The primary focus of a Parks & Recreation Department is to serve the local community by providing the best programs and services possible with the given resources. How can you improve on those program offerings and give the community what they really want? Well, the answer is s… Continue

We recently had a post about Google Docs and how they can help your Parks & Rec Department stay organized and aid in collaboration. With that said, storing documents "in the cloud" is not for everyone. In addition, the user experience with most online office productivity tools (word processing, sprea… Continue

If you haven't thought about or considered having a blog for your Parks & Recreation Department, I think now is the time to start. The rationale is simple: you need to put a face on your organization!. Parks & Recreation is essentially a service oriented business a… Continue

Parks & Recreation budgets are tight in the best of times.... and these are not the best of times (economically anyway). Many departments depend on donations from people and businesses in their community to supplement their regular budget. One great way to do this is with a "Donate Now" button on your web site.

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Whether you're a Recreation Director, Program Coordinator or Administrative Assistant in the local Parks & Recreation Department, chances are you're asked to don a dizzying array of hats on a day to day basis. One of these is probably… Continue