View resources from past events like webinar recordings and slide decks.
Member Exclusive
Webinar
Reclaiming and Maintaining Vacant Lots
Dec 14, 2021Virtual
Vacant lots that are reclaimed as natural areas have the potential to add significant amounts of green space in cities. They can also contribute to biodiversit…
Member Exclusive
Peer Conversation
Partnering with Communities to Build Inclusive Park Spaces
Nov 18, 2021Virtual
Developing park projects and programs that center the voices and needs of everyone in the community is a perennial challenge for park professionals. This type …
Virtual Workshop
Empowering the Community Through Authentic Engagement
Oct 13, 2021Virtual
Community engagement has typically been approached as a process that allows organizations to solicit feedback on particular projects or plans. This model often…
Member Exclusive
Webinar
Effective Cross-Agency Collaboration on Green Infrastructure
Sep 28, 2021Recording Available
Climate change presents unique challenges to cities, and these challenges increasingly demand innovative solutions and partnerships. Join us to hear how parks …
Webinar
Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program Technical Assistance
Jul 14, 2021Virtual
NOTE: This technical assistance webinar includes information on the 2021 ORLP grants. For the most up-to-date information, mark your calendar for the 2023 ORLP…
Summer Series
Pandemic Response and Recovery
June 2021Panel Discussion
This session will be curated later this Spring to highlight the innovative ways that leaders are placing parks at the center of recovery efforts. Speakers will…
Summer Series
Resilient Waterfronts
June 2021Panel Discussion
As extreme weather events become more frequent and sea level rise accelerates, coastal and Great Lakes communities, in particular, are under increasing threat …
Summer Series
Monuments: Sharing Your Stories on Reinterpreting Park Narratives
June 2021Spotlight
CPA is exploring a partnership with Monuments Lab to engage conference participants in sharing stories on how they are reinterpreting historic narratives in th…
Summer Series
Youth: How to Capture the Voice of Your Communities
June 2021Spotlight
In late 2018, our friend Khobi was an innocent victim of gang violence. We were already working on community outreach and park design for St. Charles Park, but…
Summer Series
The Movement for Black Lives & Building Belonging in Parks
June 2021Spotlight
As uprisings against police brutality and structural racism swept the country, Fort Greene Park emerged as a central location for protest gatherings in Brookly…
Summer Series
Hot, Wet, and Racist: Democratizing Data for Climate Justice
June 2021Spotlight
Join us for Hot, Wet, and Racist: Democratizing Data for Systems Change and more than a dozen other sessions during the Summer Series.
Summer Series
Being Black and Brown Outside: Connecting Our Youth with Nature
June 2021Panel Discussion
Between the pandemic and civil unrest, now more than ever, members of black, indigenous and communities of color need to utilize nature and outdoor spaces to h…
Summer Series
Reclaiming Contested Park Space: Partnering with First Nations
June 2021Panel Discussion
Most of the parks in North America sit on lands formerly occupied by Native American Tribes, also known as First Nations. But few cities acknowledge that histo…
Summer Series
Parks Driving Large-Scale Equitable Development
June 2021Panel Discussion
There is broad consensus in the urban parks field that every resident deserves access to quality parks and recreation resources close to home. But there is le…
Summer Series
Building Community Ownership through Engagement
June 2021Innovation Round
Ensuring public spaces reflect and support local residents and diverse cultures requires building deep community connections. In historically marginalized nei…
Summer Series
Building a Diverse Workforce for 21st Century Parks
June 2021Innovation Round
For decades, environmental and parks organizations have struggled to diversify their staff and leadership. Where they have diversified, people of color often c…
Online Event
City Parks Alliance: Summer Series 2021
Jun 14-25, 2021Online
Click here for all information on the Summer Series happening June 14-25, 2021!
Webinar
Measuring Park Use to Better Understand Your Park System
Jun 3, 2021Virtual
Despite the historically high use of parks during the pandemic, many park organizations may lack a data-driven picture of how park use is changing and how this…
Webinar
How Cities Can Receive Funding From The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
Jun 2, 2021Recording Available
We are excited to collaborate with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities, and National Recreation and Park Association to host a webinar on …
Peer ConversationFunders Learning Network
Supporting Adaptive Public Spaces in the Pandemic and Beyond
May 27, 2021Virtual
Please join your grantmaking peers for the next Funders Learning Network event, a conversation with the Knight Foundation as they share findings from their rec…
