Financial Management
One of the oft-repeated concerns expressed by park and recreation administrators is the availability of sufficient financial resources for operational and capital expenses. As a result, preventative maintenance and appropriate expenditures often get tabled, become deferred, or are ignored. This area contains resources applicable to explore strategies for creative financing among exemplary park and recreation agencies, learn more about potential grant opportunities, and investigate alternative approaches to funding.
Ultimate Guide to Creating and Managing a Water Budget
Jain Irrigation USA
This video outlines a step by step process to create a water budget, manage water to the budget, and how to communicate the value of budgets and water management with property owners and managers.
Conduct a Fundraising Feasibility Study
Double the Donation
A fundraising feasibility study is a tool to determine whether a fundraising campaign is viable for your organization. This article outlines steps for success.
Sample Operations Progress Report
PA Park Maintenance Institute
Template spreadsheet to help maintain staff task records and assist with budget efficiency.
Park Maintenance Viewpoints
MontanaFWP
A maintenance supervisory view of the challenges to maintain State Parks with diminishing resources.
Sample - Request for Bidsfor Landscape, Mowing and Park Maintenance
Great Rivers Greenway
Great Rivers Greenway is soliciting bids from firms competent in providing services in landscape and park maintenance for high use areas in the City of St. Louis and St. LouisCounty.
Efficient and economical mowing
Boyd Montgomery, CSFM
For the turf industry, mowing equipment has evolved over the years as regulations and innovation continue to change the paradigm.Grounds professionals continue to seek out ways to control budgets while still trying to deliver high quality results.
Pennsylvania Municipal Leaders Grant & Resource Guide
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Inside this directory you will find information regarding grants available to local government from various departments throughout the Commonwealth.
Protecting Our Parks
National Park Service
A Strategic Approach to Reducing the Deferred Maintenance Backlog Facing the National Park Service
Nonprofit Cost Analysis Toolkit: Six Steps to Finding the True Costs of Programs
The Bridgespan Group
High-level tool for funding justification
Beginner's Guide to Financial Statements
US Securities and Exchange Council
This brochure is designed to help you gain a basic understanding of how to read financial statements.
A Best Practices Guide to Building Partnerships
US Community Partnerships Interagency Policy Committee
This document provides guidance to help departments and agencies (collectively “agencies”) expand their use of partnerships.
Using Data at Park and Recreation Agencies
National Recreation & Park Association
The NRPA research team developed a 13-question survey to gain an understanding of how park and recreation agencies are embracing data today and to identify the barriers that inhibit greater use of analysis.
Overview: Data Collection and Analysis Methods in Impact Evaluation
UNICEF
This brief provides an overview of the issues involved in choosing and using methods forimpact evaluations – that is, evaluations that provide information about the intended and unintended long-term effects produced by programs or policies.
Some Basic Considerations for Each Phase of the RFP Process
Tech Soup
A good RFP can help ensure you have good vendors and your project is completed as planned. This article will help you get started writing good RFPs.
Sample Budgeting Templates
Smartsheet
Failure to properly budget can seriously impact your bottom line, and even jeopardize the success of your enterprise. By making and following a budget, you can better control costs, avoid overspending, and plan to meet financial goals.
