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Grant Decision Making. How do you choose which grants to chase?

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Unemployed with a graduate degree in sports biomechanics (next time we meet, ask me anything about running or running shoes), I answered a tiny little ad in the newspaper that said “Fundraiser Wanted – Fax Resume (715)867-5309.” No company name or what they meant by fundraiser. Full speed, nonstop, 30+ fundraising events a year.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Nine | Second stage planning for parks using the cultural landscape framework

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Items like vegetation and Parley's Creek were not covered thoroughly in the most recent (2008) master plan update process. The marketing program may include visitor centers, the organization of cultural resources into "trails," events, wayfinding and interpretive signage, brochures and other elements.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. Four recent events indicate that the decades-long blocking of reforms to re-establish full price competition in housing and mortgage markets may no longer work quite so well going forward. ” [link].

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The committees would concern design and maintenance, business development and recruitment, organizational development including fundraising and organizational communications, and what the model calls "promotion," which includes generally marketing of the building/district, special events and programming, and cross promotion between businesses.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Those are destination events, not events in a local park. Parks will also do ticketed events or rent out their space to big music festivals like Lollapalooza in Grant Park in Chicago.) These too tend to be destination events. Plein Air events. Special lighting events. Destination events and problems.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Those are destination events, not events in a local park. Parks will also do ticketed events or rent out their space to big music festivals like Lollapalooza in Grant Park in Chicago.) These too tend to be destination events. Plein Air events. Special lighting events. Destination events and problems.