Be Seen & Heard by City Council & Staff

  • Attend public hearings
  • Meet with Council members and their staff
  • Meet with department staff
  • Write letters to the editor
  • Write letters to Council
  • Respond to public documents such as budgets and strategic plans

Build community

  • Attend district leadership meetings
  • Table events
  • Proactive communications
    • Newsletters
    • eBlasts
    • emails
    • text
  • Attend neighborhood events
  • Host fun events
  • Recruit active and passive members
  • Mentor neighbors

Build a strong organization

  • Create a brand
  • Build a board
  • Develop a strategic plan
  • Create a communication plan
  • Build organizational infrastructure
    • Website
    • Social media
    • et.
  • Organize community support (see Build Community)
  • Fund raise

There are many great parks and here are some examples:

• TEDxMiddlebury presentation by Adrian Benepe speaking about reanimating public space through sustainable design. He is a senior vice president and director of city park development for The Trust for Public Land, Adrian Benepe is one of the nation’s experts on the nexus of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in public-space development and management. [16 min video] http://youtu.be/nkDgxsyZsrY

Short excerpt about how parks are viewed as an economic benifit.

• Great Urban Parks of the World.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6Yu68KOrM