ABOUT US

• The Coalition - Who We Are
• Mission
• Role
• Organizational Structure
• Member Roster
• Staff

The Coalition - Who We Are

Allocating Cultural Trust funds in the form of grants is the Coalition’s primary function, however, the Coalition strives to nurture and brighten the cultural scene throughout Clackamas County. Members represent a diverse landscape geographically and organizationally including music, education, art, sculpture, dance, writing, heritage, business and celebratory events. The Coalition endeavors to encourage support and participation in our culture, that is, everything that revives the human spirit.

Mission

• Distribute Oregon Cultural Trust Community Cultural Participation Grant funds in Clackamas County
• Advocate on behalf of the Cultural Trust and its tax credit program
• Implement the Cultural Plan

Role

• Assess and review Funding Priorities annually
• Widely communicate Cultural Participation Grant opportunities to individuals, local governments, cultural organizations and other civic, educational and business organizations
• Represent cultural diversity in Clackamas County, encouraging partnerships and collaborations
• Advocate for additional public and private resources to implement the Goals of its plan
• Maintain a website as the Coalition's primary communication tool
• Review and revise the Cultural Plan every four years

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Organizational Structure

A) The Clackamas County Cultural Coalition will have a minimum of nine and a maximum of 17 members

B) The positions will be allocated among stakeholder groups, as follows:

C) Members of the Cultural Coalition will be visionary and creative thinkers, compelled by the long term, strategic vision and goals of this Plan

D) Coalition membership will be broadly representative of the full diversity of the County: small and large communities and unincorporated areas throughout the County; small and large organizations; individual artists, scholars and historians. In considering representatives of these stakeholder groups, the Coalition will consult with the Clackamas Heritage Partners, the Clackamas County Arts Alliance, the Tourism Development Council, the Clackamas County Library Network, and other similar countywide organizations

E) Terms of office shall be three years. Coalition members may serve two terms

F) When positions are vacant, the Coalition will recruit through public announcement. Applicants will be provided with a “Volunteer Application” form, based on similar used by Clackamas County. Applications will be reviewed by a designated team of Coalition members and Arts Alliance staff

G) Ex officio members may be added at the discretion of the Cultural Coalition to represent elected officials or other stakeholders and to bring needed expertise to the table

H) The fiscal agent for the Coalition will be the Arts Action Alliance Foundation. The Coalition will contract with the Clackamas County Arts Alliance for staff support and grant process administration, with payment to be negotiated as a percentage factor of the Cultural Trust allocation to County

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Member Roster

Staff

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