ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Communities in the NEWS!</TITLE> </HEAD> <!-- /// CSS goes here in case the /HEAD tags get stripped \\\ --> <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> <!-- body { font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .topText {font-size:10px; color:#EEEEEE; line-height:25px;} .date {font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; color:#D0A01C; font-family:trebuchet ms,verdana; padding-right:20px;} .title {font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; color:#5A7797; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;align:left;} .sideTitle {font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; color:#5A7797; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} .subTitle {font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; color:#5A7797;} .subTitle a{font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; color:#5A7797;} .sideText {font-size:11px; color:#000000; line-height:18px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} p {font-size:12px; color:#666666; line-height:19px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} ul{font-size:11px; color:#666666; line-height:15px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style:inline; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -0.05em;} li{padding-bottom:8px;} .panel{font-size:12px;} .sidecomment{border-left:solid 1px #ccc;padding:15px;background-color:#f9f8f4;} .sidecomment p {font-size:11px;} .footerText {font-size:11px; color:#666666;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} .headerBanner {font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;} .style7 {font-size: 11px; color: #000000; line-height: 22px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; } hr{color: #ccc;background-color: #ccc;height: 1px;} .pdflist{list-style: disc url(Images/nl/pdf_bullet.jpg) inside;} .pdflist li{padding-bottom:12px;} .subpages{font-size:11px;} .new{font-size:13px;color:#D0A01C;font-weight:bold;} .sidebox{border-left:solid 1px #ccc;background-color:#f9f8f4;} .sideheader{position:relative;top:0px;} .community{font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; color:#D0A01C;padding-right:20px;} --> </STYLE> <!-- \\\ CSS goes here in case the /HEAD tags get stripped /// --> <BODY bgcolor="#cccccc" topmargin="0" marginheight="0"> <!-- /// Sometimes, BODY tags get stripped. 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This table is for background color when that happens. /// --> <center> <!-- /// Unsub line \\\ --> <table width="650" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center" width="650"></tr> </table> <!-- \\\ Unsub line /// --> <!-- /// Header table \\\ --> <table width="633" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td width="650" class="headerBanner"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.edtoolset.com/" title=""><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/images/nl/header.jpg" width="633" height="216" border="0" alt="ED ToolSet"></a><a href="http://www.edtoolset.com/" title="Visit http://www.edtoolset.com/"></a></div></td> </tr><tr><td><table width="618" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <!-- /// gutter \\\ --> <td valign="top" width="20"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/images/space.gif" width="20" height="5" border="0"></td> <!-- \\\ gutter /// --> <!-- /// content cell \\\ --> <td valign="top" width="575"> <span class="title"><br> </span> <p align="left"><span class="title"> Communities in the NEWS! </span><br /> Issue 3, Jan 2009</p> <span class="new">Feature Topic</span><br /><span class="subTitle"> EDCO Cultural Mapping Session!</span><br> <a href="http://www.edco.on.ca/conference/glance.htm" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/edco_show.jpg" border="0" alt="Click here to learn more about the conference"/></a><br /> <br> <p>YLM will be sponsoring the Cultural Planning Session at EDCO, 10:15am on February 5, 2009, at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre.<br /> <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=Toronto+Marriott+&ie=UTF8&ll=43.656338,-79.38062&spn=0.007529,0.020299&z=16&iwloc=B">Google map</a><br /> <br> <table width="550"> <tr> <td width="350" valign="top"><p>We have an exciting panel organized for you, including: <ul> <li><b class="panel">Catherine Campbell,</b><br />Regional Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Culture</li> <li><b class="panel">Dan Taylor,</b><br />Economic Development Officer, Prince Edward County</li> <li><b class="panel">Greg Baeker,</b><br />Senior Consultant, AuthentiCity</li> <li><b class="panel">John Ryerson,</b><br />Director of Culture, Town of Markham</li> </ul> </p> <p>Moderated by Sofie Andreou, YLM.</p> </td> <td width="25"></td> <td width="200" valign="top" class="sidecomment"><p>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!<br /><br /> We hope to see you there!<br /><br /> Sofie </p> </p></td> </tr> </table> <br> <table width="550"> <img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/images/nl/spacer.gif" height="18" width="1" /> <br> <hr> <div align="left"><span class="subTitle"> Budget Time!</span><br> <p>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): <ul> <li>Cultural Mapping Services with Online Cultural Directory, $3,000 to $50,000</li> <li>Auto-Updated PDF Directories, $2,000 to $6,000</li> <li>Searchable Community Online Directories with admin access to data, employee size, and NIACs Reports $2,000 to $5,000</li> <li>Data Refresh Services .30 per business</li> <li>eNews Services, $500 for graphic eNews Distributions</li> <li>eSurvey Services (Tourism, BRE), $500 to $5,000</li> </ul> For more about these and other services, visit <a href="http://www.edtoolset.com">www.edtoolset.com</a>. </p> <img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/images/nl/spacer.gif" height="18" width="1" /> <br> <hr> <div align="left"><span class="new">New at YLM</span><br /><span class="subTitle"> Community Fundraising Programs</span><br> <img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/fundraising_bkgd.jpg" border="0" alt="Community Fundraising Programs"/><br /> <p><b>A New Way for Economic Development to Support Local Businesses, Youth Sports, Education and Business Clubs! </b></p> <p>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!