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What Funders Want: 5 Tips for a Competitive Grant Application 

Are you a nonprofit planning to seek grant funding for a project? To increase your grantwriting success and get funded sooner, follow these five tips to know what funders want. Tip #1 – Get Ready Funders want evidence of a thorough plan that is only in need of funding to get started.  Before you start a grant …

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UCHS Awarded $15,000 Grant

Umatilla County Historical Society secures $15,000 towards maintaining museum. Pendleton, OR – Union Pacific Railroad awarded $15,000 to the Umatilla County Historical Society (UCHS) to support ongoing maintenance and upgrades to the Heritage Station Museum in Pendleton, OR. Union Pacific’s Community Ties Giving Program provides small- and medium-sized grants that align with the railroad’s priority …

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EOBS Welcomes Lori Roach

Eastern Oregon Business Source welcomes Lori Roach, Community Development Consultant Pendleton, OR – Eastern Oregon Business Source (EOBS) welcomes a new member to the team, Lori Roach, Community Development Consultant. An experienced business owner with demonstrated success in the publishing and public relations industry, Roach will provide assistance to businesses and organizations throughout eastern Oregon. …

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Public Meetings Scheduled for County Transit Plan

The public is invited to attend one of our virtual public meetings to provide input about the needs for public transportation in Umatilla County. We are in the process of collecting information to update the Umatilla County Coordinated Human Services Public Transportation Plan to determine the future of public transportation in our county. The Public …

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Eastern Oregon Career Summit

Eastern Oregon Career Summit is the best place to connect with your workforcePendleton Oregon: On October 23, the Eastern Oregon Career Summit job fair will give employers across Eastern Oregon the opportunity to have access to the workforce—including the next generation of the workforce. The Eastern Oregon Career Summit is being held at the Pendleton …

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Karen Willis Named School to Careers Coordinator

Karen Willis named School to Careers Coordinator for Pendleton School District Karen Willis has been hired as the new School to Careers Coordinator for the Pendleton School District. She will join Jane Waldher, who is also a school to careers coordinator for the Pendleton School District, as well as for the Athena-Weston School District, and …

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EOBS Presents at PNWREC

Nick Nash Presents Umatilla County Regional Capacity Building Initiative to Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference On May 23rd, Nick Nash had the opportunity to give a presentation about the Umatilla County Regional Capacity Building Initiative at the Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference in Seaside, Oregon. The Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference is a non-profit organization …

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Community Thrift Shop Secures Roof Grant

Umatilla County Historical Society receives $10,000 Pendleton Foundation Trust grant to replace Community Thrift Shop roof Pendleton, Oregon: The Umatilla County Historical Society recently received a $10,000 grant from the Pendleton Foundation Trust to replace the roof of its Community Thrift Shop Building. Mike and Jill Thorne also gave a matching donation to the project, …

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Multi-County Transit Project Receives Grant

Umatilla County receives $36,000 grant to support south county transit route Pendleton, Oregon: Umatilla County has been awarded a Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) Intercommunity Discretionary grant for $36,000 from the Oregon Transportation Commission. This grant will allow Umatilla County to partner with the Grant County Transportation District (GCTD) to make an existing once-a-week transit …

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UCHS Wheat Exhibit Fundraising Complete

Umatilla County Historical Society Raises Over $350,000, Begins Installation of Umatilla Gold: The History of Wheat in Umatilla County Pendleton, Oregon: The Umatilla County Historical Society has raised over $350,000 and will soon begin installation of the exhibit, Umatilla Gold: The History of Wheat in Umatilla County. The Historical Society has been carefully planning, strategizing, …

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