ForeSite Consulting, LLC

Carl Sandburg, An American Classic Trail Marker
Full-Size Bronzes of The U.S. Constitution Signers at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia
Quilt Barn Signs in Western North Carolina
Historic Pigeon Point Lighthouse along California Coast 50 miles south of San Francisco on CA Hwy 1 north of Santa Cruz
The Howell Living History Farm - New Jersey
Wooden Bowl with Etching and Artwork Hand Made in Western North Carolina
Volunteer at the Betsy Ross House, the birthplace of the American flag
Sea Cliff New York Wayside Sign
Log Cabins at The Hermitage near Nashville Tennessee
Wayside Sign About Teddy Roosevelt's Home on Long Island, Sagamore Hill
Building Mural Welcoming Visitors to Port Washington, New York
Fireplace depicting early American cooking methods in the Brewster-House, a saltbox farmhouse circa 1665 located in East Setauket New York

Carl Sandburg, An American Classic Trail Marker

Two Barns in Western North Carolina with Quilt Signs

Historic Pigeon Point Lighthouse along California Coast between San Francisco and Big Sur

Hand Made Wooden Bowl with Etching and Artwork on the Inside

Sea Cliff New York Wayside Sign With Pictures and Text About the Late 1800 and 1900s.

Log Cabin Reproductions at The Hermitage in Heritage, Tennessee

Wayside Sign About Teddy Roosevelt's Home on Long Island, Sagamore Hill

Building Mural Welcoming Visitors to Port Washington, New York

Photo of Fireplace depicting early American cooking methods in the Brewster-House, a saltbox farmhouse circa 1665 located in East Setauket New York

ForeSite Consulting provides Cultural Heritage Destination Tourism Planning, Development, and Strategic Marketing Services including:

Destination Strategic Planning & Sustainable Tourism Development Planning – Guide your community or heritage area through the strategic destination planning process, facilitate the conceptualization of the local tourism partners’ and stakeholders’ vision; help define tourism goals and provide strategies and recommendations to achieve those goals.

Cultural Heritage Tourism Assessment with Recommendations – Perform a preliminary tourism assessment of current/potential tourism assets and make recommendations for enhancing existing and developing new tourism destinations.

Destination Tourism Marketing Strategies – Develop effective Marketing Strategies aimed at Getting the RIGHT Information to the RIGHT People at the RIGHT Time.

Website Design & Development for Travel Destinations – Visionary web design and development of mobile responsive websites, WordPress and HTML 5 websites, and custom web applications. Other services include web hosting, SEO, Digital Marketing, and domain registration services.

“Rita Robinette offers thoughtful consultation specific to our company’s needs, providing consistent value for quality products and deliverables. Her commitment to staying on schedule and budget is refreshing. Her follow-up is admirable, and she readily provides assistance on request. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Foresite Consulting as we grow our business brands …”

Cheryl Hargrove, President
Hargrove International

“Over the years she has been instrumental in helping two of our organizations. The Blue Ridge Farm Direct Market Assn., made up of 25 local apple growers <ncapples.com> that provide public rack cards (10,000 printed yearly) and online information about their apples, apple products and locations. The most recent addition is a mobile responsive website that allows customers (mobile phones and devices) to search for specific apple related items that will send them to a specific grower and their location on a map. Rita has also helped our associations write grants that have generated thousands of dollars. These grants have helped us market our organizations through rack cards, websites and other market projects… “

Marvin A. Owings, Jr., Director
Henderson County Cooperative Extension

“I have had the pleasure of working with Rita Robinette for more than 9 years. She has assisted HCEF, our non-profit foundation, in the establishment of our strategic planning process and helped develop HCEF’s Business and Marketing Plans. Over the years, Rita coordinated our marketing related projects, including our annual report, marketing information, print ads and website. In addition, she has written a number of successful grant proposals, which secured funds to help support HCEF events and programs. I would highly recommend Rita Robinette to any non-profit of for profit organization that needs planning and marketing expertise.” (June 2013)

Donald C. Jones, Ed.D., Executive Director
Henderson County Education Foundation, Inc.

“Rita’s meticulous method of compiling and analyzing data will greatly benefit our county as we look to her recommendations for making Letcher County a tourism destination.”

Ina (Missy) Matthews, Chairman
Letcher County Tourism and Convention Commission

“Rita Robinette is a problem solver. You present a situation to her and she will resolve it. Our organization is very complex and she was able to accomplish our goals. She can grasp a concept you want to accomplish and research it, implement it and finish it quickly. She is a professional and follows through on every project in a timely fashion. I would recommend her highly to any organization.”

Gloria D. Rocchio, President

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization

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22nd Annual National Bike Summit® – Online – Feb. 28-Mar. 3

This Year’s Theme: Bikes: Our Vehicle for Change

The 2021 National Bike Summit will take place February 28 – March 3, 2021, with daily online convenings beginning at 1pm ET / 10am PT. This year’s theme: “Bikes: Our Vehicle for Change” recognizes the power of bicycling has to propel us forward, even in these most challenging times due to COVID-19.

National Bike Summit-2021-Agenda

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ARC’s Appalachia Nonprofit Resource Center

ARC’s Appalachia Nonprofit Resource Center offers FREE expertly curated resources on financial management, sustainable operations, fundraising, and other tools. The online resource directory is in response to the specific needs of Appalachian nonprofits during the COVID crisis and will be continually updated throughout 2021. While these resources are particularly applicable to nonprofit organizations located in or providing services to Appalachia, any nonprofit organization should find them useful. Visit Resource Center

Black History Month – February 2021

Black History Month was designated by President Gerald Ford in 1976. President Ford saw the designation as an opportunity to “honor the accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

READ MORE: Black History Milestones

The theme for Black History Month 2021, “Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity,” explores the African dispersion and the spread of Black families across the United States.

READ MORE: The Man Behind Black History Month