Welcome to
Driving Financial Sustainability
for Byway Organizations,
a resource developed by
Seaway Trail, Inc.
This interactive CD is intended to be a “road map” pointing toward financial sustainability for byway organizations across America.
How
to secure funding for the vital work of the non-profit organizations
that are developing and promoting the national collection of premier
byways is a question on the minds of byway boards, staff and volunteers.
In November 2004 at the invitation of Seaway Trail, Inc., 39 representatives
of byways nationwide came together in three meetings to answer that
question with information, ideas and inspiration. Other representatives
who could not attend the meetings also provided information.
While this CD is not exhaustive in the resources offered, the results of the byway representatives’ brainstorming provide a menu full of exciting possibilities for raising funds to support the byway mission.
How
to Use This CD – This
guide is best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0
or higher or Mozilla Firefox. You can download Explorer from the
Microsoft
download page and Firefox from the Mozilla
website.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files in this guide. You can obtain
a free copy of Acrobat Reader by visiting www.adobe.com and
selecting the "Get Adobe Reader" link and following the download
instructions. An internet connection is needed to download Acrobat Reader.
An internet connection is necessary to access links to various websites contained
on pages throughout this guide.
Categories of Information, Ideas & Inspiration
The information, ideas, and inspiration provided by the byway representatives are separated into the categories of:
Contact the byway representatives who participated in this project and who share your interest in financial sustainability for byways
Discover a wealth of possibilities for securing funds from government, non-profit, business and individual sources as well as from developing your own publications, products and events
Learn ways to document your byway’s value in economic impact, jobs, community enhancement and quality of life
Find technical assistance on how to match your byway’s mission with the right mix of funding sources and offers business planning and analysis, budget development, and success measurement tools
Hotlink to America’s Byways nationwide via www.byways.org, www.bywaysonline.org, and via any of the links on this CD
Acknowledgement
This work was funded in part by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration and with the assistance of more than 40 representatives of byways across the U.S. Thank you, all!
Disclaimer
The information shared on this CD is presented for educational purposes. Every effort was made to verify the accuracy of the information shared. Mention of specific resources as shared by one or more of the byway representatives does not imply blanket endorsement. Seaway Trail, Inc. is not responsible for the content or accuracy of website links. Content is up-to-date as of September 2005. Although this work was funded in part by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration, it may not necessarily reflect the views of that agency and no official endorsement is to be inferred.
For More Information and Reprint Permission
For more information about this CD project, to share new ideas for financial sustainability for byway organizations, or to share how you have adapted one of the ideas included in this CD, contact teresa@seawaytrail.com. Reprint permission for the original information shared here may be requested from Seaway Trail, Inc., PO Box 660, Sackets Harbor, NY 13685 or via email to teresa@seawaytrail.com.
Photo credits:
Top photo courtesy of National Park Service and Blue
Ridge Parkway; roundtable photos courtesy of Seaway Trail, Inc.
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