Financial Sustainability Certificate Program Part 1

Starts:  Aug 25, 2026 08:00 AM (PT)
Ends:  Aug 27, 2026 12:00 PM (PT)

Financial Sustainability Certificate Program (FSCP) Part 1

Tuesday, August 25 - Thursday, August 27, 2026
Anthony Muñoz Community Center in Ontario, CA

REGISTER BY JULY 28

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.

This 2.5-day training offers attendees 1.5 Continuing Education Units ("CEU") pre-approved for both the Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) and Certified Park and Recreation Executive (CPRE) certifications.  

The WHO

For the greatest impact, we recommend having multiple team members from within your department/team participate in this training, particularly: 

  • Analysts 
  • Supervisors 
  • Managers / Superintendents 
  • Directors 
  • Coordinators (interested in / preparing to take on more)

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..

REGISTER BY JULY 28

Location

Anthony Muñoz Community Center
1240 W. Fourth Street
Ontario, CA 91762
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Contact

Lauren Oakley
(916) 665-2777
lauren@cprs.org