In the off year of the conference, Oregon Heritage hosts a summit. The purpose of the summit is to be single issue focused and to provide an opportunity for larger scale discussions to take place at the state-wide level and regional level. Previous year summits have focused on fundraising (2017), Board development (2019), collaboration (2021), and volunteers (2023).
2025 Oregon Heritage Summit
Mobilize Together for Heritage
April 17-18
Online
In a time where heritage organizations statewide are facing similar ongoing challenges such as funding, capacity, political and community investment, and more how can these be addressed beyond the individual organization? Heritage organizations are impacted by laws, policies, and budgets at all government levels and, together as a strong network, have the opportunity and power to influence those decisions to better support heritage preservation and their organizations. Join us as we dive into the role of advocacy in shaping policies and laws and how heritage organizations of all sizes can participate.
The summit will address:
- Understanding the impact of advocacy as an individual organization and as a group with shared needs and interests.
- Being aware of and taking action to influence related polies, laws, funding, etc.
- Discovering mechanisms and organizations that support this work in Oregon and nationally.
- Discussing individual organization’s internal processes and communications to help determine a decision making path for if, when, and how to engage in this work.