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Research
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NRPA Park Metrics is the most comprehensive source
of data standards and insights for park and recreation
agencies across the United States.
* Facilities (counts of facilities, athletic
fields)
* Activities (sports leagues, cultural offerings, out-of-school time programs)
Most agencies new to Park Metrics
will be able to complete this year's
Agency Performance Survey in 30 minutes or less. Even better, agencies that
have entered Park Metrics (PRORAGIS) data in recent years will likely be
able to update their 2017 data in less
than 15 minutes. All that's needed is to
click on the green " Copy Data From
Existing Year " button in the upper-right
corner of the data-entry page to copy a
prior year's data into the 2017 survey.
From there, updates to the 2017 data
can be made (e.g., budget, personnel,
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newly built sports field) while not needing to fill in static answers.
With this easy-to-complete survey
and the ability to push prior year's
data into it, entering or updating your
agency's 2017 data in NRPA Park Metrics couldn't be simpler. And, for taking the time to enter or update your
Park Metrics data for 2017, you will
receive a customized Agency Performance Report that shows your agency's performance compared to that of
other agencies just like yours. This report will help you and your colleagues
make better informed decisions and
help your agency be more effective
and efficient. If we have your agency's
data in Park Metrics by the end of Jan-

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uary, you will receive this customized
Agency Performance Report later this
spring. In the coming weeks, we will
be putting the finishing touches on the
2017 NRPA Agency Performance Review,
so please add your information by the
end of January. It just would not be the
same report without hearing from your
agency.
After you complete the survey, check
out the many resources available to you
today - thanks to the more than 1,000
agencies that have kept their information
up to date in Park Metrics. This starts
with access to the 2017 NRPA Agency Performance Review report and 21 interactive
charts on our website (www.nrpa.org/
metrics) that present all the insights of
the report cross-tabbed by agency characteristics, such as:
* Acres of parkland maintained by
agency
* Budget size
* Jurisdiction population and type
* Number of FTEs
* Number of parks maintained
* Population per square mile
* Region of the United States
In addition, you can take the analysis
further with a custom reporting tool that
allows you to design your agency's peer
group so you can compare your agency with others from across our nation.
Each of these valuable resources is only
further enhanced with you completing
the 2017 Agency Performance Survey in
NRPA Park Metrics today.
Visit www.nrpa.org/metrics and select
" Enter Your Agency's Data " to begin
inputting or updating your agency information today. If you need assistance,
contact Greg Manns (gmanns@industryinsights.com), Melissa May (mmay@
nrpa.org) or me, Kevin Roth (kroth@
nrpa.org).
We would be glad to lend you a
hand.
Kevin Roth, Ph.D., is NRPA's Vice President of
Research (kroth@nrpa.org).

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