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$20,000 in Cultural Trust Scholarships Allow Preservationists to attend National Conference

$20,000 in Cultural Trust Scholarships Allow Preservationists to attend National Conference

In October, 2012, The Cultural Trust Gave the Oregon Heritage Commission and Historic Preservation League of Oregon $20,000 to provide scholarships to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s…

Only Two Weeks Left to Give in 2012!

Happy Holidays from Oregon Cultural Trust! December is half over and time is running out to contribute to the Cultural Trust for 2012! You have two weeks to…

Oregon Cultural Trust Launches Online Activity Guide

Oregon Cultural Trust Launches Online Activity Guide

Curious about arts, heritage and humanities activities around the state? Interested in exploring Oregon’s special places? On December 11, the new Oregon Culture: A Field Guide unveiled its comprehensive…

Partner Focus: Oregon Heritage Commission, Oregon Historical Society Spearhead Heritage Vitality Taskforce, Recommend Renewing the Cultural Tax Credit

Last summer a Legislative Task Force on Heritage Vitality was charged with finding solutions to the operational and fiscal issues facing heritage organizations across the state. At the…

Trust Around Town: December 2012

“For a very small amount of foregone tax revenue — an estimated $9 million out of a $16.5 billion biennial budget — the Cultural Trust will have an…

The Library Foundation

Everybody Reads Welcomes Sherman Alexie to Multnomah County Library March 12, 2013. Everybody Reads is more than an author speech at the Schnitzer (March 12, 2013 in Portland).…

Clatsop County 2012 Cultural Trust Grants Awarded

  Nine arts, heritage, and humanities projects in Clatsop County will be funded in the coming year from money provided by the Oregon Cultural Trust. These successful projects…

In Giving and Gratitude… The Season Has Begun!

In Giving and Gratitude… The Season Has Begun!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Oregon Cultural Trust! As the days grow short and blustery and the holidays get underway, what better way to show your suppport for all…

This Thanksgiving, Bring Your Own. Ideas.

This fall Cultural Trust partner Oregon Humanities rolled out the “Bring Your Own” video series, featuring ideas, thoughts, and opinions from Oregon Humanities writers, scholars, and thinkers. Some…

Trust Around Town

Trust staff and board have been on the move this past month, spreading the word about year-end giving and 2013 reauthorization of the state’s cultural tax credit so…

Media Partnerships Bolster Oregon Cultural Trust

A Big Thanks to our Fall Media Partners: OPB, Community Newspapers, and Willamette Week! Willamette Week’s Annual Give!Guide featured Oregon Cultural Trust as a partner for the fourth…

John Goodwin of the Portland Trail Blazers Appointed to Cultural Trust Board

The Oregon Cultural Trust welcomes its newest board member, Portland Trail Blazers’ Premium Service Manager John Goodwin. Appointed to the Trust board by Gov. John Kitzhaber on November…

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