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Innovative Funding Strategies

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Parks consultant Leon Younger outlines strategies to help use existing funding more efficiently and to attract new funding sources.
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Winning Support From a Major Foundation: Tips from a Parks Nonprofit

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Tupper Thomas, President of Prospect Park Alliance and Administrator of Prospect Park, shares strategies used to get a $400,000 matching grant from Troy, Michigan's The Kresge Foundation.
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Federal Funds for Urban Forest Research

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

Through its challenge cost-share grant program, the National Urban and Community Forest Advisory Council promotes projects that are applicable to urban forests nationwide.

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Sponsored Events

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

This chapter from Trust for Public Land’s Local Parks, Local Financing covers the pros and cons of trading cash for associations with the private sector.

Sponsored Events

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Public Financing

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

These case studies from the Trust for Public Land detail conservation finance examples from around the nation.

Conservation Finance

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Playground Builder Excels in Corporate Sponsorships

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KaBOOM! organizes individuals, community groups and corporations to build playgrounds in under-served neighborhoods, using significant support from corporate monetary and in-kind contributions.
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Philanthropy Journal Online

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The Philanthropy Journal Online provides the latest news on the nonprofit sector, including an entire section dedicated to volunteerism.

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Prospect Park Concessions: Raising the Quality of the Park Experience

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Parks and Corporate Sponsorships

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Kevin Bartrum, Vice President of the Wilkinson Group, describes the mutual benefits to communities and businesses through corporate sponsorships of parks.
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Fundraising 101

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This primer from Nonprofit Universe takes you through the entire process of applying for grants, from “getting personal” to “accepting the award & dealing with rejection.”

Fundraising 101: Writing Successful Grant Proposals

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Land Acquisition

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

The Land Trust Alliance is a leader in the private land conservation movement, helping the nation’s 1,200-plus nonprofit, grassroots land trusts to protect important open spaces. Find out more from them about conserving and acquiring land as open space.

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Money from the Feds: UPARR

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

The Urban Park and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) program, targeted to economically distressed urban cities, is one of the few sources of federal funds for urban parks projects. Read more on the National Park Service website.

Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program

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