Presentation given by Lisa Romeo, Director of Communications for the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. Session 8 of Social Media Breakfast Syracuse, held on 26 September 2013 and focusing on social media for non-profits.

2. What is the Downtown Committee?
• A private, not-for-profit, professional
downtown management organization
• Represents all property owners and tenants
within the CBD
• Undertakes programs to:
• improve downtown’s image
• strengthen its economic base
• increase its attractiveness
• assure that it’s clean, safe, and accessible

3. District Boundaries
Interstate 690
Interstate
81
Adams Street
Onondaga
Creek

4. Downtown Committee Programs
• Environmental Maintenance
• Security
• Parking & Access
• Economic Development
• Marketing & Communications

5. Downtown Committee on Social Media
@downtownSYR
/DowntownSyracuse
DowntownSyracuse

6. Why Tweet?
• $283 million in development taking
place here
• 16 new businesses in the past year
• 45% increase in downtown’s population
in last 10 years