Join us as we celebrate 20 years of advancing NYC’s community leaders, the green spaces they care for, and the neighborhoods they’ve transformed.
2015 PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS CONFERENCE
Saturday, April 11th, New York University School of Law
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10:00 am - 10:15 am - Introduction and Special Remarks
Seth Jones, Deputy Director, Partnerships for Parks
Heather Lubov, Executive Director, City Parks Foundation
10:15 am - 11:05 am - Plenary
Balancing the Scales:
Forging Equity in Parks and Green Spaces
Moderator: Heather Lubov, Executive Director, City Parks Foundation
Panel: Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Commissioner, NYC Parks
Council Member Mark D. Levine, Parks Committee Chair, NYC Council
Amy Freitag, Executive Director, JM Kaplan Fund
Christopher Rizzo, Board Member, New Yorkers for Parks
Kellie Terry-Sepulveda, Executive Director, The Point
Conference workshops will include:
- Partners for Park Groups: Organizations to Know
- Getting Green $ for Your Green Space
- A Look Back: Stories and Tips From 20 years of Partnerships for Parks
- Parks as a Catalyst for Community Change
- Volunteer to Lead: Planning Successful Volunteer Projects in Your Park
- Greening NYC: Street Tree Care Tips and Citywide Resources
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The Partnerships for Parks Conference provides community groups, park supporters and open-space advocates an opportunity to unite and learn how local park stewards strengthen neighborhoods and improve the quality of life in New York City. We invite all park enthusiasts to learn from Partnerships for Parks 20 years of shared experience, best practices and sustaining partners.
Strong communities make NYC great.
But what makes our communities strong? When New Yorkers use NYC’s parks and green spaces as places to celebrate, recreate, and learn, neighborhoods become vibrant communities.
Since 1995, Partnerships for Parks has been supporting these park-related community groups to help make NYC thrive. Partnerships for Parks (PfP) is the public-private program that supports and champions a growing network of leaders caring and advocating for neighborhood green spaces. We equip people, organizations and government with the skills and tools they need to transform green spaces into dynamic community assets.
Partnerships for Parks 2015 Conference
Saturday, April 11, 2015
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Partnerships is celebrating 20 years of community engagement in neighborhood green spaces. Read more
about our previous conferences here .
Location
NYU Law
40 Washington Square South
Manhattan
Location Details: Vanderbilt Hall: Tishman Auditorium
Cost Free
Event Organizer
Partnerships for Parks
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It was a truly inspirational experience to meet so many energetic, motivated volunteers from across the city at the Partnerships for Parks Conference this weekend. Organized by the City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, the conference marked Partnerships for Parks’ 20th anniversary of connecting volunteer groups to education and resources. I spoke at the conference along with Councilmember Mark Levine, City Parks Foundation Executive Director Heather Lubov, and other dedicated community activists.
Are you interested getting more involved in your neighborhood park? Take a look at Partnerships for Parks’ website for more
resources, or connect with your local
outreach coordinator today.
2013 CONFERENCE RESOURCES
