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NRPA Update
Can Data Help Predict the
Future of Your Community?
M
ySidewalk is answering the above question, which is on the
mind of many park and recreation professionals in this age of
open data, transparency and participatory planning. NRPA
partnered with mySidewalk in 2014 to offer our members access to online engagement and data tools to empower agencies to build better
communities through more-informed decision making.
* Creation of reusable map templates
to save time on existing conditions
reports and comparison analyses.
* Opportunities for online communication with citizens using an engagement tool that allows moderators to ask questions, post polls or
make announcements.
Paul Gilbert, NRPA member and
executive director of the Northern
Virginia Regional Park Authority,
is using mySidewalk for a project to
plan and build new facilities at Beaverdam, a 1,000-acre park with a
large lake in the center. " We are using
mySidewalk to share plans and get
feedback on a project to build an allnew regional park, " Gilbert shared.
Interested in learning more? Visit
www.nrpa.org/mysidewalk for details on getting started. You can also
visit http://community.mysidewalk.
com/beyondtweeting-parks to download a free educational white paper
detailing five trends impacting your
engagement efforts. Finally, check
out mySidewalk's daily webinar series: https://attendee.gotowebinar.
com/r t/6388342147608274945.
NRPA members receive a 15 percent
discount on mySidewalk to help you
make sense of the local feedback you
receive.
- Hayley Herzing, NRPA's Membership Programs Manager
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Test Your Park
and Recreation
Knowledge
The following question is a sample
Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) examination question.
A marketing plan requires a situational analysis. This situational
analysis involves what four elements?
A. Competitors, partners, strengths,
weaknesses
B. Internal customers, external customers, similar competitors, distant competitors
C. Programs provided by nonprofits,
private, commercial, and public
agencies
D. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
Calling all beginning to mid-level
professionals! The Certified Park and
Recreation Professional (CPRP) is the
national standard for all park and recreation professionals who want to be
at the forefront of their profession.
For more information on the CPRP
certification program, please visit
www.nrpa.org/cprp.
Answer: D. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
With the data tools from mySidewalk, you can instantly find meaning,
integrate and analyze information,
and create and communicate what
you discover. mySidewalk offers:
* Access to more than 250 public data
sets in the form of interactive pie
charts, bar charts, tables and maps
that are apportioned to unique geographies.
* The ability to import and visualize proprietary data, including
transit lines, 3-1-1 activity, crime,
bus stops, project-specific boundaries, etc.
* Visualization of the location of
individuals you are engaging using the participant mapping functionality.
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