Funding by Other Means
“Why not?” It’s a question Bill Koegler, development director of the Oglebay Foundation often poses in outlining his approaches to revenue building when he advises park agency directors. Oglebay Park is a self sustaining public park system in Wheeling, West
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Private Routes to Public Good
So, you’ve sorted your views on working with private corporations for helping in the funding operations of your park and you’re ready to shop for partners. Even if the benefits of the new revenue didn’t outweigh perceptions of loss of
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A Numbers Game (RedGate continued)
I scooped up the free weekly Rockville newspaper from the end of our driveway, before it could get run over yet again. Optimistically hoping to find a part time job for my teenager, instead I winced with disappointment when I
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