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Local Parks, Local Financing: Increasing Public Investment in Parks and Open Space

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

Another excellent report in TPL’s series on park funding. Consultant Kim Hopper discusses the financial tools communities use to create parks, protect open space, and support recreational facilities. Includes examples.

Financing Local Parks

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Financing Parks: A Pay-As-You-Go Guide

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More options for paying for parks, from Building Together: Investing in Community Infrastructure.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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A prime news source for people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. The website offers a summarizations of the current print issue of The Chronicle, conference and workshop listings, job opportunities, and more.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Public Funding, Public Recognition

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David Fisher, Former Superintendent of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, believes that "if you can bring decision-making down to the community level, you will find that communities will decide in favor of parks and revitalization."
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Innovative Funding Strategies

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Parks consultant Leon Younger outlines strategies to help use existing funding more efficiently and to attract new funding sources.
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Federal Funds for Urban Forest Research

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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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Public Financing

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

Conservation Finance

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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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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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Money from the Feds: UPARR

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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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New Online Tools to Win Park Funding

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

The investment of substantial public funding — typically through voter initiatives for a bond or a small dedicated tax — has fueled a nationwide movement to revitalize cities through the creation and restoration of parks, greenways and other outdoor space.

Now advocates seeking park and trail funding for their communities have a comprehensive new resource: [...]

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Funding Sources for Greenway Projects

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
An array of opportunities from local, state and federal and private sources, courtesy of North Carolina's Apple Country Greenway Commission.
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