[Bcma-l] [Fwd: Fw: Heritage site sustainability forum]

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Subject: 	Fw: Heritage site sustainability forum
Date: 	Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:34:05 -0700
From: 	Gerry.Borden@pc.gc.ca


For those in the central and northern parts of the province, here is a program that was designed specifically for the Alliance of BC National
Historic Sites and made available to all heritage groups.  This was well attended when it was held in February at our Spring conference at Burnaby
Village Museum.

Gerry

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Gerry Borden
Commemorations Officer
Parks Canada, Coastal BC
Phone: 604-513-4783 / Fax: 604-513-4788
"If it ain't harmony... it's history!"

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“BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR HERITAGE SITES”
OCTOBER 15 & 16, 2007
QUESNEL, BC

ARE YOU A HERITAGE SITE OPERATOR?

DOES YOUR BUSINESS DEPEND ON A LOCAL HERITAGE SITE?

Heritage organizations have the capacity to develop innovative and 
sustainable revenue generating strategies while also protecting and 
celebrating the unique heritage values of their structures, landscapes, 
collections and mission.

The Fraser Basin Council, in cooperation with the University of Victoria 
Cultural Resource Management Program and the BC Heritage Branch, 
Ministry of Tourism, Sports and the Arts, are please to offer “Business 
Strategies for Heritage Sites”.

This two-day forum provides a framework in which you can conceptualize a 
range of heritage business opportunities that have the potential to 
generate essential revenues and strengthen the services that you provide 
within your community. You will develop your ability to:

- Appreciate the fit of heritage organizations within the ‘social economy’
- Define the ways in which mission and heritage values both support and 
constrain business development
- Identify types and key characteristics of social enterprises
- Identify business strategies that build on your organizational context 
and heritage resources
- Assess the viability of business strategies in the context of 
organizational culture and readiness, available resources, and market 
demand
- Approach the preparation of a business plan
- Identify financing and partnership strategies
- Hear case studies presentations from heritage sites and organizations 
that are working toward financial sustainability

REGISTER EARLY!
Registration fee: $30
Breakfast & lunch provided both days

The forum registration is available on-line, at:
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/home.aspx

You may also request a print version of the registration package by 
contacting Maureen LeBourdais at:
250-392-1400
mlebourdais@fraserbasin.bc.ca

A limited number of travel bursaries are available on a first come, 
first served basis for those who would otherwise not be able to attend. 
Contact Maureen for more information and a travel bursary application.
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