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2019 Agency Performance Report 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Using Data to Drive Optimal Decision Making <br />You have many questions about how to best lead your parks and recreation agency. The questions may be about <br />budget size, optimal staffing or revenues generated from agency activities. Perhaps you are looking towards the <br />future and seeking opportunities where your agency can better serve its community while also outperforming its <br />peers elsewhere in the U.S. <br /> <br />In your hands is one resource that can assist you with answering these many questions. The customized Parks <br />and Recreation Agency Performance Report shows you how your community’s parks and recreation services <br />compare to those of its peers throughout the U.S. The data in this report comes from what your agency and <br />other agencies entered in NRPA’s Park Metrics website and compares specific measures of parks and recreation <br />efficiency and effectiveness against thousands of other parks and recreation agencies across the country. Use <br />this report to make informed decisions about your parks and recreation agency. Capitalize on your strengths and <br />address your weaknesses – and increase the positive impact of your parks and recreation offerings on those in <br />the community you serve. <br /> <br />Of course, data itself does not provide complete answers to your many questions. But combined with the <br />collective knowledge of yourself, your team, your external partners and other resources, the insights contained <br />within this report are an important step to lead your agency into the future. <br /> <br />About this Report <br />Earlier this year, your agency submitted operational information into the National Recreation and Park <br />Association’s (NRPA) Park Metrics website by completing your Agency Performance Survey. Thanks to the <br />participation of park and recreation agencies throughout the U.S., NRPA is providing the field with key data on <br />the management and operation of park and recreation agencies. The Agency Performance Review is a <br />customized look at your agency in comparison to all agencies that responded to the survey and a subset of <br />agencies that serve a similar population density (the online NRPA Park Metrics system allows you to create much <br />more detailed data aggregations to compare your agency to agencies that meet specific criteria of your choice). <br />The results contained in this report offer broad “yardsticks” on your agency’s management and operations, <br />allowing you to gauge your agency’s strengths, weaknesses and improvement opportunities. <br /> <br />The aggregated data contained in this report was derived from 2016 – 2018 data in the NRPA Park Metrics <br />database as of February 2019. As the NRPA Park Metrics system is available 24/7/365, the data can and will <br />change throughout the year. NRPA Park Metrics allows you to run reports on-demand, based on real-time data, <br />so the reports you create will always be based on the most current data available. To run additional reports, <br />simply login to your account and go to the “Reports” tab to use Agency Performance Reports or Agency <br />Performance Dashboards to drill-down into the full data set to compare your agency alongside agencies that <br />meet your search criteria in areas such as Jurisdiction Population, Budget Size, State, Population Density, etc. <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction