Ottawa Main Street Association Affiliate Benefits


Invest in your Community by Joining the Ottawa Main Street Association

All OMSA Affiliate Memberships Support

  • Holiday Parades
  • Downtown beautification
  • Maintenance of downtown street corners
  • Downtown Clean-ups
  • OMSA Marketing of Downtown Ottawa as a destination
  • Main Street Sponsored Events that draw visitors and promote shopping locally.
  • The ongoing education of the OMSA Director through the Kansas Department of Commerce and Main Street America sponsored training events.
  • An expanding membership that helps to preserve and cultivate a flourishing downtown that enriches the business community, encourages tourism and local spending, and enhances our quality of life with a vibrant destination to gather, shop, work, and play.


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Non-Business Membership Levels

Friend of Mainstreet - $35.00 per year

Show your support for Main Street as an individual citizen.


Churches and Club Supporter (Kiwanis, Rotary, VFW) - $150.00 per year
Your benefits include:

  • Website listing
  • Event participation
  • Access to Main Street discounts
  • Cooperation on joint ventures


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Business Membership Levels

Patron - $250 per year

*$62.50 paid quarterly or $225 if paid upfront

Your benefits include:

Promotion / Marketing Benefits
  • Business referrals
  • Advocacy at state and local legislative levels
  • Free Affiliate business listing on our website
  • Free Locable account to market your business
  • Free access to our event calendar with the option to add your own events
  • Free participation in networking opportunities
  • Participation in advertising opportunities (KOFO)
  • Free evergreen blog post on www.OttawaMainStreet.org
  • Free promotion on Ottawa Main Street Association’s social media accounts. This may include platforms such as: Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.
This level includes:
  • 1 scheduled post per month
  • 1 fluid post per month
  • 2 shared stories per month
  • 1-2 allowed OMSA tagged posts included on OMSA FB page
  • E-News Electronic Newsletter (Coming Q1 2025)

Organization Benefits
Free access to Small Business educational sessions, workshops, and mingles which include:
  • Virtual and On-Demand Small Business Training through Small Biz Digital Trainers via Main Street America
  • Main Street Business Insights Podcast 
  • Main Street Online Tool - Customized solutions and tools to start and grow your small business
  • Free training for Locable account
  • Access to Affiliate FB group for continuing education
  • Affiliate Discounts:
    • KOFO - 50% OFF ads for all OMSA affiliates
Design Benefits

  • Access to design services on an as-needed basis to help downtown property owners undertake effective rehabilitation, restoration, adaptive reuse, and infill projects, as well as the reimagining of public spaces within the district.
  • Storefront improvement assistance
  • Historical preservation assistance for State compliance
Economic Vitality / Financial Benefits
  • Access to 0% interest loans through Ottawa Main Street Association’s Incentives Without Walls program 
  • Grants and Tax credit assistance
  • Email and private FB group notifications on funding opportunities, grants, State news, and advocacy updates for Main Street Affiliates
  • Access to Small Business research and tools provided by Main Street America

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Advocate - $500 per year

Your benefits include Patron level PLUS:

Promotion / Marketing Benefits
    High Priority placement in the Main Street Affiliate Website Directory
  • Exclusive co-host opportunities for promotional events(Third Thursdays on Main, Main Street Mingles, Disc Golf Block Party, and more)
  • Free promotion on Ottawa Main Street Association’s social media accounts. This may include platforms such as: Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.

This level includes:

    1 scheduled post per month
  • 2 fluid posts per month
  • 3 shared stories per month
  • 1-2 allowed OMSA tagged posts included on OMSA FB page
Organization Benefits
  • Discounts on State and National training opportunities:
    • Main Street America Institute (MSAI) online courses
    • Main Street America Institute (MSAI) Leadership Development Workshop
    • Main Street America Institute (MSAI) Community Transformation Worship
    • Main Street America Revitalization Professional (MSARP) credential


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    Champion - $1000 per year

    Your benefits include Advocate level PLUS:

    Promotion / Marketing
    • Public recognition at all Ottawa Main Street activities
    • Business name and logo prominently displayed at all Main Street Events
    • Free promotion on Ottawa Main Street Association’s social media accounts.This may include platforms such as: Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest
            This level includes:
                • 2 scheduled posts per month
                • 3 fluid posts per month
                • 4 shared stories per month
                • 2-3 allowed OMSA tagged posts included on OMSA FB page

    Organization
    • Exclusive Affiliate Discounts:
      • Customized Market Research - 30% OFF

      • $600 credit for any monthly bookkeeping client - Offered by Data Scribe Solutions


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