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Conference Galvanizes Local Efforts to Improve Parks and Open Space

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Cleveland's ParkWorks uses its annual conference to bolster the local parks constituency with inspirational speakers and workshops.
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Riverfront Partners: Giving & Receiving

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Using the Hartford, CT riverfront as an example, this chart shows the range of riverfont partners, their contributions to a partnership, and the benefits they receive. PPS Senior Associate Toni Gold (former Planning and Development Administrator, Riverfront Recapture, Inc.)
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Conference Galvanizes Georgia Park Leaders

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
The First Annual Parks Leadership Conference, organized by Atlanta's Park Pride, convened park advocates from throughout the state to address the urgent needs of Georgia's parks.
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Maintenance Partnerships: Sample Agreement

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Parkway Partners, a New Orleans parks nonprofit, offers a sample agreement used with organizations or individuals who wish to provide park maintenance.
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What Nonprofits Do For Parks: Activities

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
An in-depth look at the myriad ways in which nonprofits provide support for parks, including fundraising, marketing and outreach, advocacy, maintenance, and other activities. Excerpted from Project for Public Spaces' Public Parks, Private Partners.
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Building Partners in Brooklyn

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Prospect Park Alliance President Tupper Thomas, on her experience building one of the U.S.'s premier parks organizations. Project for Public Spaces' Urban Parks Institute
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Written Agreements

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A primer on the various types of agreements nonprofits can create with their partners, from the most formal to the most flexible. Excerpted from Project for Public Spaces' Public Parks, Private Partners.
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Small Grants Reap Large Rewards in Savannah, Georgia

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Building Business Partnerships

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Tip sheets from New York City's Partnerships for Parks on building positive relationships with for-profit entities. Also includes sample letters written by groups who have formed successful partnerships with local businesses.
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Making Partnership Work: The Central Park Model

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Betsy Barlow Rodgers, who founded the Central Park Conservancy and restored the crown jewel in New York City's park system, explains the three P's of partnerships: passion, patience, and persistence. Project for Public Spaces' Urban Parks Institute
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Public-Private Partnership Increases and Diversifies Use

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A public-private partnership reversed a decade of neglect in Hartford's central park through successful capital projects, diverse programs and effective fundraising.
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Basics of Relationship Building

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
How to deal with the people who can help you help your park, from Partnership for Parks.
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