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Grant Decision Making. How do you choose which grants to chase?

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Unemployed with a graduate degree in sports biomechanics (next time we meet, ask me anything about running or running shoes), I answered a tiny little ad in the newspaper that said “Fundraiser Wanted – Fax Resume (715)867-5309.” No company name or what they meant by fundraiser. Full speed, nonstop, 30+ fundraising events a year.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Nine | Second stage planning for parks using the cultural landscape framework

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Items like vegetation and Parley's Creek were not covered thoroughly in the most recent (2008) master plan update process. Sugar House Park is almost 70 years old, and has different planning needs compared to when the park was created.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

However, appraisers are different from the other groups discussed herein: they are not numerous (estimated at just 78,000 nationally), working mainly as smaller, local providers – and thus not collectively wealthy enough to support a large lobbying and advocacy budget. There seem to be three reasons for this exceptionalism.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.