1. Historic Preservation

2. Government Regulations Guest speaker: Mark Hartney Non-Profit Information Interview with Tom Atiyeh, Chief Development Officer for Restore Oregon Q&A Session Agenda

3. Mark Hartney Senior Planner City of Allentown, PA 14 years of experience in professional planning, public involvement, and project management

4. Preservation – Govt Administration Federal National Park Service Technical Preservation services http://www.nps.gov/tps/ State Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office http://phmc.info/historicpreservation Local Allentown Historic Architectural Review Board www.allentownpa.gov/HARB

5. Preservation – Local Design Guidelines http://www.allentownpa.gov/Portals /0/files/Planning_Zoning/HISTORIC% 20PRESERVATION/HARB-Desing- Guidelines-2012-web.pdf

6. Non-Profits Assist in providing funding to rehabilitate run down buildings Educating the public on the importance and need for preservation in their community Educational events Fun, community events at historical sites Ex. Tour of homes Encouraging the professional development of historical preservation related careers

7. Non-Profits: National National Trust for Historic Preservation Acquisition and administration of historic sites Lobbying for preservation funding and regulations Public advocacy and education Relies on private contributions 300 employees, 750,000 members

8. Non-Profits: State Restore Oregon and Preservation PA Pool funding from local non- profits for larger missions such as lobbying for tax credits Larger marketing campaigns for historic site awareness Conferences for statewide advocacy Egyptian Theatre in Coos Bay – given seed money by Restore Oregon to start funding campaign Photo credit: http://egyptiantheatreoregon.com/

9. Non-Profits: Local Main Street and District Organizations Focus efforts on revitalizing a specific section of town Concentrated educational efforts and events Old Allentown Preservation Association (www.oldallentown.org/ ) Mexican War Street Society (www.mexicanwarstreets.org)www.mexicanwarstreets.org Best place to start when networking Photo credit: www.oldallentown.org/

10. How to start? Chart out what your state and city run preservation offices are Read the local design guideline books Understand grants and tax credits available Ask what lobbying they are doing for the future

11. How to start? Find out the historical non- profits in your area Become sponsors to support their preservation efforts Find out about preservation listings/directories Ask about educational events you can assist on Inquire about other marketing opportunities Ex. Specific site fund raising, home tours