On April 12, join Main Street Corydon for a fun filled day in Historic Corydon. The day's topics include interesting, fun filled, informative and useful information regarding how the community is "Saving our Past for the future". Elements of preservation, design, bringing historic together with modern and so much more. Registration is $30, which includes lunch and snacks. Reserve your seat today!
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For this month's micro-learning video, we planned a panel discussion centered around the value of having a paid staff member for a Main Street organization. While traveling the state talking to various Main Street groups and local elected officials, the question of why a community should have a full or part time director/manager for the Main Street organization is often asked. In this video, we are talking with three Indiana Main Street groups that, in the past few years, decided to commit to hiring full time main street directors.
On our panel includes Molly Freeland, Board Chair of Batesville Main Street; Becky Schepman, director of Seymour Main Street; and Heidi Peterson, director of Main Street Marion. You don't want to miss this discussion!
Organized by OCRA, Oakland County Michigan Main Street Program and Downtown South Bend, the conference will bring together leaders in downtown and historic commercial district revitalization from all over the Great Lakes region to highlight asset-based strategies to community and economic development. The conference is scheduled for Sunday, August 18 through Tuesday, August 20 in downtown South Bend, Ind.
Early bird registration is now available through May 1 costing $75 per person. After May 1, registration is $100 per person. Registration includes attendance of the breakout and keynote sessions as well as breakfast and snacks.
A block of rooms are reserved at the Aloft Hotel in downtown South Bend for $97 a night. Use this link to reserve your room at this price.
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 During the month of May, attend one of the OCRA Regional Conferences and learn about trails, placemaking, public safety, broadband expansion and much more in this full day event, keynoted by Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. This year we are hosting the conferences in the following cities: Madison, Huntingburg, Fair Oaks, Knightstown, Angola and Greeencastle.
Lunch, snacks, networking and hands-on activity opportunities will be provided. Visit our website for updates to include a complete agenda, registration links and more.
Attendance at any of these events meet the annual training requirement for Indiana Main Streets. However, we highly recommend that your organization attend as many events as possible.
Thank you to all who submitted your 2018 Indiana Main Street assessments and return on investment data. Collecting these reinvestment statistics provides a tangible measurement of your local Main Street program’s progress and is crucial to garnering financial and programmatic support for your revitalization efforts.
Use and share these statistics at Board meetings and at meetings with your local elected officials. If you don’t regularly meet with your local elected officials, set up a meeting as soon as possible and go to coffee with each of them just to talk about all the great things your Main Street organization is doing! Bring a fact sheet with the reinvestment statistics you compiled to leave behind with them. Here is a workable template if you need an idea. A personal meeting allows for a more intimate conversation and gives you the opportunity to make a human connection with your elected officials which may be difficult during public meetings.
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