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/pages/bulletins.aspx to access and download this and other Heritage Bulletins. ?TIS THE SEASON FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANNING We all have a list this time of year in preparation for the holidays; however, are you ready for an emergency? Have you created a list of informational resources in case disaster strikes? Oregon Heritage offers online and phone resources that provide information about preparing for and responding to many types of emergencies. You may also want to contact your local emergency response center. For example, there is a link to the IMLS Connecting to Collections ( http://www.imls.gov/collections ) Guide to Online Resources ( http://www.imls.gov/collections/prepare_prep.aspx ). It provides links to sites that provide information about preparing for and responding to disasters and emergencies. Start creating your disaster preparedness and emergency response plan with a list ? and keep checking it to keep it current. For more information, visit Oregon Heritage, Disaster Planning and Response ( http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/pages/disaster_list.aspx ). DOES YOUR LIST INCLUDE THE CULTURAL TRUST? About that holiday list ? does yours include the Oregon Cultural Trust? During December, the Trust will reach out and ask Oregonians for contributions that will support our state's unique cultural life and heritage with a goal of raising $4 million and dramatically increasing the number of donors from across the state by the end of the year. Now is the time for heritage organizations to promote the value of the Trust and its tax credit for donations to their members. Oregon?s unique cultural tax credit is a powerful incentive and it helps sustain Oregon?s cultural heritage. Visit www.culturaltrust.org/tool-kits for helpful materials. IMLS OFFERS NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR MUSEUMS The Institute of Museum and Library Services? (IMLS) National Leadership Grants for Museums guidelines ( http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=1c6c561989&e=3fb7245c72 ) are now available. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2013. As stewards of cultural heritage with rich, authentic content, libraries and museums provide learning experiences for everyone. IMLS 2012 ? 2016 strategic plan ( http://www.imls.gov/about/strategic_plan.aspx ), ?Creating a Nation of Learners?, envisions a democratic society where communities and individuals thrive with broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage and lifelong learning. In 2013, each National Leadership Grant for Museums award will focus on achieving positive public outcomes for communities and individuals; support the unique role of museums and libraries in preserving and providing access to collections and content; and promote library, museum, and information service policies that ensure access to information. Successful proposals will generate results such as models, new tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Application categories include projects focused on Learning Experiences, Community Anchors and Collections Stewardship. Projects must begin on October 1, November 1, or December 1, 2013. To review the guidelines, seek answers to questions about the grant program and apply, see National Leadership Grant for Museums ( http://www.imls.gov/applicants/2013_nlg_museums_guidelines.aspx#toc1 ) at the IMLS ( http://www.imls.gov/ ) website. PNLHA SETS 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, CALLS FOR PROPOSALS The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association (PNLHA) will hold its 2013 annual conference in Portland May 3 ? 5, 2013. The conference theme, ?Labor Under Attack: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future? recognizes the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). PNLHA is calling for proposals for presentation, panels, workshops and papers related to this theme. The CIO?s organization in the northwest resulted in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia being one of the most strongly unionized regions of the US and Canada by the end of World War II. The conference will explore how organizations will preserve the gains of the CIO era, and build a new labor movement, as well as connections between the CIO and progressive political movements, and today?s unions? connections with movements like Occupy. The PNLHA encourages proposals that feature participatory methods, including popular education exercises, oral history, and the arts, as well as traditional scholarly presentations. Proposals dealing with Canadian themes are strongly encouraged. Visit http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=198256 for further information about proposal topics. The proposal deadline is Jan. 15. Submitters will receive notification about the status of their proposals by Feb. 15. Submit proposals and queries to Laurie Mercier, PNLHA Program Co-Chair, Washington State University?Vancouver, lmercier at vancouver.wsu.edu. ----------------- Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, provides technical support and services to people and organizations documenting, preserving, interpreting and sharing Oregon's heritage. Keep up with the latest issues and trends by following our blog at oregonheritage.wordpress.com. