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Reviewed by: kelp
on 04/08/10:
Mission
Neighborhood Parks Council (NPC) advocates for a superior, equitable and sustainable park and recreation system. NPC provides leadership and support to park users through community-driven stewardship, education, planning and research.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
San Francisco, National
Target demographics:
San Francisco park users--all ages and backgrounds
Results to date:
PARKSCAN:
NPC actively campaigns for more gardeners in our parks in order to improve the standard of upkeep and meet the expectations of residents for clean, safe and beautiful parks. To assist the city in fulfilling this goal, and to facilitate communication between park groups and the city agencies that maintain our parks, ParkScan is a web site that allows groups or individuals to observe conditions in their park on a regular basis, and to communicate maintenance needs directly to the Recreation and Park Department.
PARK ADVOCACY:
NPC is dedicated to improving civic commitment to parks and filling the gaps in our open space system so that every neighborhood has the parks and playgrounds it needs and deserves. We organize our coalition members to attend budget meetings and other hearings on park topics, to sponsor election debates to ensure that all candidates understand how important parks are to San Franciscans, and to meet with elected officials to highlight the need for park resources, good park management and planning.
BLUE GREENWAY:
The eastern neighborhoods of San Francisco are the most notably deficient in green space. Working with a coalition of public agencies, community organizations and individuals, NPC is proposing the Blue Greenway, a 13-mile waterfront trail along the Bay shoreline, which will complete San Francisco’s portion of the Bay Trail. The Blue Greenway will connect existing green spaces and add new ones to benefit the entire city, but especially the southeast section.
OPEN SPACE 2100:
Open Space San Francisco is a participatory initiative to develop a 100-year open space network vision that will complement San Francisco’s predicted growth and density.
What your donation will allow us to do:
For many San Franciscans, parks may be the only open
space they can use. Yet, despite the critical role our parks
play in our lives, public funding dwindles. NPC has more
than 13 years of experience in developing ways to make
scarce resources go farther and supporting the role park
volunteers can play in sustaining our public open space.
Your contribution directly supports staff time for volunteer
training, advocacy, research and coalition building
Your donation of $250 enables us to:
will allow NPC to help train the next generation of open space advocates.
Your donation of $500 enables us to:
will allow NPC to expand the impact of ParkScan by raising awareness and training community
members on its uses.
Your donation of $1000 enables us to:
will allow NPC to work directly with volunteers in park-deficient neighborhoods to help them craft a plan for more parks close to home.
Board Members and Affiliation:
Jan Chernoff
Christopher Guillard
Anne Halsted
Mindelle Kershner
Janan New
Alfredo Pedroza
Kelly Quirke
Patty Phleger
Patty-Jo Rutland, Esq
Jim Sutton
Isabel Wade
Past and Current Funders:
Adobe
AT&T
Bank of America
CPMC
Parkmerced
PG&E
SF Apartment Association
SolarCity
Sunset Scavenger
UCSF
Wells Fargo
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
City Fields Foundation
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Gaia Fund
The Koret Foundation
The McKesson Foundation
Miriam & Peter Haas Fund
The Morris Stulsaft Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
San Francisco Beautiful
The Seed Fund of the Studio for Urban Projects
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
Key Staff
Executive Director: Meredith Thomas