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
The SCHEDULE
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
8:30am - 4:00pm
Continental breakfast and lunch included
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
8:30am - 4:00pm
Continental breakfast and lunch included
Thursday, August 7, 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 August 2025 FSCP is hosted by the City of Huntington Beach and will take place at Huntington Beach City Hall (2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648).
Attendees will be able to park in the City Hall parking lot and follow the on-site signage to navigate to the classroom.
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 Monday, June 30, 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 Monday, July 7, 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 Monday, June 30, 2025. These requests will be reviewed by CPRS HQ and may be granted dependent on availability. If approved, a $50 administration fee will apply.
Refund requests received by Monday, June 30, 2025, will incur a $100 cancellation fee.
Refund requests received on/after July 1, 2025, will be assessed 50% of the registration fee.
No refunds will be granted after Thursday, July 17, 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 Monday, June 30, 2025.
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!