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heritage.info at state.or.us Fri Dec 7 12:08:46 2012 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:08:46 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] MentorCorps seeks applicants to help nearby organizations Message-ID: <50C1DC4E020000290001EBDC@prd.state.or.us> An Oregon Heritage MentorCorps to assist libraries, archives and museums with collections care and emergency preparedness issues is beginning to form. The mentors, who will be located in all regions of the state, will receive six days of free training to assist them in helping heritage organizations in their community. Applications to be a mentor are now available at the Oregon Heritage website. ?Every time we survey heritage organizations, the number one need besides money is training for volunteers and staff,? said Kyle Jansson, coordinator of the Oregon Heritage Commission. ?This neighbor-helping-neighbor approach is designed to have expertise available locally where it is needed.? The MentorCorps is a creative solution based upon research by the Connecting to Collections statewide planning group. That group included members from the Northwest Archivists, the Oregon Historical Society, the Oregon Library Association, the Oregon Museums Association, the Oregon State Library, the Oregon State Archives, Tam?stslikt Cultural Institute and Oregon Heritage. Their research found that staff and volunteers at the more than 200 museums, 300 public libraries and dozens of archives preferred local training, with collections care and management the most desired topics. After the mentors are trained, they will provide information and basic training in collections and emergency preparedness for libraries, museums and archives in their region. In addition to enabling cooperative efforts by libraries, archives and museums where they live, they will support the quality of life in their communities and sustaining important cultural resources. The deadline to apply to be a mentor is Jan. 15. An application and information about the Oregon Heritage MentorCorps is available online at http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/mentorcorps.aspx Additional information is available from Jansson at 503-986-0673 or kyle.jansson at state.or.us #### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Dec 13 08:39:51 2012 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:39:51 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2012-12-13 Message-ID: <50C99457020000290001ECF6@prd.state.or.us> In this Issue: 1. Lissa Penner Featured on Exchange 2. Cultural Trust?s Tax Credit Program Benefits Heritage Efforts 3. Wallowa County Chieftain Building Gains National Register Listing 4. NWA Offers Professional Development Scholarship 5. OLA Quarterly Focuses on Common Missions, Challenges 6. Oregon Nikkei Seeks Education Manager LISSA PENNER FEATURED ON EXCHANGE Liisa Penner, one of seven Oregon Heritage Excellence Award winners, often works ten to twelve hours a day ? although she doesn?t consider it ?work.? Read more about Lissa on Heritage Exchange ( http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/ ). CULTURAL TRUST?S TAX CREDIT PROGRAM BENEFITS HERITAGE EFFORTS No other state in the nation has a cultural funding mechanism like the Oregon Cultural Trust. Members of the Task Force on Oregon Heritage Vitality recently discussed the importance of the Trust in helping to promote best practices for conserving and developing heritage resources. The Task Force agreed that by educating their communities about the benefits of the Trust?s tax credit program, heritage organizations increase their capacity to build public and private support. The Cultural Trust is in the business of investing in Oregon communities. It ensures that cultural funding exists, in good times and bad. Encouraging and enabling donations to the Trust brings grant funding to local communities and helps to relate the important work conducted by heritage organizations. To learn more about benefits for heritage organizations, visit the Trust?s Tool-Kits ( http://www.culturaltrust.org/tool-kits ). WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN BUILDING GAINS NATIONAL REGISTER LISTING The Wallowa County Chieftain Building in downtown Enterprise is Oregon?s latest entry in the National Register of Historic Places. Throughout its history, the Wallowa County Chieftain was a profoundly important and influential source of news and opinion in Enterprise and rural Wallowa County. In 1911, George Cheney purchased the paper and became the owner, editor, and publisher, and constructed the current Wallowa County Chieftain Building in 1915. A strong community booster, for the next twenty-six years Cheney reported and commented on many locally important events including the 1917 fuel shortage, 1918 smallpox epidemic, and the Great Depression. With WWII looming, Cheney sold the paper to Gwen Coffin. Under Coffin?s leadership, the paper often reported on controversial issues, offering the community a platform for debate and discussion. His thorough reporting and commentary on legalized gambling in Wallowa County attracted the attention of state regulators who ended the practice. Sharply criticized for publicizing the issue, Coffin remained unapologetic for this and his many other positions through his tenure ending in 1972. The Chieftain Building joins eight other historic Enterprise properties listed in the National Register. To learn more about the recent listings, visit Oregon Heritage: National Register ( http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/NATREG/Pages/index.aspx ). NWA OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP The Northwest Archivists (NWA) is offering a $500 Professional