APNBA 2009 Annual BDA Survey
The results of APNBA's 2009 Annual BDA Survey are in. To view the presentation of those results, including a comparison with last year's responses, click here.
$2000 SUMMER GRANT ANNOUNCED
At the February 20, 2010 retreat, business district leaders said they wanted a simpler, less competitive grant process, one that gives every BDA an opportunity to benefit from the grant program. The APNBA and PDC heard you, so this funding cycle is going to be a 'crossover model," with elements of the old and the new. It will not be perfect, nor will it satisfy everyone.
The grant packet, instructions, application form, and evaluation form, is available as a Word document or as a PDF.
The timetable is as follows:
1st Orientation March 8th 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the Masonic Friendship Lodge
2nd Orientation March 15, 5:00PM, APNBA office 107 SE Washington @244
Applications due 4:30pm on Friday, March 26th. IN THE OFFICE
Applications approved April 8th
Funds available as soon as contracts are signed and returned.
New Focus
The APNBA board voted to make APNBA's focus for the next two years 1) BDA Organizational Development and 2) Event marketing and other marketing/publicity.
The board also approved the Values, Values Proposition, definition of a BDA in good standing, and to start the search for a new executive director.
The board adopted values are
The Value Proposition is
"Every BDA in Portland can get bigger, stronger, and richer as a result of APNBA's support. "
We will bring expert help IN THE FIELD to BDA membership drives; we will provide technical and financial help with your marketing efforts and special events; and we will build communication between BDAs, both about the "how to" of being a strong organization and about the issues that may affect your members. By being active in this, your BDA's "trade association," you will increase your own membership base, run more successful events and programs, and help to strengthen the entire city's business community.
The APNBA is an alliance of the 35+ business district associations (BDAs) in Portland, Oregon. BDA members are the merchants, property owners, and employees in the commercial districts surrounding the downtown. BDAs support and promote their commercial area. APNBA's support includes:
Strong, active business district associations are the glue that hold neighborhoods together, giving them the distinctive identities that characterize Portland. Many of them serve the functions of a small town, offering the services and providing space for public interaction and community celebration. The well-organized business district association can be the business voice of this "micro-village" to the surrounding municipalities.
recognition for our sustainability efforts.