Ways to Work with Oregon Humanities

In addition to our program offerings, Oregon Humanities offers other resources and customizable program formats for organizations looking to explore challenging questions and foster connections between people in their organization or community. 

Here are some of the ways we can work together. If you want to learn more, fill out the form below and we’ll get in touch with you.

Workplace Programs
Our staff leads workplace programs on a fee-for-service basis. Designed both for nonprofit and for-profit environments, these programs often happen during the work day and can involve full organizations or smaller teams. They can be continuing education opportunities or help with team building by sparking new ways of thinking and working together.

Facilitation Training
Our staff has many years of experience training people to plan, convene, and lead a wide range of public discussion programs, and can help your organization, educational institution, or community develop skills in these areas.

Communications Partnerships
We work with organizations whose programming supports our mission and connects us to new audiences. We offer these communications partnerships, which include marketing, outreach, and public relations support, to organizations that do not have a pending or current Public Program Grant from Oregon Humanities.

Collaborative Programs
We offer public programs in collaboration with partner organizations in order to explore new topics and serve new and shared audiences. For these programs, each partner organization contributes specific planning and marketing resources.

Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
Our staff leads roundtable discussions primarily on a fee-for-service basis and on a variety of topics for public audiences or specific groups. We are happy to design customized single programs or series based on your interests and community.

If any of these options are of interest to you, please take a couple of minutes to complete our online inquiry form.

Programs

Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians with ideas that change lives and transform communities. Oregon Humanities programs, events, grants, and publications encourage Oregonians to learn about and discuss social, cultural, and public issues.

Conversation Project offers Oregon nonprofits free programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state’s future.

Humanity in Perspective (HIP) is a college-level humanities course offered in Portland. HIP provides economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals the opportunity to study the humanities with the guidance of Reed College professors.

Idea Lab is a summer institute for Oregon teens and teachers who use the humanities to consider the pursuit of happiness and how it shapes our culture.

Oregon Humanities magazine is a triannual publication devoted to exploring important and timely topics from a variety of perspectives and to stimulating reflection and public conversation.

Public Program Grants provide financial support for nonprofit organizations across Oregon to conceive and implement public humanities programs.

Think & Drink is a happy-hour conversation series that brings Portlanders together to discuss provocative ideas.

Oregon Humanities also convenes reading and discussion groups, hosts panel presentations on topics of public relevance and concern, and partners with community organizations on special projects.