Donations: How to? – Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon https://oregonculture.org Advocating for arts, culture, history, heritage and humanities. Fri, 30 May 2025 00:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://oregonculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Untitled-2-32x32.jpg Donations: How to? – Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon https://oregonculture.org 32 32 A Crowded Table for Oregon’s Arts and Culture https://oregonculture.org/2025/05/crowdedtable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crowdedtable Tue, 20 May 2025 23:51:18 +0000 https://oregonculture.org/?p=7104 The heart of Oregon’s arts and culture is like a crowded table—full of creativity, community, and voices from every corner of our beautiful state. From the storytellers of the Oregon Coast to the theater troupes of Ashland… from Indigenous artists to young musicians finding their voice in Portland… every artist and organization deserves a place at

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The heart of Oregon’s arts and culture is like a crowded table—full of creativity, community, and voices from every corner of our beautiful state.

From the storytellers of the Oregon Coast to the theater troupes of Ashland… from Indigenous artists to young musicians finding their voice in Portland… every artist and organization deserves a place at this table.

But today, federal cuts to arts funding are threatening to shrink that table. Many of our cultural nonprofits face the risk of losing essential support.

The Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon works every day in Salem to protect and expand public funding for arts, culture, and heritage across Oregon.

We are the only statewide organization solely focused on championing public funding and policies that strengthen Oregon’s cultural ecosystem.

We advocate for everyone, whether or not they are members.

 

We believe there is room for everyone at Oregon’s cultural table.

🌟 Your financial support helps:

  • Secure increased state funding for arts and culture
  • Fill gaps left by declining federal support
  • Protect and grow the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust
  • Support rural, diverse, equitable, and emerging arts organizations
  • Empower arts education and equitable cultural access for every Oregonian
“I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone…”
—Brandi Carlile & The Highwomen
Help us make sure that Oregon’s arts and cultural spaces remain open, welcoming, and inclusive for all.

Join Our Movement

Our partners—arts organizations, individuals, and cultural leaders—form a strong, collective voice that tells Oregon’s leaders: the arts matter.

We offer a variety of levels and a pay-what-you-can option so everyone can have a seat at the table.

👉 Join us today!

Choose automatic renewal, monthly or quarterly payments, or a one-time gift.

Individual donations, either one-time donations or sustaining gifts, can be made below as well.

Thank you for joining us at the table and making a space for others to join as well.

We are stronger together!

P.S. As federal support shrinks, Oregon must stand up for culture and creativity. Help us keep the table crowded and welcoming for all.

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]]> Why support the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon? https://oregonculture.org/2022/05/supportcaco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supportcaco Tue, 17 May 2022 19:47:04 +0000 https://oregonculture.org/?p=6442 We get you money! Simply said, that’s what we do at the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon (CACO). We get money for arts, culture, history, heritage, and humanities organizations in Oregon by: Cultivating relationships with elected officials, governments, and business to get money flowing to creative organizations and individuals like you Working with Business Oregon,

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Simply said, that’s what we do at the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon (CACO). We get money for arts, culture, history, heritage, and humanities organizations in Oregon by:

  • Cultivating relationships with elected officials, governments, and business to get money flowing to creative organizations and individuals like you
  • Working with Business Oregon, the Oregon Cultural Trust, the Oregon Arts Commission, and others to get committed COVID recovery funds flowing directly to you
  • Amplifying your work and publicizing creativity around the state
  • Advocating for equal access to funding and exposure, no matter where you are in Oregon
  • Creating and promoting grants for you to produce innovative, world-class programming
  • Funding your capital projects

As organizations still struggle to recover from the pandemic, we know funding is still crucial to continue your work. As a unified, diverse, statewide coalition we can have incredible impact when we work together. Here’s how we help:

  • During the height of the pandemic, Oregon arts & culture organizations received $50 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. At the time this was the largest amount any state allocated to the creative sector from federal relief dollars, thanks to our advocacy and lobbying!
  • Since 2013, we have also advocated for over $30 million to support 36 capital projects of cultural institutions. Organizations like yours are tapping into state funds to design, build, and rebuild venues, interpretive centers, and museums.
  • And another $35 million in federal relief funds are being distributed to the creative sector this year via Business Oregon.

As we enter our third year of the pandemic, we know that true recovery depends on arts, culture, heritage, and humanities to deliver hope and inspiration to rise as a people.

If you’re not already a member, will you join us?

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