Development Scholarship to practicing regional archivists for attending workshops, institutes, conferences or other training opportunities. The scholarship particularly benefits self-employed archivists or those with inadequate employer-provided assistance for professional development. The application deadline is March 1. The NWA Scholarship Committee will notify applicants of their status by early April. Applicants should be engaged in the archival profession in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho or Montana and have a minimum of one year FTE paid or unpaid professional experience. They should be members of the Northwest Archivists, and have limited or no access to institutional funding for continuing education activities. Recipients will provide a written description of their scholarship-related activity upon completion for the NWA ?Easy Access? newsletter. Applicants should submit materials to NWA Awards Committee, Attn: Anne Prahl, Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 NW Kearny St., Portland, OR 97209. For application requirements and form, visit the Northwest Archivists ( http://northwestarchivistsinc.wildapricot.org/profdevscholarship ) website. OLA QUARTERLY FOCUSES ON COMMON MISSIONS, CHALLENGES The fall 2012 theme of the Oregon Library Association?s ?OLA Quarterly? focuses on the commonality of missions and challenges among the state?s libraries and museums. Titled ?Libraries, Museums and Oregon Cultural History?, the edition discusses the professions? commitment to preserve the evidence of human history while balancing the fragile nature of material and objects with the public?s desire to connect with collection items. Visit the Oregon Library Association ( http://www.olaweb.org/ ) website to view the fall and other editions of the Quarterly. OREGON NIKKEI SEEKS EDUCATION MANAGER The Oregon Nikkei Endowment (ONE) is seeking an Education Manager to oversee its school, family and public programs. The Education Manager will work closely with staff to conceptualize, design and carry out educational programming for all audiences. Other position responsibilities include managing docent and outreach programs; collaboration with the director of collections and exhibits on interpretive planning, audience evaluation; and assisting with grant research and writing for educational programs. Successful candidates will have museum education experience, managerial experience, excellent writing skills, and the ability to work well with others. A familiarity with Portland Public Schools curriculum, the teachers in the Portland-metro school district and Pacific Northwest, Japanese American and/or United States history is preferred. A complete job description ( http://www.oregonnikkei.org/job.htm ) is available online. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Dec. 21. Applications can be hand delivered or mailed to Oregon Nikkei Endowment, 121 NW 2nd Ave., Portland, OR 97209, ore submitted electronically to resume at oregonnikkei.org. ----------------- Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, provides technical support and services to people and organizations documenting, preserving, interpreting and sharing Oregon's heritage. Keep up with the latest issues and trends by following our blog at oregonheritage.wordpress.com. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Dec 20 08:53:42 2012 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:53:42 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2012-12-20 Message-ID: <50D2D216020000290001EE7A@prd.state.or.us> In this Issue: 1. Advisory Committee on Heritage Preservation to Meet in Beaverton 2. Collaborative Effort with Cultural Trust Creates Year-Long Gift 3. AHC Offers Window Repair and Weatherization Guidebook 4. Willamette Heritage Center Selects Interim Director 5. OHS Names Director of Museum Services and Education ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE PRESERVATION TO MEET IN BEAVERTON Oregon?s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) will consider nominations for the North Central Buckman Historic District and Oak Hills Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places in a two-day meeting on Feb. 14 ? 15, 2013 at the Oak Hills Christian Reformed Church, 2800 NW 153rd Ave., Beaverton. The proposed North Central Buckman Historic District is located in Portland within Multnomah County. It encompasses 94 acres with boundaries of SE Ankeney St. to the north, SE 20th Avenue to the east, SE Morrison St. to the south, and SE 12th Avenue to the west, with portions of blocks outside these boundaries included. The proposed Oak Hills Historic District encompasses approximately 240 acres with boundaries of NW West Union Road to the north, NW 143rd Avenue to the east, NW Oak Hills Drive to the south and NW Perimeter Drive to the west, with blocks outside these boundaries included. The meeting site is accessible to people with disabilities. For special accommodations, call (503) 986-0690. For additional information about the National Register process and district boundary maps, visit www.oregonheritage.org and click on ?National Register? at left of page. COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH CULTURAL TRUST CREATES YEAR-LONG GIFT There are eleven days left for heritage organizations to collaborate with the Cultural Trust in communicating about the rewards of cultural philanthropy. When your donors bestow a gift, encourage them to match it with a donation to the Trust. Remember, the Trust grows only if your organization grows and heritage organizations