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CAPRA Volunteers: Together We Grow Parks and Recreation — Episode 128

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Joining me is Rod Tarullo, the director of parks, recreation and golf for City of Golden, Colorado, and Christi Giles-Reed, the community program coordinator for City of Dallas, Texas.

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Educating Up to Streamline the Grant Writing Process

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Perhaps you were coordinating a community program or project for a nonprofit or local government and needed a way to sustain those important efforts. Most people fall into grant writing almost by chance. Maybe someone recognized your writing skills and voila! You were “voluntold.” Either way, those writing skills drew you in.

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How Are Economic Developers Partnering to Solve Workforce Challenges?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The report notes that EDOs are particularly active in creating talent pipeline programs, but also are facilitating training programs, creating networks, and securing funding, among multiple other roles. The community programs share many similar drivers.

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University of Utah University Neighborhood Partners program and community revitalization in West side Salt Lake City/County

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And at the University of Maryland, community programs serving area communities seem to wax and wane depending on the university's economic circumstances. After the 2008 recession, they dropped their primary outreach program.

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Programming for Success in Parks and Recreation

Let's Talk Parks

But how does one learn the art and science of creating these programs? How does one measure the effectiveness of programs, and what does it look like for programs to thrive? Most importantly, how do we ensure these community programs are acccessible and inclusive for our community? Becky: Nice.