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Water Features

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Perhaps even more than its appearance, the feel and sound of water are crucial to the success of a water feature.
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Prospect Park Concessions: Raising the Quality of the Park Experience

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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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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Parks Gain Independence with New Facilities and Concessions

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
In Prince William County, Virginia, a division was established to finance and run park programs, resulting in a wider range of user services and the greater independence of parks from the county budget. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Creating Great Urban Parks

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Kathy Madden and Fred Kent of Project for Public Spaces explain how parks can play new roles as catalysts for both community and development, enriching cities in the process.
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What’s in a Name?

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Lee Springgate, longtime director of Parks and Community Services in Bellevue, WA, shares his view about the basic divide between parks as recreational centers and their value as ecological, meditative places.
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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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Management Agreement

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
The lease agreement used by Riverfront Recapture, Inc, and the City of Hartford.
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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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Signage

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Signs communicate a lot more than just directions. Here's a seven-step process to developing or improving the signage in your public space.
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Fundraising 101

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

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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Effective Strategies for Negotiation

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Expert advice on how to set up negotiations that help you - and your partners - get what you need. (Program for Community Problem Solving)
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