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Sustainable Business Council workshop explores dues, sustaining sponsors and in-kind models to fund Buy Local campaign
Summary
Attendees reviewed membership tiers, suggested sustaining levels from $200–$2,000, discussed in-kind contributions, merchandise sales and municipal or foundation seed funding options.
Missoula Sustainable Business Council leaders and an outside organizer reviewed membership tiers, sponsorship levels and fundraising options for a Buy Local campaign during a workshop Thursday.
Why it matters: organizers said early funding choices will shape whether the Council can hire a coordinator, print materials and mount a visible launch.
Jeff Milton, outreach director for the American Independent Business Alliance, described approaches other communities used to start: a sliding membership scale (roughly $200–$600), a voluntary sustaining level (commonly $2,000), and occasional higher-tier “primary sponsor” gifts (examples cited up to $10,000) that paid for promotional items such as fold-out maps and directories. “There’s no reason… you couldn’t also do a…
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