Parks

Public/Private Partnerships

photo: Great Plains Trail Network

photo: Great Plains Trail Network

This section includes information on structuring partnerships and developing strategic plans for them, as well as examples of actual agreements between partners.
  • Why Build Partnerships?

    As city agencies downsize and individuals become more involved in their urban parks, a whole new range of options for managing urban parks has evolved: public/private partnerships.

  • Roles: How Nonprofits Work with Public Agencies

    Whether they're a sole manager, co-manager, citywide partner, or catalyst, nonprofit park organizations have a wide range of relationships and experiences with their public partners.

  • Activities: What Nonprofits Do for Parks

    Information and articles on the range of activities and types of support that nonprofits can provide, from fundraising to marketing to security.

  • Written Agreements

    These samples can serve as models for a range of types of agreements between parks and their partners, from clean-ups to the overall operation and management of a park.

  • Managing a Parks Nonprofit

    This section offers lessons and strategies from some of the leading parks organizations in the country, on management basics - structuring an organization, financing, strategic planning - and more.