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Rebuilding the Parks in Indianapolis

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Developing successful partnerships and a fiscal strategy that better tapped community resources were key ingredients to re-creating Indianapolis' Department of Parks and Recreation. Leon Younger details his work in these areas.
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Small-Grant Programs

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Here are some examples of small-grants programs around the country and information about how they work.
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Saving Your Piece of the Planet

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A Citizens' Guide to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program, published by our partner, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation, and the Wilderness Society.
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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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Sponsored Events

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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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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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Prospect Park Concessions: Raising the Quality of the Park Experience

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A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Kids Don’t Need Equipment, They Need Opportunity

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Ellen Ruppel Shell argues that children's imaginations are more important than play equipment, and covers design trends such as the reintroducing of nature into play spaces. From Smithsonian Magazine
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Neighborhoods First: Putting Community Back into the Chicago Park District

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A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Key Factors in Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks

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A summary of factors involved in an integrated strategy to create safer parks, including design, access, user involvement and more. From Toronto Parks & Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks.
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New “Market Square” Park Reconnects Residents and Merchants to Downtown

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A public square in downtown Ossining, New York, was created out of the momentum around a farmer's market - and helped change people's perceptions about downtown. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Creative Discovery Garden Flourishes in New Park

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A design process that gathered input from schools and in-kind donations from businesses and organizations turned a children's play area, and the environmental restoration project surrounding it, into a backyard, a schoolyard and a science classroom.
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