NRPA's Evaluation Resource Hub helps park and recreation professionals and advocates measure the community impact of their agency’s amenities, offerings and services. Learn how you can make the case for more funding and demonstrate your value to your community and key stakeholders.
This course will introduce park and recreation professionals to the basics of how to use Microsoft Excel for data management and analysis. Participants will apply knowledge learned and gain hands-on experience with MS Excel by using a parks and recreation-specific case study with sample data.
This framework helps local park and recreation agencies better measure the impact of their health and wellness programs and initiatives, by connecting agencies to a multitude of existing evaluation tools, data sources, data analysis, data collection tools and other resources.
The NRPA Community Needs Assessment Resource will guide you through the entire community needs assessment lifecycle — from deciding on clear goals to eliciting a high response rate from your community. Most importantly, it will show you how to use the survey data to strengthen your agency in both the short- and long-term.
Customer feedback surveys lead to a more effective and engaged park and recreation staff. Building feedback loops through which your customers comment on your agency’s amenities and services allows your team to identify ways to deliver more satisfying experiences.
A wealth of free, data and mapping resources are available to assist your agency in broadening its impact on the community and operate more efficiently. The Data and Mapping Resource Library offers a collection of relevant, publicly available databases and visualizations curated for park and recreation professionals and advocates.
Green Infrastructure (GI) and this Evaluation Framework are at the heart of NRPA’s Great Urban Parks campaign. The goal is to help communities across the nation implement not only new green infrastructure projects but also evaluate the impact of these GI projects in new and practical ways.
Local parks are an essential part of healthy and vibrant communities. It is important that park and recreation professionals continually evaluate their park areas to understand levels of use and overall quality. This resource presents an overview of measures commonly used in park evaluations to help you get your own park evaluation off the ground.
Evaluation in parks and recreation involves data in the form of numbers (quantitative) and narratives (qualitative). This resource provides fundamental knowledge and guidance for using these two data types.
Conducting a good evaluation requires an investment of time and money. Before getting started, it is best to do a “reality check” and assess whether your proposed evaluation is feasible. This resource will help you determine your agency’s capacity to conduct your intended evaluation.
