Main Street Economic Vitality Resources
Resources for the 2023-2024 Main Street Economic Vitality Hub training and technical assistance program.
Workshop 1: Economic Vitality 101
March 22, 10:00-11:30 am
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/3EcbEwFRENg
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Homework: Collect and review existing reports, plans, or studies that relate to your downtown district.
– Hubs: Please email these reports to Alison Cassin at acassin@rdiinc.org
– Spokes: Please review your reports as a team
Stakeholder Mapping Worksheet
Hubs & Spokes: Please complete the Stakeholder Mapping Worksheet. Fill in the worksheet with people and organizations who are connected to or should be connected to your economic vitality work. We’ll discuss this worksheet with the Hub communities at our Technical Assistance site visits in May.
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/23MS1
Workshop 2: From Numbers to Action
April 26, 10:00-11:30 am
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/3U6EQl7gN18
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Homework:
– Fieldwork Data
– Main Street Data Sources
Data Snapshots:
– Bandon/Coos County
– Cave Junction/Josephine County
– Coquille/Coos County
– Reedsport/Douglas County
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the From Numbers to Action workshop. Your feedback is appreciated! www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023MS2
Workshop 3: Main Street Business & Community Outreach
June 20, 10:00-11:30 am
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/xPxV-hBVtjc
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Homework:
– Stakeholder Outreach Handout
– Sample Engagement Questions
Main Street America Resources
– Survey for Small Businesses
– Focus Group Questions for Small Businesses
– Focus Group Questions for Stakeholders
Session Evaluation: If you haven’t already taken it, please click the following link to fill out the brief survey about the Business and Community Outreach workshop. Your feedback is appreciated! www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023MS3
NEW Workshop 4: Key Mindsets for Inclusive Engagement July 12, 11:00 am-12 noon
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/tpH8xY1gdls
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! www.surveymonkey.com/r/23MSkey
Workshop 5: Place-Based Economy Building
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/PEALLLWFsLo
Session Slides: Click here for slides
Handouts:
Strengthening Business Clusters
Wealth Building Framework
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/2023MS3b
Workshop 6: Innovation in Rural with Brad Attig, Foundry Collective
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/wys4hAnx7o8?si=W15jzft9GgCzHcPp
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! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8FXGKQG
Workshop 7: Entrepreneurship in Rural with Brad Attig, Foundry Collective
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/wys4hAnx7o8?si=W15jzft9GgCzHcPp
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! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8FXGKQG
Workshop 8: Energy Efficiency & Historic Preservation with John Goodenberger & Lucien Swerdloff, Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation & Restoration
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/6rUw1lywhck?si=y6nmhvoCQY1Ve0j0
Session Slides: Click here for 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 Efficiency & Historic Preservation. Your feedback is appreciated! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/24MS1
Workshop 9: Resiliency on Main with Dr. Brittany Brand
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/23uB9SBBhqY?si=CfLBrT5lbTz5dN50
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 Efficiency & Historic Preservation. Your feedback is appreciated! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/24MS2
Workshop 10: Funder Panel
Link to Recording: https://youtu.be/KcK83Yc-Nc0?si=N2Bfuq62sAzMCO55
Panelist Slides: Click the links below to access presentations from the funders.
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! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6BV6JVR
