OREGON COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES
Programs
Community Conversation Programs
PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:THE CONVERSATION PROJECT: THE CONVERSATION PROJECT BRINGS OREGONIANS TOGETHER TO TALK -- ACROSS DIFFERENCES, BELIEFS, AND BACKGROUNDS -- ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES AND IDEAS. NONPROFITS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND BUSINESSES APPLY TO HOST PROGRAMS ON THE TOPICS RELEVANT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONVERSATIONS ARE LED BY FACILITATORS WHO ARE TRAINED TO CONNECT THE TOPIC TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS TO THINK IN NEW WAYS.HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE: HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE, FOR-CREDIT, COLLEGE-LEVEL HUMANITIES COURSES FOR PEOPLE WHO FACE BARRIERS TO CONTINUING THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE: HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE, FOR-CREDIT, COLLEGE-LEVEL HUMANITIES COURSES FOR PEOPLE WHO FACE BARRIERS TO CONTINUING THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION AND WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN A LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT CENTERS THEIR INTERESTS, VOICES, OBJECTIVES, CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, AND RELATIONSHIPS. THE COURSE IS OFFERED IN PORTLAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BARD COLLEGE AND PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY.CONSIDER THIS: CONSIDER THIS IS A SERIES OF ON-STAGE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAPPEN IN PORTLAND AND IN CITIES AROUND THE STATE. THE SERIES BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THEATERS, PUBS, CAFES, AND OTHER VENUES AROUND OREGON.SO MUCH TOGETHER: SO MUCH TOGETHER IS A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS CELEBRATING THE ABUNDANCE OF COLLABORATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE WORK HAPPINING IN OREGON AND THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THESE WORKSHOPS BLEND PRESENTATION, CONVERSATION, AND ACTIVITIES TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF HOW GREAT WORK IS SHAPING LIVES AND THE LAND IN OUR REGION. FACILITATION TRAINING: OREGON HUMANITIES TRAINS GROUPS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE AND THE NATION TO LEAD CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORKPLACES.SPECIAL PROJECTS: IN ADDITION TO ONGOING REGULAR PROGRAMMING, OREGON HUMANITIES COLLABORATES WITH AND LEARNS FROM GROUPS AND ORGANIZATION DOING MEANINGFUL WORK ACROSS THE STATE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesNov 1, 2021 – Oct 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$491.1KOregon Humanities Magazine
PUBLICATIONS: OREGON HUMANITIES MAGAZINE IS DEVOTED TO EXPLORING IMPORTANT AND TIMELY IDEAS FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES -- ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN IGNORED, GENERALIZED, OR OPPRESSED -- AND TO STIMULATING REFLECTION AND PUBLIC CONVERSATION. THE MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR AND REACHES NEARLY 14,000 SUBSCRIBERS WITH ITS ONLINE CONTENT REACHING THOUSANDS MORE. CURRICULUM BASED ON MAGAZINE STORIES IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED TO OREGON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesNov 1, 2021 – Oct 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$439.3KPublic Program Grants
GRANTS -- INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:OREGON HUMANITIES FUNDS PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT GET PEOPLE TOGETHER TO THINK AND TALK ABOUT CHALLENGING ISSUES AND IDEAS. OREGON HUMANITIES OFFERS PUBLIC PROGRAM GRANTS BETWEEN $1,000 AND $10,000, ONCE A YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, RESPONSIBLE PROGRAM GRANTS OF UP TO $1,000 SUPPORT PROGRAMS CREATED BY OREGON NONPROFTS AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN RESPONSE TO TIMELY ISSUES AND EVENTS; THEY ARE AWARDED ON A ROLLING BASIS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesNov 1, 2021 – Oct 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.4M
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