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National Park Service: Volunteer Opportunities

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

A database of internships and other opportunities from the National Park Service.

National Park Service: Volunteer

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How to Make Brochures

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

A primer on brochures, from the Michigan State University Extension.

Marketing Your Community Park and Recreation: Developing Brochures

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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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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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Pro Advice on DIY Marketing

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

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

GB3 Nonprofit Marketing

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Community Policing and Change

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
William Bratton, former commisioner of the NYPD, discusses the impact of policing with the community, through partnership and empowerment.
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Evaluating Park Safety: The Safety Audit Process

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A tool based on users' experiences and feedback, which can help in assessing a park in terms of fear of crime and perceptions of safety. From Toronto Parks & Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks.
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How Partnership Organizations are Structured

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Issues to address regarding your organization's staff, as well as the board and its composition. From Project for Public Spaces' Public Parks, Private Partners.
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Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks: Introduction

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
An excellent guide that shows how physical and social factors affect perceptions of safety and actual safety in parks - and how to use a range of integrated tools to enhance park safety. From Toronto Parks & Recreation.
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Gifts to Share

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

Sacramento, CA residents invest in their parks through this nonprofit program, donating money for gifts ranging from a shovel to trees, benches, or playground equipment.

Gifts to Share

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Five Priniciples for Media Outreach

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Expert advice on how to work with the media, from Steve Coleman of Washington Parks & People.
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Innovations in Parks and Open-Space Stewardship

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