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| Learn how to make a case for historic preservation and use multiple tools to share your preservation message with different audiences. |
| Learn skills and strategies to raise funds and discover where to find financial support for your historic preservation organization. |
| More than 100 how-to articles to help you learn how to advocate for the preservation of historic buildings and resources in your community. |
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| Learn how to advocate for the preservation of historic buildings and resources in your community with this collection of more than 100 articles. |
| Learn how to build an effective nonprofit board of directors, find and keep members, solve common nonprofit management problems, and work with government. |
| Learn how to organize an effort to preserve historic buildings in your community and influence preservation-related policymaking. |
| Learn the steps to start a nonprofit organization in Wisconsin and best practices to get your historic preservation organization off to a good start. |
| Historic Preservation Commission List (PDF) |
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| See PDF of contact information for Local Historic Preservation Commissions in Wisconsin. Maintained by the Wisconsin Historical Society.. |
| Read an overview of role of state statutes and see the compendium of primary state historic preservation laws (PDF). |
| Design and facilitate your historic preservation group meetings to foster a lively and productive discussion |
| Your historic preservation group can use a retreat to focus on a complex issue in a distraction-free setting. |
| Partnerships for Historic Preservation Advocacy, Part 1 of 2 |
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| Your historic preservation advocacy group can maximize its impact on your community by finding a partner to expand your talent and expertise. |
| Partnerships for Historic Preservation Advocacy, Part 2 of 2 |
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| Your historic preservation advocacy group can ensure your partnerships are mutually rewarding by preparing to manage the inevitable challenges. |
| Learn the ways that members can support your nonprofit organization beyond just paying their annual dues. |
| To make a case for historic preservation in your community, you must understand your audience |
| Aim for success by developing a fundraising strategy that incorporates the practices and methods in this article. |
| Turn reluctant supporters of historic preservation into preservation advocates by preparing counter-arguments to common concerns |
| Help your historic preservation advocacy group get from point A to point B by developing a goal-based strategic plan. |
| Learn how to get started with an advocacy effort to save historic buildings and resources in your community |
| A charette might be your best tool when your historic preservation group is is faced with a problem that requires a community solution |
| Before you sign the paperwork to form a new historic preservation group, learn about your supporters and community. |
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