Fight for funding
to advance equity

• Tell great stories about the impact of parks and rec

• Generate profile for each of the 300+ park and rec center sites

• Identify one or two metrics to derive through original research

• Develop infographics for budget hearings

• Meet with each Councilperson before budget hearings

• Recruit a coalition to support increased operational funds for PPR

• Explore the pros and cons of adding a 501(c)4 pair

METRICS 2019-2021

• Produce Parks and Rec Defense Fund Annual Report each year

• Board evaluates adding 501(c)4 pair

Celebrate and support
Parks & Rec Heroes

• Create Tools for Heroes program

• Recognize great Parks and Rec heroes

• Identify training needs that the Alliance can address
  Serve as a fiscal sponsor for projects that fit criteria set by the board

METRICS 2019-2021

• Complete Tools for Heroes giveaway for 8 Rec Centers

• Profile Parks and Rec heroes 12 times a year on social media

• Establish criteria for fiscal sponsorship
  

Defend parkland and
open space

• Bridge/interim action alert system ready by March 2020

• Full CRM in place by December 2020

• Build database of defenders

• Conduct trainings on advocacy tools

• Establish process for assessing threats on a case-by-case basis and recommending action to the ED or board

METRICS 2019-2021

• CRM operational

• Board policy for assessing threats approved

• 3,000 defenders in database, 125 trained in advocacy tools
  

We believe in the power of parks, recreation and open space to build resilience in people, neighborhoods and the city as a whole.

• Parks: impact of parks on health, neighborhood economic development

• Recreation Centers: impact of sport on Adverse Childhood Experiences, centers of community, safe space

• Open Space: climate change resiliency, urban farming

We believe parks, recreation and open spaces...

• Only realize their potential if they are vigilantly defended from uses that are not in the public interest

• Help people and communities heal from adverse childhood experiences and community trauma

• Increase our resilience to climate change

• Improvements should address the historical inequity in the building and operation of facilities and open space

• Spending on maintenance and operations is essential to success

• Staff and volunteers are often heroes who have a profound impact on individuals and neighborhoods

• Support economic development and tourism

• Help older adults and disabled people stay active and healthy

• Are economic stabilizers for the community