</p> <p> <ul class="pdflist"> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ylm.ca/pickeringsoccer/newsletter/PickeringLetter.pdf">Pickering's Mayor letter of endorsement</a></li> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.edtoolset.com/docs/Fundraising_brochure.pdf">Community Fundraising brochure</a></li> </ul> </p> <p><b>Pickerings Community Fundraising Program for Soccer</b><br /> 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. </p> <img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/PickeringListings.jpg" /> </div> <img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/images/nl/spacer.gif" height="18" width="1" /><br /> <hr> <div align="left"><span class="subTitle"> Unveiling the Newest Culture Directory!</span><br> <p><a href="http://www.ylm.ca/markhamcultural"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/Markham_Cultural_jan09.jpg" alt="Markham's Cultural Directory" border="0"/></a><br /> <a href="http://www.ylm.ca/markhamcultural">www.ylm.ca/markhamcultural</a></p> <p>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! </p> <p>Contact <a href="mailt:Sofie@ylm.ca">Sofie@ylm.ca</a> to arrange for your own community s Cultural Database and Directory Services!</p> </div> <img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/images/nl/spacer.gif" height="18" width="1" /><br /> <hr> <div align="left"><span class="subTitle"> Communities with a NEW PDF Version of their Directories</span><br><br> <table > <tr> <td width="350" valign="top"><p>YLM now offers communities a convenient PDF version of their online Business Directory. </p> <p>We have just added a new Alpha Index option at the back of the PDF version directories!</p> <img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/Index2.jpg" /> <p>It auto updates quarterly, or as significant activity occurs.</p> <p>Click here to have a look:<br /> <table > <tr> <td valign="top" class="subpages"><a href="http://www.ylm.ca/ajax"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/ajax_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="Click here to visit www.ylm.ca/ajax and click on the download pdf directory button"/></a><br /><a href="http://www.ylm.ca/ajax">www.ylm.ca/ajax</a></td> <td valign="top"> <table cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="subpages">Ajax's downloadalbe directory contains:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="subpages" valign="top"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/ajax_mayors_message.jpg" /><br /> Mayors message</td> <td class="subpages"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/ajax_table.jpg" /><br /> Categorized Table of contents</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="subpages"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/ajax_listings.jpg" /><br /> Listings by NAICS category</td> <td class="subpages"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/ajax_index.jpg" /><br /> Alphabetical index</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="subpages"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/ajax_backpage.jpg"/><br /> Back page</td> <td class="subpages"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </p> </td> <td width="25"></td> <td width="200" valign="top" class="sidecomment"> <p><a href="http://www.ylm.ca/richmondhill"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/richmondhill_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="Richmond Hill's downloadable directory" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.ylm.ca/richmondhill">View pdf directory</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.ylm.ca/whitchurchstouffville"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/whitchurchstouffville_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="Whitchurchstouffville's downloadable directory" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.ylm.ca/whitchurchstouffville">View pdf directory</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/images/nl/spacer.gif" height="18" width="1" /><br /> <hr> <div align="left"><span class="subTitle"> New Online Directories</span><br> <table width="575"> <tr> <td valign="top"><p>YLM welcomes Malista.com, Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, Pickering Soccer Club, and Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce!</p> <p>We are proud to announce that each of these membership directories are also Fundraising Partner!</p> <p><a href="http://www.malista.com">Click here</a> to visit Malista.com, click on <b>connections</b> link in the main menu bar to get to Malista's online business directory. </p> </td> <td width="5"></td> <td class="subpages" valign="top"><a href="http://www.ylm.ca/malista"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/Malista.jpg" alt="Malista's online directory" border="0" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="35"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="subpages" valign="top"><a href="http://www.ylm.ca/richmondhillchamber"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/rhcoc.jpg" alt="Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce - business directory" border="0" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.ylm.ca/richmondhillchamber">Click here</a> to see Richmond Hill Chamber s Directory & Buyers Guide </td> <td width="5"></td> <td class="subpages" valign="top"><a href="http://www.ylm.ca/cumberland"><img src="http://www.edtoolset.com/newsletters/images/nl/cumberland.jpg" alt="Cumberland county - business directory" border="0" /></a><br /> Please go to <a href="http://www.ylm.ca/cumberland">www.ylm.ca/cumberland</a> to see the newest Directory in Nova Scotia! 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