As park and recreation professionals, we are privileged to be the stewards of taxpayer dollars. Each and every day we get to spend their money. What a responsibility! We hold in our hands the power to impact communities by how we manage these resources, how we spend, how we generate revenues, and how we work to create a financially sustainable future for our organizations and for the field of parks and recreation.
General Information and Prices
The SCHEDULE
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
8:30am - 4:00pm
Continental breakfast and lunch included
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
8:30am - 4:00pm
Continental breakfast and lunch included
Thursday, January 30, 2025
8:30am - noon
Continental breakfast included
The LESSONS
- Terms and definitions creating a common language and understanding of finance-centric terminology.
- Review and discussion of current economic, social, and environmental conditions and realities and their influence on decision-making.
- Economic principles and how they align with operations and service delivery.
- Accounting practices commonly used and how they affect understanding an organization’s financial conditions.
- Understanding that budgeting is not an end game.
- Tools and methods for designing relevant and effective financial sustainability strategy for today’s organizations.
- Pricing strategies and considerations.
- Inherent conflicts between ethics and investment/spending choices.
- Economic, social, and environmental theories and how they have and continue to affect today’s investment/spending choices.
The LEADER
Jamie Sabbach, 110%
Jamie has spent her entire adult life serving the public park and recreation profession. Afforded opportunities few will ever have, she has been a practitioner, an educator, and consultant. She speaks from a place of experience, realism, and observation.
Jamie has taught hundreds of professional development and training programs across North America and Europe and has had the privilege of testifying in front of the United States Congress on the critical importance of public lands and recreation.
She currently works alongside organizations from coast to coast assisting them in creating financially sustainable service models for their communities. She also teaches financial management at Indiana University in the School of Public Health's masters program.
The WHERE
The January 2025 FSCP is hosted by the Hayward Area Recreation & Park District and will take place at the Cherryland Community Center (278 Hampton Road, Hayward, CA 94541).
The front of the venue has a limited number of parking spots, however, ample parking is available behind the facility within Meek Park off Boston Road.
Overnight accommodations are not included with registration and should be booked independently if needed.
The HOW
Registration covers all learning materials, three breakfasts, and two lunches. Those who complete the entirety of the program are eligible to be awarded 1.5 CEUs, if purchased in advance (see below).
Registration closes on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
Prices
Registration: $499 CPRS members, $599 non-members
CEU’s can be added for an additional $20 for CPRS members, $40 for non-members.
Cancellations and Transfers
Registration may be transferred to another representative from your agency until Thursday, January 9, 2025, with a $50 administration fee. Registration fee difference will be assessed based on the membership status of the transferee and the rate paid by the initial registrant.
A registered participant may request to transfer to an alternative upcoming Financial Sustainability Certification Program session until Friday, December 13, 2024. These requests will be reviewed by CPRS HQ and may be granted depending on availability. If approved, a $50 administration fee will apply.
Refund requests received in the CPRS office no later than Thursday, December 20, 2024, will incur a $100 cancellation fee. Refund requests received on/after December 20, 2024 will be assessed 50% of the registration fee. No refunds will be granted after Monday, January 6, 2025.
To communicate about a transfer or cancellation, please contact CPRS HQ at cprs@cprs.org or (916) 665-2777.
ADA & Special Request Information
For ADA requests and questions concerning accessibility, contact CPRS at (916) 665-2777. Accommodations such as interpreters cannot be guaranteed without at least 30 days notice. To help ensure availability, requests must be received by December 20, 2024.
Food Allergies & Preferences:
Please note any dietary restrictions in the registration prompts. We will do our best to accommodate requests, but need a minimum of 30 days notice to ensure we have suitable options available.
Membership Status
The member rate for registration and CEUs will automatically be applied if you are a member of CPRS. If you need assistance with your membership status or login and password, before registering, please call CPRS HQ at (916) 665-2777. If you are renewing your membership online, please allow 24 hours for our system to update and reflect current member pricing. For the best registration pricing, join here!