Communities in the NEWS!
Issue 3, Jan 2009

YLM will be sponsoring the Cultural Planning Session at EDCO, 10:15am on February 5, 2009, at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre.
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We have an exciting panel organized for you, including: Catherine Campbell, Regional Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Culture Dan Taylor, Economic Development Officer, Prince Edward County Greg Baeker, Senior Consultant, AuthentiCity John Ryerson, Director of Culture, Town of Markham Moderated by Sofie Andreou, YLM.

As we are sponsoring this session this year, YLM will not have a booth in the showcase, but we will have a booth just outside of the session for the full day on Thursday, February 5th. Please come by that day and enter for a draw to win your own Community FundRaising Program! We hope to see you there! Sofie

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Budget Time!

We understand many of you are busy with your budgets right now - call us for a quick quote! Here are some ballpark numbers (the ranges are based on your community size):

• Cultural Mapping Services with Online Cultural Directory, $3,000 to $50,000
• Auto-Updated PDF Directories, $2,000 to $6,000
• Searchable Community Online Directories with admin access to data, employee size, and NIACs Reports $2,000 to $5,000
• Data Refresh Services .30 per business
• eNews Services, $500 for graphic eNews Distributions
• eSurvey Services (Tourism, BRE), $500 to $5,000

For more about these and other services, visit www.edtoolset.com.

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New at YLM
Community Fundraising Programs

A New Way for Economic Development to Support Local Businesses, Youth Sports, Education and Business Clubs!

In this tough economy, help your local businesses be found as well as give your local youth sports, education or business groups a fundraising tool! YLM now offers a Fundraising Partner Program with our directories. Businesses who sponsor their local high schools, youth sports clubs or business clubs get the crest or icon of that school or club to highlight their Basic or Enhanced Listing on your Community’s directory!

•   Pickering's Mayor letter of endorsement
•   Community Fundraising brochure

Pickerings Community Fundraising Program for Soccer
Businesses who support the Pickering soccer club get a soccer ball beside their listing (basic & enhanced) and in their display page, showcasing their support for grass roots soccer.

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Unveiling the Newest Culture Directory!

www.ylm.ca/markhamcultural

We review each and every business in your community, find the gaps and apply the Provincial Standard Cultural Categories to each appropriate business, then create your community’s cultural directory to be used for planning purposes as well as an online directory for the public!

Contact Sofie@ylm.ca to arrange for your own community’s Cultural Database and Directory Services!

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Communities with a NEW PDF Version of their Directories

YLM now offers communities a convenient PDF version of their online Business Directory. We have just added a new Alpha Index option at the back of the PDF version directories! It auto updates quarterly, or as significant activity occurs. Click here to have a look: www.ylm.ca/ajax Ajax's downloadalbe directory contains: Mayors message Categorized Table of contents Listings by NAICS category Alphabetical index Back page

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New Online Directories

YLM welcomes Malista.com, Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, Pickering Soccer Club, and Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce! We are proud to announce that each of these membership directories are also Fundraising Partner! Click here to visit Malista.com, click on connections link in the main menu bar to get to Malista's online business directory.
Click here to see Richmond Hill Chamber’s Directory & Buyers Guide		Please go to www.ylm.ca/cumberland to see the newest Directory in Nova Scotia!
Click here to see the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce Directory