Preservation Planning
ACORN Heritage Planning will work cooperatively with your community or organization to understand their needs and create a product that will serve the community or organization for the long term. Our options are as follows:
Heritage Tourism Management and Operations Plans
ACORN HP can develop large scale management plans for new initiatives- such as heritage areas, museums, and historic sites. Our staff can conduct large scale charettes, input gathering, and organizational meetings to develop consensus around these concepts. We will analyze organizational strengths and weaknesses and provide input on best practices for the management entity. These plans will meet the needs of your enabling groups or for grantmakers. We can also develop smaller scale plans for historic houses and smaller sites that might be looking to make changes to operations. Other ways we can work together:
- Destination Assessment:
Evaluate destinations for their heritage tourism potential.
Conduct assessments to identify unique historical and cultural features. - Product Development:
Develop heritage tourism products and experiences.
Create engaging and educational itineraries for tourists. - Interpretation Planning:
Design interpretive programs that bring history and heritage to life.
Plan exhibits, guided tours, and multimedia presentations.
Develop educational programs to increase awareness of local history and culture.
Collaborate with schools and educational institutions to promote heritage education.
Utilize technology for virtual tours, augmented reality, and interactive exhibits. - Community Engagement:
Work with local communities to integrate their heritage into tourism offerings.
Foster collaboration between tourism stakeholders and community groups.
Work closely with government bodies, NGOs, and private sector entities.
Collaborate with tourism boards and local businesses to boost heritage tourism. - Sustainability and Conservation:
Advocate for sustainable tourism practices to preserve heritage sites.
Develop strategies for balancing tourism growth with conservation needs. - Market Research:
Conduct market research to identify target audiences for heritage tourism.
Analyze trends and preferences to tailor offerings to visitor interests. - Visitor Experience Enhancement:
Enhance the overall visitor experience through strategic planning.
Implement measures to ensure visitor satisfaction and positive reviews. - Collaboration with Stakeholders:
Work closely with government bodies, NGOs, and private sector entities.
Collaborate with tourism boards and local businesses to boost heritage tourism. - Educational Programs:
Develop educational programs to increase awareness of local history and culture.
Collaborate with schools and educational institutions to promote heritage education.
Utilize technology for virtual tours, augmented reality, and interactive exhibits. - Training and Capacity Building:
Provide training to local guides and stakeholders in heritage interpretation.
Build the capacity of local communities to actively participate in heritage tourism.
Organizational Planning
ACORN HP also provides a variety of organizational and strategic planning. We can help your organization understand its basic mission, goals, and action points. ACORN HP can develop an input process to analyze your strengths and weaknesses. We will develop stronger 1-5 year plans with deliverable actions. We can develop internal policies to help guide your organization towards the future. Additionally, we can analyze your programs and activities to seek methods for achieving deliverable changes. Examples of our process include:
Analysis and Assessment:
Conduct comprehensive analysis of the client’s current situation, including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis).
Assess market trends, competitor activities, and industry dynamics.
- Goal Setting
- Collaborate with clients to establish clear and achievable long-term and short-term goals.
- Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure progress toward objectives
- Vision and Mission Development:
- Strategic Visioning Workshops:
- Implementation Planning
- Develop detailed action plans to translate strategic goals into operational activities.
- Define responsibilities, timelines, and resource requirements for each initiative.
- Market Research
- Financial Modeling and Budgeting
- Develop budgets aligned with the strategic plan and financial goals.
- Provide guidance on managing organizational change associated with the strategic plan.
- Develop communication plans to ensure buy-in from employees and stakeholders.
- Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
- Technology Integration
- Recommend and integrate relevant technologies to support strategic objectives.
- Leverage data analytics and business intelligence tools for informed decision-making.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Environmental Scanning
Local Preservation Plans
Your community is special. The history of the community gives local community members the opportunity to understand the past and move their community forward. Acorn Heritage Planning researches and documents the history of your community and then build upon that information to analyze current trends. We generally use public input meetings to collect community comments, but we also can tailor a mailing or calling plan to gather input. ACORN Heritage Planning will then use this information to create a series of recommendations – alongside local planning and advocacy groups – for the future of the community. We ensure that the document is illustrated with local images and incorporates local history. We provide the document in a variety of formats, including on CD and online.