Community Event Support FAQ
1. Who is eligible to request Community Event Support?
Community Event Support (CES) provides resources to help public education organizations host events that promote educator well-being and professional growth. Eligible events must be solely for public education employees in K-12 districts, Education Service Districts (ESDs), and community colleges in Oregon. Events focused on lobbying, bargaining, or union recruitment are not eligible for support. The following education groups are eligible to request CES:
- K-12 school districts
- Education Service Districts
- Community colleges
- Departments or roles within public education organizations
- Professional development organizations serving specific education employee roles and are not involved in lobbying or labor negotiations
- Organizations not currently receiving grant funding (Launch, Flourish, Sustain Grants) from Oregon Well-Being Trust
An authorized decision-maker should support and be aware of the request before it is submitted.
2. Who is eligible to benefit from Community Event Support?
Any current public education employee who works in a K-12 district, ESD, or community college in Oregon is eligible to benefit from Community Event Support services that are provided through their employer or through a job association or organization serving their profession.
3. Can my organization be awarded a Community Event Support benefit if we have another form of funding from the Trust?
Organizations that are currently receiving grant funding from Oregon Well-Being Trust are not eligible. Former grantees who are no longer receiving grant funds from the Trust are eligible to submit a CES request form.
4. When can I submit a Community Event Support Request Form?
Request forms are reviewed monthly on a rolling basis. If request forms are complete, you meet the eligibility requirements and funding is available, submissions will be accepted in the order that they are received.
5. How much funding can be requested for Community Event Support services?
You may request up to $5,000 total: up to $5,000 toward a keynote speaker, up to $2,000 toward a well-being provider/facilitator and/or a Rejuvenation Station set of supplies (valued at $500 but does not count twoard the $5,000 maximum). The maximum dollar amounts are listed in the request form categories.
6. How do I request Community Event Support services?
- Determine the well-being needs of your organization or within the group of educators you support.
- Determine the main logistics of your event (date, location, audience etc.).
- Identify your well-being keynote speaker/provider/facilitator and connect with them to gather cost information for your event.
- Complete the online request form and submit it via the Temelio platform.
7. If my Community Event Support request form has been approved, what are the next steps?
- Once your Community Event Support request has been approved and the event occurs, we will send you an invoice template to be completed on behalf of your well-being provider. Once it has been completed, please send it to siri@oregonwellbeing.org and we will get a check mailed to your provider within 2-3 weeks.
- If partial payment is needed up front, the Trust can be invoiced for that amount before the event. Oregon Well-Being Trust does not sign or review contracts with providers or keynote speakers.
8. Who do I contact if I have questions, concerns or ideas?
Please contact Siri Ngai, Community Engagement Coordinator siri@oregonwellbeing.org.