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Working Hard for the Money

Oct 27 2006

New Orleans’s entrepreneurs know what it means to put in 12-hour work days and 7-day work weeks. The Urban Conservancy is working just as hard to support their efforts. Please consider making a donation to The Urban Conservancy this holiday season so that we can continue our work in the New Orleans community.

Over the last year,

  • UC launched Stay Local.org, to raise the visibility of locally-owned businesses with a free online web listing and to raise public awareness of the cultural, economic, and environmental benefits of shopping locally;
  • UC supported organizations and traditional commercial corridors throughout the city with technical assistance including partnerships resulting in successful Main St. designations and over $250,000 in direct funding;
  • UC received national recognition as a leader in e-advocacy. National marketing firm MyEmma selected The Urban Conservancy as one of the 25 best uses of of e-marketing by a non-profit in 2005.
  • UC upgraded our award-winning website to more effectively continue educating the community on best practices and current issues related to the urban fabric;
  • UC presented and participated in over 20 conferences and meetings with state and local government representatives, businesses, and NGOs to represent UC’s positions.

We are $9500 short of our fund goal. Your tax-deductible contribution will help ensure that we can continue to provide these services at low or no cost through the coming year.

Let’s Get Down to Business!

You can take two steps right now to show your support for the rebirth of New Orleans.

  1. Make a tax deductible donation to The Urban Conservancy. Donations of $100 or more receive a CD featuring world class New Orleans musicians from our own local Grammy magnet, Basin Street Records (www.basinstreetrecords.com).
  2. Do your holiday shopping at locally-owned New Orleans businesses. Whether you live in New Olreans or not, you can use the searchable business directory at www.staylocal.org to find locally-owned businesses who can supply you with that perfect gift!

Now, jump over to Stay Local! and pledge to do at least 25% of your holiday shopping at locally-owned stores. The more pledges, the more we can leverage publicity of this important goal.

Thank you for your continuing support of The Urban Conservancy.

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