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MainStreet Program:
1100 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.827.0168
News & Events
New Mexico MainStreet Institutes
Annually, the New Mexico MainStreet Program offers intermediate-level training Institutes in topics such as planning, design management, historic preservation, economic development, and tourism. These MainStreet Institutes feature specific topics that address the general areas of the Four Points, fundraising, and grant writing. The Institutes are geared toward MainStreet managers, board members, and committee members but are open to representatives of non-MainStreet communities.
For more information on any of these Institutes, contact Meghan Bayer, meghan.bayer@state.nm.us.
Raising Funds Institute 2010
January 08, 2010 (1 day) — Albuquerque
Member fee: FREE, Non-member fee: $50.00
Too often fundraising is perceived as fearful and an uncomfortable part of managing a non-profit corporation. Leaders understand they have to ask, but do they have the tools to make this responsibility easier? Fundraising events can look successful, but did they really generate any profit? Grants sound good in theory, but does the effort out weigh the benefit? This day-long workshop will help answer these and many other questions about fund raising. The workshop is designed to be educational yet interactive providing attendees with the tools, strategies and a plan to help strengthen and grow their organization.
Location: Mid-Region Council of Governments Conference Room 809 Copper Avenue NW Albuquerque, NM 87102
Final date for registration: December 30, 2009
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Registration Available Online
Fishing for Tourists
February 19, 2010 (1 day) — Clovis
Member fee: FREE, Non-member fee: $50.00
Understand types of travelers and the needs and benefits of each. Learn how to analyze and quantify tourism trends for your district and how they impact your community. Learn how to identify if heritage tourism is right for your community. Plus… tips on how to use the Internet as a promotional tool for tourism.
Location: The Village Home Builder's Boardroom
Final date for registration: February 12, 2010
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Project Management: Managing your New Mexico MainStreet Capital Outlay Projects
March 10, 2010 (1 day) — Santa Fe
Member fee: FREE, Non-member fee: $50.00
This Institute is designed as a road map for MainStreet staff and volunteers and municipalities to manage capital outlay money and successfully implement their projects. This Institute is highly recommended for communities receiving FY08 and FY10 MainStreet capital outlay money.
Location: State Records and Archives Center
Final date for registration: March 04, 2010
Registration is free for volunteers and staff of New Mexico MainStreet Programs and Arts and Cultural Districts. Registration is also free for municipal representatives from state-certified MainStreet communities and Arts and Cultural Districts. There is a $50 non-refundable registration fee for non-MainStreet and non-Arts and Cultural District representatives. Registration deadline is March 4. Space is limited, and registrations will be honored on a first come, first served basis. Registration does not include transportation, lodging, or food. Non-MainStreet and non-Arts and Cultural District representatives, your $50 registration fee must be received at the address below to guarantee your space. Please make check out to Friends of New Mexico MainStreet. Economic Development Department New Mexico MainStreet Joseph Montoya Building PO Box 20003, Santa Fe, NM 87504
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Registration Available Online
Grant Writing
March 24, 2010 (3 days) — Santa Fe
Member fee: $175.00, Non-member fee: $175.00
The Economic Stimulus Package means vastly increased funding not only for infrastructure projects that create jobs, but major increases in funding for education, law enforcement, fire departments, health clinics and hospitals, rural development and rural community facilities, housing, broadband, social services, CDBG, elderly, arts, small business, Indian affairs, and many other areas. Learn how to find and compete for these funds. Funding will end up being awarded to those who are actively pursuing these grants, while the rest of us will wonder what happened. Learn how you can get your share of funding for your agency or organization!
Location: McCune Charitable Foundation 345 East Alameda Street Santa Fe, NM 87501
Final date for registration: March 19, 2010
Registrations postmarked after March 1, 2010 will be $175 per person. Space is limited, and registrations will be honored on a first come, first served basis. The registration fee is non-refundable, and checks should be made out to “Friends of New Mexico MainStreet.” Registration does not include transportation, lodging, or food.
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Publications
New Mexico MainStreet releases two major publications a year, a newsletter and an Annual Report. Distributed in January, the newsletter covers specific projects or endeavors that MainStreet communities have been involved with or may be interested in learning about. The Annual Report, distributed in July at the end of the fiscal year, contains comprehensive information about program activities, community reports and year-end financial statistics. For the most recent versions of each, please click below.
- January 2010 Newsletter (PDF)
- January 2008 Newsletter (PDF)
- January 2008 Newsletter (PDF)
- January 2007 Newsletter (PDF)
- 2008 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2007 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2006 Annual Report (PDF)
Meetings
The New Mexico MainStreet Program meets four times a year, with each quarterly meeting having a different theme or topic of discussion. The location within New Mexico varies but representatives from all participating communities are required to attend. The Winter Quarterly is held in Santa Fe in late January in conjunction with the state legislative session. The spring quarterly is usually attendance at the National Main Streets Conference, to be held next March (2009) in Chicago. The summer and fall quarterlies and are held in MainStreet communities throughout New Mexico on a rotational basis.
The next New Mexico MainStreet quarterly meeting will be held in Los Alamos on October 7-9, 2008. For more information, please contact Julie Blanke at 505.827.0363.
Awards Archives
New Mexico MainStreet holds its annual awards celebration in conjunction with its summer quarterly. Awards are presented to deserving communities, partners, and local businesses that have shown outstanding accomplishment in downtown revitalization and all areas of the four-point approach.
- List of Awardees from the 2008 Ceremony (PDF)
- List of Awardees from the 2007 Ceremony (PDF)
- List of Awardees from the 2006 Ceremony (PDF)
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