CITY-AFFILIATED FOUNDATION WEBSITE EXAMPLES
1) Boulder, CO http://playboulder.org/ est. 1976
Look at: “Programs” page is great—click “Programs” at the top of the landing page and then click “All”. “Boulder Reservoir Campaign” has detailed costs, map, descriptions playgrounds, walkways, etc. However, donations page does not provide project-specific giving
2) Lincoln, NE lincolnparks.org est. 1992
Look at: Click on “Get Involved” and then on “Current Project Campaigns”. All projects have detailed descriptions with the ability to donate at the bottom of the relevant project page. Click on the “Bear Slough Disc Golf” and “Holmes Lake Boat Dock” projects to see really good examples of details --with maps, charts showing progress towards goal, photos, schematics, and donation ability at the bottom.
Separately, look at their Trustee page to understand how they describe them; note that annual audits are on the site; donation page has 16 drop down choices relating to projects and other programs
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San Carlos, CA prfsancarlos.org est. 2007
Look at: “Vision/Mission” statement and excellent “Donations” page. Under Donations, go to “Ways to Give” and click on “Naming Opportunities”. Click on various items like trees, benches, play equipment. Each is a little different. You can pick what you want to do by price, fill out who the tribute is to, put it in the “cart” and pay. Very easy.
4) Santa Barbara, CA parcsb.org est. 1985
Look at: Landing page for “Projects” is great, descriptions of projects are good. “Donations” allows donations by project and choices include Concerts in the Park and program scholarships
5) Oakland, CA oaklandparks.org est. 1981
Look at: excellent “Ways to Give” which details, cash, CRTs, insurance trusts, etc. with appropriate contact info.
6) Johnson County, KS jcprdfoundation.org est. 1977 Look at: Excellent “Project” descriptions. Click on any project on landing page and it will take you to a project description, with other projects in a menu on the left margin. Project stages articulated. However, no project-specific donations. Good description of purpose.
7) Mesa, AZ foundationformesaparks.org
Look at: Tree donation guidelines are very well written; great description of “what we do”; donation choices on dropdown include support of kids’ programs
8) San Diego,CA sandiegoparksfoundation.org est. 2018
Look at: Landing page and Donations are very typical examples
9) Bend, OR bendparksandrec.org
Is NOT a 501c3--is a “special tax district” separate from the City of Bend---however…….
Look at: Excellent project descriptions including detailed progress and charts