Happy 2025! The parks, recreation, and libraries team here at BerryDunn hopes that you had a restful and relaxing holiday season. We are already looking forward to the opportunities ahead and helping our clients find innovative solutions to their greatest challenges.
But to kick off the new year...we wanted to take a quick look back at our top articles and podcasts from 2024. So, if you missed them the first time or you’re one of our new subscribers, enjoy! Until next month...
Article: Making parks inclusive for those with autism
Read how the Town of Gilbert, Arizona, worked with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) to create inclusive programming tailored to the needs of community members with autism.
In this episode of Let’s Talk Parks, Becky Dunlap and Lakita Frazier discuss the importance of creating a culture of innovation, finding time to build innovative thinking in your organization, and how important innovation is to building successful projects, programs, and departments.
Article: Equitable engagement in the master planning process
A greater focus than ever is being placed on ensuring that the master planning process is equitable to all members of the community. BerryDunn’s parks and recreation consultants have partnered with many clients in this area, and we wanted to offer some tips on how to create equitable engagement with your community.
Podcast: AI in practice among parks and recreation departments
In this episode, you’ll hear from experts in the field on how they are using AI in the parks and recreation departments today. Joining host Becky Dunlap are team members from the parks and recreation department in the Village of Park Forest, Illinois, and Brookline, Massachusetts.
