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Create an Interactive
Experience with
Guide by Cell

It's Never too early
to Start thinking About
year-end Giving

nRPa offers new ways to engage
and communicate with your park and
recreation visitors through Guide by
Cell's mobile technology solutions.
■■ ■Make your parks an interactive experience
with guided audio tours, trivia questions,
and quizzes.
■■ ■let visitors look you up anywhere with a
mobile website and tie-in your fundraising
through mobile giving.
■■ ■Keep your visitors in the loop with text alerts
and mobile apps!
Guide by Cell also offers consultations
to help you find the best solution for
your agency and will keep you up to
date on trends in mobile technology.
nRPa members receive a 30%
discount. learn more about Guide by
Cell at www.nrpa.org/guide-by-cell.

New Mastery-Level Certification

he nRPa has announced the
launch of the association's new
Certified Park and Recreation
executive (CPRe) program-a masterylevel certification program for park and
recreation management and administration professionals.
as an additional platform to the industry's Certified Park and Recreation
Professional (CPRP) program, the CPRe
is intended to promote and recognize advanced skills and competencies related
to the professional practice and delivery of park and recreation programs and
services. individuals who wish to earn a
CPRe must hold a current CPRP certification, meet specific requirements for education and experience, and successfully
pass an exam covering a comprehensive
set of topics, including communication,
finance, human resources, operations,
and planning.
Currently, there are more than 3,900
Certified Park and Recreation Professionals

in the united states, who may be eligible
for the new CPRe certification.
" in addition to ensuring that individuals have the skills required to enter the
field, we recognize the importance of
providing high-level development opportunities for professionals as they
advance in their careers and become innovators in their communities, " says tara
Fitzpatrick-navarro, chief of membership
and professional development for nRPa.
" achieving a CPRe says to the public, 'i'm
committed to my profession, and i've got
the experience and knowledge to help
me reach the highest standards of service in my community.' "
the first CPRe examination will be
conducted during nRPa's 2011 Congress
and exposition in atlanta, Georgia, in early november. additional online testing
will begin in the spring of 2012. to learn
more about nRPa's CPRe program, contact Julie Johnson at jjohnson@nrpa.org,
or go to www.nRPa.org/cpre.

www.NRPA .ORG

As we enter the fi nal quarter of 2011, yearend giving begins to surface in the minds
of many individuals and corporations. During this time, we ask that you consider the
park and recreation movement and more
specifically, the National Recreation and
Park Foundation when you begin to think
about and confi rm your year-end giving.
Whether you are participating in the Foundation's planned giving program, corporate
donating opportunities, or other individual donating opportunities, all gift sizes are
important as we seek to secure the highest
level of participation possible. We'd like to
thank our founding donors, Musco Lighting, Landscape Structures, Inc., and
O'Brien and Sons, Inc. We also appreciate and call upon the generosity of those
of you individuals who have already made
a fi nancial contribution and invite those of
you who have not yet contributed to do so.
The NRPF is a 501 (c) (3) organization
supporting research and public awareness
of the economic, social and physical value
of parks and recreation in creating healthy
families and communities for all populations to include educating and reaching the
underserved, through grants provided to
NRPA (i.e., Environmental Stewardship and
Play Summits; Parks Build Community initiative with Marvin Gaye Park).

Jeremy M. Culpepper
nRPF administrator
864.634.0412
admin@nrpfoundation.org
www.nrpfoundation.org
www.myrecandparklegacy.com

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