that work with the Trust help build cultural funding for Oregon. Forming a partnership with the Trust enables year-long gift giving. Displaying trust materials near your gift shop might encourage a donation from someone doing some last minute shopping. Mail Trust materials with your fundraising appeals. Include a Trust book mark as an insert with your donor acknowledgement letters. Remind your donors that their membership qualifies as a donation and that they can double their support at no additional cost by matching it with a donation to the Trust and claiming the tax credit. For more ideas, visit www.culturaltrust.org. AHC OFFERS WINDOW REPAIR AND WEATHERIZATION GUIDEBOOK The Architectural Heritage Center recently completed a Window Repair and Weatherization Guidebook ( http://www.visitahc.org/files/pdf/AHC_WindowRepairGUIDEBOOK.pdf ), which is available for download from its website. The guidebook offers helpful information for owners of vintage homes. It identifies repair and maintenance solutions that sustain historic integrity while improving energy efficiency. The booklet includes a bibliography and contact information for contractors who work on wood windows and those that offer other weatherization solutions, such as storm windows. WILLAMETTE HERITAGE CENTER SELECTS INTERIM DIRECTOR Willamette Heritage Center (WHC) Executive Director Peter M. Booth has accepted a position as executive director of the Museum of Western Colorado in Grand Junction and will be leaving the WHC after four and a half years of service. The WHC Board of Directors has selected John R. Hawkins as its interim executive director, effective January 2013. For additional information, please contact Peter Booth at peterb at willametteheritage.org or (503) 585-7012. OHS NAMES DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM SERVICES AND EDUCATION The Oregon Historical Society has named Brian J. Carter as Director of Museum Services and Education. Carter, who is currently the Deputy Director of the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle, will succeed long-time OHS employee Marsha Matthews, who is retiring on Feb. 1. Carter will assume his new responsibilities on March 4. ----------------- Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, provides technical support and services to people and organizations documenting, preserving, interpreting and sharing Oregon's heritage. Keep up with the latest issues and trends by following our blog at oregonheritage.wordpress.com. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heritage.info at state.or.us Thu Dec 27 08:05:05 2012 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:05:05 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2012-12-27 Message-ID: <50DC0131020000290001EF3A@prd.state.or.us> In this Issue: 1. Celebrate with a Scavenger Hunt on Exchange 2. New Year?s Eve Brings Cultural Trust Donation Deadline 3. History Museum to Reopen After Year-Long Renovation, Jan. 6 4. ?All Aboard? Exhibit Opening at OHS, Jan. 15 5. ?Art of Heritage? Set as Washington Heritage Conference Theme 6. Oregon City Seeking RFP for National Register Submission CELEBRATE WITH A SCAVENGER HUNT ON EXCHANGE Join the scavenger hunt-fun and celebrate 12 Days of Oregon Heritage between Dec. 26 and Jan. 5! Visit Oregon Heritage Exchange ( http://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/ ) to learn more. NEW YEAR?S EVE BRINGS CULTURAL TRUST DONATION DEADLINE The stroke of midnight on Dec. 31 is the last chance for donors to contribute to their favorite local heritage organizations and receive a deduction on their 2012 income taxes! It is also the last opportunity to match donations with a gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust ( http://www.culturaltrust.org/ ) and receive a 2012 tax credit. The Trust has supported heritage organizations across the state through the unique cultural tax credit for ten years now. Share the Trust?s important role in building stronger Oregon communities. Send an end-of-the-year email to your supporters with the following link: Oregon Culture: Who and What We Are ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA13rcOTjX8&feature=youtu.be ). HISTORY MUSEUM TO REOPEN AFTER YEAR-LONG RENOVATION, JAN. 6 The History Museum of Hood River County will reopen with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 300 E. Marina Dr., Hood River, from 2 ? 4 p.m., Jan 6. The museum closed in November 2011 for remodeling and renovation work, resulting in an upgraded facility, new displays and exhibits. New gallery spaces include Native American Culture; Early Settlers; Timber and Logging, Agriculture; Recreation; and the Japanese American Experience. A new education and exploration space is now available for school tours and visits from family groups; a new atrium gallery will feature rotating displays highlighting other stories and collections of artifacts; and a new mezzanine reading lounge is available to visitors. The History Museum ( http://www.co.hood-river.or.