Main Street Economic Vitality Resources
Resources for the 2025-2026 Main Street Economic Vitality Program.
Workshop 1: Economic Vitality 101
March 11
Link to Recording: youtu.be/t0J2PTfD6uc
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Homework:
- EE Audit Tool
- Community History Resources:
- Searchable Native Land Map
- Sanborn Map Database
- Historic Sites Database (Oregon) or Historic Register Database
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the Economic Vitality 101 workshop. Your feedback is appreciated! www.surveymonkey.com/r/25MS1
Workshop 2: Leadership 101
April 22
Link to Recording: youtu.be/jwbbG2K-ViU?si=ut7q-cyN1RT_Df5e
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Homework & Worksheets:
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the Leadership 101 workshop. Your feedback is appreciated! www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025MS2
Workshop 3: Main Street Business & Property Owner Engagement
June 3
Link to Recording: youtu.be/LIO2MGY-lLE?si=YWoushU9cqougijc
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Homework: Before the next workshop, think through the engagement tools, ways to use them, and what you want to do.
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the Business and Property Owner Engagement workshop. Your feedback is appreciated! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025MS3
Workshop 4: Key Mindsets for Inclusive Engagement
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/arfmRcno9bs?si=uCido_1cNnQuzLYA
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the Key Mindsets for Inclusive Engagement workshop. Your feedback is appreciated! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/25MS4
Workshop 5: Place-Based Economy Building
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/R3iizctNVGI
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Peer Learning Opportunity: Click here for the shared Google document that we used during the Peer Learning exercise. Please add your name and community if you have experience or knowledge you would like to share, or if you would like to brainstorm together on any of the topics. RDI will send emails to connect those of you who expressed areas where your Main Street has challenges, along with the communities who have knowledge or insight to share, or who would like to brainstorm with you. Thanks to those of you who contributed to this document already. Please add to this document by September 24, and feel free to contact RDI if you have questions about this peer learning opportunity.
Handouts:
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the Place-Based Economy Building workshop. Your feedback is appreciated! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025MS5
Workshop 6: Energy on Main with Lucien Swerdloff and John Goodenberger, Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation Program
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/2lfRXV0kXLQ?si=raJN3sbDAiNBi0r7
Session Slides:
Click here for the presentation from John Goodenberger & Lucien Swerdloff
Click here for RDI and Energy Trust of Oregon slides
Resources: Click here for the Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Guide for Historic Commercial Buildings, from Clatsop Community College, Pacific Power, Oregon Main Street, and Energy Trust of Oregon.
Click here for resources and contact information from John Goodenberger and Lucien Swerdloff.
Click here for a list of historic preservation grant opportunities.
Restore Oregon Resources:
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the workshop focused on Energy on Main. Your feedback is appreciated! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025MS6
Workshop 7: Innovation in Rural
Link to Recording:
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the workshop focused on innovation in rural. Your feedback is appreciated!
Workshop 8: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Rural
Link to Recording:
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the workshop focused on innovation in rural. Your feedback is appreciated!
Workshop 9: Leadership in Action
Link to Recording:
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about this session. Your feedback is appreciated!
Workshop 10: Funder Panel
Link to Recording:
Panelist Slides:
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the funder panel roundtable. Your feedback is appreciated!
