Workshops

Virtual Skill-Building Workshops

  • City Parks Alliance offers virtual skill-building workshops designed to inspire and reinforce cross-sector park partnerships and build the skills necessary to support the equitable development, sustainability, and use of parks and recreation assets.
  • Workshops are open to anyone across the country and internationally, and we offer discounts for City Parks Alliance members and teams of 2-4 (which may include internal or external partners).
  • Workshops are three hours in length and feature an educational element, guest speakers, and facilitated breakout discussions that promote peer learning and help participants strategize about steps they can take to implement workshop learnings in their communities.

Topics

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Building an Effective Citywide Park Nonprofit

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Driving Change Through Leadership and Collaboration

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Developing High-Impact Park Partnerships

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Empowering the Community Through Authentic Engagement

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Using Data to Create Equitable Park Investment Strategies

These workshop topics were developed with support from the Toro Company Foundation.

Upcoming & Recent Workshops

  • Virtual Workshop

    Empowering the Community Through Authentic Engagement

    Aug 10, 2023Virtual

    Engaging diverse communities is an important part of what park leaders do. In this workshop, you’ll learn how you can build more authentic relationships and ce…

  • Virtual Workshop

    Driving Change Through Leadership and Collaboration

    Jan 9, 2023Virtual

    Registration for this workshop is now closed. Check our list of upcoming events for more learning opportunities. It is often said that change is the only const…

  • Virtual Workshop

    Building an Effective Citywide Park Nonprofit

    Aug 30, 2022Virtual

    Citywide park nonprofits are playing an increasingly critical role in the park ecosystems of cities – advocating for equitable park investments, building the c…

  • Virtual Workshop

    Developing High-Impact Park Partnerships

    Mar 30, 2022Virtual

    From maintenance and operations, to programming and special projects, partnerships are critical in ensuring the sustainable management and community benefits o…

  • 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…

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City Workshops

Prior to 2020, City Parks Alliance held in-person workshops that focused on strengthening citywide park partnerships in a host city; addressed specific issues related to a single park or smaller set of partners; or addressed a specific parks-related challenge or issue (such as strengthening community engagement efforts). If you are interested in contracting with City Parks Alliance to hold one in your city, or in funding such programming, contact Diana Colangelo.