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7b94EE25E6-A0ED-4521-9A58-17B850492220%7d ) has served Hood River County since 1907 when the Pioneer Society began to collect items that represented the history of Hood River County and the Mid-Columbia region. For additional information, email thehistorymuseum at hrecn.net or call (541) 386-6772. ?ALL ABOARD? EXHIBIT OPENING AT OHS, Jan. 15 The Oregon Black Pioneers and the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) will open a new exhibit on Jan. 15 at 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland. ?All Aboard: Railroading and Portland?s Black Community? focuses on the work and lives of the African American community that grew up around Union Station. The exhibit will run thru April 21. Visitors will discover the various jobs available to blacks working for the railroad; experience the sight and sounds of community life during this era; and learn about the establishment of black-owned businesses, churches and other social institutions within the context of Oregon?s racial history. The interactive exhibit features the opportunity to read remnants of historical black newspapers and to have a picture taken with a Pullman Porter or in front of a platform backdrop of the Union Pacific?s Portland Rose, once herald as ?A Triumph in Train Comfort.? Created through collaborative effort between OHS, a Community Advisory Committee consisting of consisting of former railroad men, the children of former railroad men and local historians and the Oregon Black Pioneers, the exhibit received partial funding from the Oregon Heritage Commission. For further information, contact Gwen Carr or Kimberly Moreland at blackpioneers at qwestoffice.net or visit the Oregon Historical Society ( http://www.ohs.org/exhibits/upcoming/railroading-and-portlands-black-community.cfm ) website. ?ART OF HERITAGE? SET AS WASHINGTON HERITAGE CONFERENCE THEME The 2013 Washington Heritage Conference will take place Feb. 4 ? 5 at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia. This year?s theme, ?The Art of Heritage?, reflects the partnership between the Washington State Historical Society, Washington State Arts Commission, Washington State Arts Alliance and Washington Museum Association. The conference will feature collections care and effective grant writing workshops on Feb. 4. Attendees will learn how to work effectively with elected officials, how to implement social media; get an update on lodging tax; learn about initiatives to build new audiences for arts and heritage; see how other arts and heritage groups have used state grants; get some tips on board development; and enjoy a special session on ?Museums, Arts and Historic Sites Synergy? on Feb. 5. Carol Kammen, AASLH columnist who writes ?On Doing Local History? will present ?Clio and Her Sisters: Integrating Arts and Heritage? as the key note speaker. The deadline for registration ( http://www.washingtonhistory.org/heritageServices/conferences.aspx ) is Jan. 30. For further information, contact Shanna Stevenson, sstevenson at wshs.wa.gov. OREGON CITY SEEKING RFP FOR NATIONAL REGISTER SUBMISSION The City of Oregon City is seeking a qualified consultant to prepare a multiple property submission to the National Register for commercial and public buildings in the Downtown and McLoughlin areas of Oregon City. The submission will include two city-owned buildings, one city-owned site and one private commercial building. It will also include a proposed historic context statement for a geographic area that encompasses these buildings and other resources in the historic area of downtown Oregon City and the lower McLoughlin commercial area that may become the subject of future nominations. The deadline for receipt of two (2) unbound copies of the proposal is 4 p.m., Jan. 15. Submit proposal to City of Oregon City, C/O Christina Robertson-Gardiner, P.O. Box 3040, Oregon City, Oregon 97045-0304. Visit the Oregon City Planning Department ( http://www.orcity.org/planning/request-proposal-national-register-mps ) website for additional information. ----------------- Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, provides technical support and services to people and organizations documenting, preserving, interpreting and sharing Oregon's heritage. Keep up with the latest issues and trends by following our blog at oregonheritage.wordpress.com. Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Contact us by emailing heritage.info at state.or.us . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heritage.info at state.or.us Mon Dec 31 13:31:14 2012 From: heritage.info at state.or.us (Heritage Info) Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:31:14 -0800 Subject: [Heritage] Last Chance to Give the Oregon Cultural Trust this tax year! Message-ID: <50E193A2020000290001EFA6@prd.state.or.us> Today is the last chance to make your FREE donation to the Oregon Cultural Trust this year. You can do it now right, this second, from your computer at www.culturaltrust.org ! The Oregon Cultural Trust funds culture in your area and will do so into the future. This year is more important than ever! Your donation will support Oregon culture and it will be a vote of support for the tax credit program. The Cultural Trust program is unique and has been ranked with the bottle bill and vote-by-mail as among Oregon?s most forward-thinking public policy measures. The cultural tax credit, which allows donors to match a gift to participating cultural non-profits with a gift to the Trust, and then get the match back at tax time, is a part of this special program. In the first 10 years of the Trust, 21,000 Oregonians have contributed $28 million to culture, created more than $9 million in grants that benefit every county in Oregon and have built the endowment to nearly $15.5 million. You dontation is FREE and the ramifications of your support spread beyond vibrant culture in Oregon. In 2011, the Oregon Cultural Trust?s 1,326 eligible cultural nonprofits directly generated an estimated $580.5 million in sales, and employed 8,750 people. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: