Presentations and Handouts from the Saving Places Workshop held September 30, 2016 in Avoca.

Click here to see photos from the workshop (link to Facebook)

Steve King
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
State Historic Preservation Office

• Presentation (ppt)

Historic downtown revitalization/owner-occupied and residential housing in historic main street buildings; CDBG
Tim Reinders
Design Specialist, Iowa Economic Development Authority

• Presentation (ppt)
• Iowa Downtown Resource Center (link to external page)
• Community Development Block Grants (link to external page)

Case studies of downtown revitalization and façade restoration
Pete Franks, AIA, NCARB, LEED
Architect, Franks Design Group

• Presentation (pdf)

Historic preservation and art for downtown revitalization
Deb Sprecker
Director, Woodbine Main Street 

• Presentation (ppt)

Collections management; deaccessioning, recordkeeping
Amber Mohr
Director, Avoca Main Street, Inc.

• Presentation (ppt)

Fundraising
Dennis Nissen
Iowa Foundations Director, Omaha Community Foundation

• Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa Informational Handout
• Fundraising Handout

Local Crowdfunding
Michelle Wodtke Franks
Executive Director, Golden Hills RC&D

• Presentation (ppt)

Digital Marketing
Amy Ziegler
Travel Iowa

• Presentation (ppt)

Western IA tourism resources, advertising, membership
Shonna Hynick
Western Iowa Tourism Region

• Presentation (ppt)