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WaterFire Art Installation Lights Up Downtown Providence

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
The story behind an award-winning fire-and-music installation by artist Barnaby Evans, which has had an impressive cultural and economic impact on downtown Providence.
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The Tipping Point

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

This New Yorker article from 1996 by Malcolm Gladwell has become a minor classic fusing concepts of safety, sociology, and urban life with disease research.

The Tipping Point

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Cohesive Neighborhoods are Safer Neighborhoods

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Do parks decrease violence? Information from SCIENCE magazine and a Harvard University study.
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Remaking the Chicago Park District

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Forest Claypool, former director of the Chicago Park District, describes the district's work to "downsize, privatize and decentralize," while creating an agency driven by community needs.
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Innovations in Parks and Open-Space Stewardship

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A case study on how motivated residents spearheaded park renovations in San Rafael, CA. From our partner, the Trust for Public Land.
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Establishing a Friends-of-the-Park Group

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Based on interviews with leaders of successful park groups, these tip sheets from Partnerships for Parks cover the ins and outs of starting a “friends” group: goals, structure, publicity, money and more.

Establishing a Friends-of-the-Park Group

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How to Market a Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Conceptualizing a marketing approach for a park, by Julie Franz, Director of The Arts Marketing Center of the Arts & Business Council of Chicago.
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Recruiting, Training and Retaining Volunteers

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Increasing Volunteerism in Parks

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Tips and advice from volunteer coordinators around the country on recruitment, recognition, coordination, liability, and more. Includes four case studies on volunteer programs. From the Urban Parks Institute.
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Handling Money

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A top-notch tip sheet for small parks groups, from New York City's Partnership for Parks.
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Pro Advice on DIY Marketing

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Extensive articles on marketing, communications and fundraising from gb3group.com, a company offering “nonprofit marketing solutions.”

GB3 Nonprofit Marketing

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Ten Tactical Steps for National Media Coverage

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This advice is directed toward Brooklyn's Prospect Park Alliance, but the tips and strategies are applicable to park groups at large. From Steve Coleman of Washington Parks & People.
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