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Nothing Beats Heart
Volunteer to be a part of Lansing’s heart
Volunteers contribute their unique talents, skills, and knowledge to events and our community – bringing HEART to the streets of downtown Lansing! Volunteers like you are vital make the on-going projects and programming a reality in the Capital City. Whether it’s a one-time event, specific project, or a planning team – YOU choose how you want to participate as a volunteer. We’d love to have you join us – Let’s have some fun!
To get more involved check out our committees (to the right) and email
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 8:00 a.m via Zoom.
- Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
- Annual Awards Celebration (Honoring our Volunteers and Businesses)
- Fundraising and Fund Development
- Monthly public and downtown merchant communications & e-newsletters
- Storytelling
- Social Media
- Community Outreach
PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. at the Downtown Lansing Inc. office located at 112 S. Washington Square.
- Video Promotions of the Places and Faces that Make Up Our Downtown
- Lansing Winterfest
- Wine about Winter
- Fall Fest
- Forks & Corks
- Summertime Social
- Trick or Treat on the Square
- Help Plan New Downtown Awareness Events
- Downtown Marketing Campaigns
- Branding & Social Media
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m. at the Downtown Lansing Inc. office located at 112 S. Washington Square.
- Business Recruitment & Retention Efforts
- “Make It Downtown Lansing” Rental Assistance Program
- Monthly Downtown Business Huddles
- Façade/Sign Incentives
- ‘Match on Main’ Small Business Funding
- Property Listings & Tours
- Pop-Up Spaces & working with Property Owners
- New Business Support Team
- Gift Certificate Systems
DESIGN/PUBLIC SPACES COMMITTEE
- Meets on the last Thursday of the month at 4pm at the Downtown Lansing Inc. office located at 112 S. Washington Square
- Design
Streetscape Redesign Project
Retro-fitting newspaper kiosks into solar charging tables -
Activation
Reutter Park Project
Artery Alley Project
Walking Tours -
Beautification
Adopt-a-Spot
Planting Days
Art Installations -
Grant Approval
Sidewalk Café Furniture Grant Program
Sign Grant Program