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A digest of recent news releases.
19 November 2009
Through the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, nonprofit organizations... More
17 November 2009
Nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon who respond quickly and thoughtfully... More
15 October 2009
The inaugural 2009–10 season of the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua... More
25 September 2009
Oregon Humanities, formerly the Oregon Council for the Humanities, has changed... More
01 September 2009
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Read and Wordstock visiting... More
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News releases from Oregon Humanities
Nonprofits Statewide Can Apply Starting in December for Free Conversation Project Programs
Oregon Humanities invites applications to host interactive, facilitated conversation programs happening March through June 2010.
19 November 2009
Through the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, nonprofit organizations around the state have access to free programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state’s future.
Beginning December 1, 2009, Oregon nonprofits may apply for programs that take place March 1–June 30, 2010. The Conversation Project, which connects Oregonians with public scholars and provocative ideas through... More
New Grant Funding Opportunity Available to Oregon Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations around the state responding to current issues or events may apply for grants up to $1,000
17 November 2009
Nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon who respond quickly and thoughtfully to current issues and events shaping our world have a new opportunity for funding. Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities) invites requests for Responsive Program Grants (formerly Opportunity Grants) for up to $1,000.
To download the Request for Proposals and find out more about how to apply, please visit oregonhumanities.org. Proposals are reviewed monthly and decisions... More
Free Community Discussions Offered Statewide
Oregon Humanities sponsors the first season of Conversation Project programs across Oregon beginning November 2009.
15 October 2009
The inaugural 2009–10 season of the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua begins in early November 2009, and these free community discussions will be offered around the state. The Conversation Project, which connects Oregonians with public scholars and provocative ideas through idea-driven dialogue, is a program of Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities).
The 2009–10 Conversation Project lineup features seventeen programs presented by sixteen... More
Humanities organization changes name, releases short film and new website
Former Wieden + Kennedy creative director Jelly Helm focuses on “power of ideas” to help organization better tell its story.
25 September 2009
Oregon Humanities, formerly the Oregon Council for the Humanities, has changed its name, released the first in a series of short films exploring the power of a new idea, and rolled out a new website in the culmination of a two-year-long strategic planning and branding process. For more information about Oregon Humanities, and to see the first film, visit the organization’s new website.
The first film features commercial fisherman and Seaside High School teacher Jon... More
Think & Drink with Richard Read and Lijia Zhang
The October happy-hour conversation is a Wordstock special event with Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Read and visiting author and journalist Lijia Zhang.
01 September 2009
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Read and Wordstock visiting author and journalist Lijia Zhang for a discussion about life in modern China, journalistic freedom, and writing as social action at the next Think & Drink, a happy-hour series that sparks provocative conversations about big ideas.
Think & Drink with Richard Read and Lijia Zhang will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at 6:30 at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland. The bimonthly series is... More
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