It’s now been a full year since we entered the pandemic. As we get back into real life, FLDA has a lot going on:

1) Join our first Google Business Workshop on March 30 and again on May 18 — free and online. Check the calendar for registration.

2) The next Coffee & Conversation is April 6 at 8:30 am, on Zoom. The link is always the same. Check the calendar.

3) ADVOCACY is alive and well in Tallahassee. Our request in support of FL Main Street funding has passed its first hurdle and we’re asking YOU to write your legislator IF YOU HAVE ONE on the House Subcommittee. Our Advocacy page has more info.

4) We’re all looking forward to anotherr virtual National Main Street Conference 2021 as well as the virtual FMS Annual Conference.

While bumping around the Internet looking for one thing, of course, I found something I hadn’t expected — a well organized DIY guide on community projects. Check out their slide show here and download the PDF. The specific ideas contained in the guide may not be original (anymore), but the guidance and planning steps are invaluable and something many of us have experienced at some national conference workshops.

In fact, the whole website is pretty useful — https://www.communityworkshopllc.com/goodstuff

FLDA gives this resource a big Rock On!

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Best Ideas and Workshops

Join us for Coffee & Conversation on January 5, 2021, from 8:30-9:30 am. See the calendar for Zoom call in information.

Register (free) on Eventbrite.

There are so many great resources for information. We think these five resources serve downtown professionals very well.

National Main Street Web Facebook

Florida Main Street Web Facebook Instagram

Proud Places Web Facebook Instagram

Saving Places Web Facebook Instagram Twitter

Revitalize or Die Web Facebook Instagram Twitter You Tube

Don’t forget about Coffee & Conversation on October 6 @ 8:30 am. It’s free, but we would love it if you would register. The Zoom instructions are on the link, too.

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Whether your job title is program manager, executive director, or head cat-herder, the reality is you are not just managing a Main Street program. You are also managing a nonprofit organization with a board of directors, by-laws, and rules, deadlines, and never ending need for money.

Leadership has been defined as "a process of social influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task." (Wikipedia)

Take a breath and look inward for a few minutes and think about your own leadership competency and style. Who are you?

“The way you envision your role as executive director (your “mental model”) shapes everything you do, from your relationship with your board, staff, and funders to the way your budget is put together; even the physical layout of your office space can be affected by the way you think of your role in relation to other staff and the organization as a whole.” (https://www.tsne.org/)

This four-step approach (four points? really?) to figure out your leadership style is outlined in this 8-page document from Third Sector New England MissionWorks (the first three pages can be skipped). Happy downloading!

Executive Director’s Guide to Successful Nonprofit Management

Take the Meyers-Briggs Personality Inventory ($49) for insight into yourself. Yes, you have a personality type and, no, there are no wrong answers. Main website for Meyers-Briggs. Free version here (warning: it’s free so who knows what results you will get).

It would be interesting to learn Main Street directors have more in common than they don’t.