Tools to assist in Preserve America Tourism Development and Planning

National Heritage Area resources - iIncludes a report on 10 case study best practices and an economic impact model.

Cultural Heritage Tourism Toolkits - a variety of resources including steps to get you started, success stories, and Steps for Measuring Statewide Cultural Heritage Tourism.

Community Toolbox - providing useful tips on everything from community-based festivals, brochure design, organizing volunteers, collecting information through surveys, as well as many more topics.


The Certified Local Government Program- Find out how to strengthen your community’s historic preservation efforts and increase access to funding opportunities.

Small Business Toolkit - Information and Examples on developing business and marketing plans

Building a good historic preservation program as a foundation for a strong local tourism initiative

National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
NAPC provides technical support and manages an information network to help local commissions accomplish their preservation objectives. The Alliance also serves as an advocate at federal, state and local levels of government to promote policies and programs that support preservation commission efforts.

National Council for Preservation Education

Big Picture Focus: Using Criteria to Establish Goals and Performance Measures

Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria -

National Geographic’s Center for Sustainable Destinations -

The W. K. Kellogg Foundation provides an Evaluation Toolkit for their grant recipeints

Corporation for National & Community ServiceResource Center: Performance Measurement
Performance measures can be both a program management tool and a means by which to communicate program impact. This resource will help you learn more about performance measurement terms, logic models, indicators, data collection, methods, reporting results, and the elements of a performance measurement plan.