Hello from Nashville, Tennessee, and this year’s National Preservation Conference. I’m borrowing Erin’s blog to let our members and friends know that we’re bringing back some great best practices to apply in Minnesota. From programs and events to leadership and governance, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual conference is the place to share successes and learn from our peers what can improve historic preservation in Minnesota.
Minnesota has a strong presence at this year’s conference with attendance by our two Trust Advisors (Carolyn Sundquist of Duluth and Will Stark of Minneapolis), an Emeritus Advisor (Roger Brooks of St. Paul), a current (Amy Mino) and former (Gary Stenson) Alliance board member, and a board member of our Local Partner, Historic Saint Paul (Marek Mino). We’re trying to get together tonight to compare notes on the Conference so far.
Minnesota was given high marks at our meetings for Tuesday’s USA Today article listing Minneapolis as the top most philanthropic city in the nation. Of course! The Alliance is just one of many nonprofit organizations benefitting from your generous support. Thanks to all of our donors for making our work possible.
Erin and I will be back in the office on Monday with new ideas and rejuvinated energy to move ahead. The best ideas so far? My votes go to: “The Anti-Wrecking Ball,” an event in St. Louis, MO, that featured a battle of the bands raising funds to protect their local historic landmarks preservation ordinance; Landmarks Illinois’ Pub Crawl, engaging young preservationists; Historic Seattle’s Young Preservationists’ group organizing a “Speed Mentoring” event; Michigan Historic Preservation Network’s windows rehabilitation workshop for unemployed contractors; and a tie for Preservation Pennsylvania’s and Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance’s state tax credit efforts, which brought together broad coalitions to support the advocacy effort.
Thanks to the National Trust for Historic Preservation staff and Tennessee’s preservation organizations for hosting a great conference.
Bonnie McDonald
Executive Director
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