Get Involved

Introduction

The Lane County Cultural Coalition is always looking for interested individuals and organizations who would like to become involved with the Coalition or lean more about the Trust. If you have an interest in learning more about the Trust and Coalition, or becoming a member of the committee, please contact the Lane County Cultural Coaltion. We look forward to hearing from you.

Donation Info

Make your gift to LCCC through Oregon Cultural Trust

Coalition Membership

The Lane County Cultural Coalition will seek new applicants and select Coalition members once a year. To enhance the diversity of the Coalition, the Coalition shall be comprised of 12 members: two from each of the five County Districts (West Lane, East Lane, Springfield, North Eugene, and South Eugene), and one member each from Lane Arts Council (LAC) and Museums United of Springfield Eugene (MUSE). Volunteer members of the Coalition must have a knowledge and dedication to cultural endeavors in Lane County. They may be affiliated with a cultural organization, but will not represent that organization in discussion or voting.

Lane County Commissioners will collect and forward applications to the Coalition. Coalition members will review the applications and make recommendations for each of the five districts. Upon approval by the Board of County Commissioners, the Coalition will forward their selections to the Oregon Cultural Trust. The Oregon Cultural Trust Board will make Coalition appointments.

Terms will be for two years. Terms beginning July 2004 will be divided equally between one and two year appointments for an alternate term rotation of members in each district. If a member resigns during the term of appointment, the Coalition will select another member to complete the term from the same district as the departing member, whenever possible. The Coalition shall meet as often as necessary to conduct Coalition business.

The duties of Coalition members will be to disseminate information about the Cultural Opportunity Grants within their constituent areas, screen grant proposals, and evaluate outcomes of the grant awards on an annual basis. The Coalition will annually review the effectiveness of the Plan based on the goals and benchmarks. To amend the Plan, a majority of Coalition members must approve the changes. Amendments to the Plan will be forwarded to the Oregon Cultural Trust.

In the initial planning stages, the Committee appointed a chairperson, and created an inventory subcommittee, a web subcommittee, a coalition application subcommittee, a grant application subcommittee, and a promotion subcommittee. The Coalition will decide what roles and committees are needed to implement the Plan.