Playground Industry Links for Fundraising and Safety
Playground Fundraising Related Links - http://www.sandfordgroup.com/editoriallibrary1/parks_library/playgroundfundraising.html
Playground Equipment Playground Fundraising Challenge
Fundraising projects are of paramount importance in building community playstructures. Here you will find some concrete ideas.
PTO Today Articles - http://www.ptotoday.com/pto-today-articles/article/279-funding-our-playground
How one PTA met its goal of raising $40,000 in a single year to update the school playground.
Click Fundraising - http://www.ptotoday.com/component/banners/click/1464
The Pressure is building to raise more funds than ever! Time for a new approach. Want fundraising with less hassle and volunteer hours? We've got the solution at Click Fundraising. Get better results with less effort, no cash collection or distribution. Visit ClickFundraising.org for more!
FUNDING FACTORY - http://www.fundingfactory.com/bredirect.asp?etcepid=1231
Educational and nonprofit fundraising organizations within the continental United States can earn funds for technology, playground equipment and even cash through FundingFactory's fundraising-through-recycling program.
Playground Equipment Fundraising ideas from Go Green Fundraising - http://www.go-green-fundraising.com/fundraising-groups/school-fundraisers/playground-equipment-fundraising/
Get started today with one of our earth friendly Playground Equipment Fundraisers!
Kids Around the World
"Kids Around the World" is a Christian organization that believes that churches around the world want to embrace the children of their community with the love of God. They want to help churches reach their goals and therefore provide training and material.
Phone: (815) 229-8731
Playground Funding Links
Many in the SchoolGrants community are seeking assistance for purchasing playground equipment. Listed on this page are different sources.
http://www.k12grants.org/site_map.htm
Playground Safety Standards Related Links
Injury Prevention Web
The Injury Prevention Web hosts the Web sites of several agencies and organizations working to prevent injuries. This site contains a weekly literature updates of recent journal articles and agency reports, injury data for every U.S. state, more than 1400 links to government and non-profit injury prevention sites worldwide.
http://www.injuryprevention.org/
Kids Health
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/playground.html
National Center For Injury Prevention and Control
The Center for Injury Prevention and Control is a major organizational component of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/cmprfact.htm
National Program For Playground Safety
In 1995, the University of Northern Iowa established the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Since that time, NPPS has become the premier non-profit organization dealing with playground safety information in the United States.
http://www.uni.edu/playground/
National Recreation and Park Association
NRPA has been the voice advocating the significance of making parks, open space, and recreational opportunities available to all Americans.
http://www.nrpa.org
National Safety Council
National Safety Council continues to extend its reach and influence across the nation and throughout the world. With the support of our Chapters, members and volunteers, and through private and public collaborations, we have made significant progress in our efforts to instill a culture of playground safety standards throughout the world.
http://www.nsc.org
Playground Safety Standards Links
ttp://www.rmis.com/sites/safplayg.htm
Playground Standards Links
ASTM International Playground Safety Standards Worldwide
ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world-a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services.
http://www.astm.org/
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer of standards.
http://www.iso.org/
Non-profit Resource Agencies
IPEMA
The International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) provides a third-party certification service for playground equipment and surfacing. For more information about playground safety standards, visit http://www.ipema.org.
National Center on Accessibility
A collaborative program of Indiana University and the National Park Service, the National Center on Accessibility is the nation's premiere resource promoting access for people with disabilities in recreation.
http://www.ncaonline.org/
Boundless Playgrounds
Boundless Playgrounds projects benefit children with and without disabilities by providing opportunities for all children to play together with playground safety standards side-by-side.
hhttp://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/index.html
Injury Free Coalition for Kids
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids is among the country's fastest growing and most effective injury prevention programs. Coalition members work to empower the diverse populations who live there. They do so by helping people to make their communities safer and they do it in a manner that is respectful of various cultur es, beliefs, and lifestyles. Injury Free Coalition for Kids grant offers seed funding to pediatric trauma centers. Click Resources.
http://www.injuryfree.org/
Resource Materials
Playground Safety Publications
http://www.cpsc.gov/
Handbook for Public Playground Safety
http://www.cpsc.gov/
Other Web links
CADdetails
Use of this CADdetails website is absolutely free for design professionals and grants you access to thousands of manufacturer-approved, i-drop enabled CAD drawings, product photographs, CSI specifications, PDF product brochures and more. Includes details of Sof Surfaces products.
http://www.caddetails.com/
LandscapeOnline.com (Landscape Communications)
Landscape on line features the latest news and products for the landscape industry, including subscriptions.
http://www.landscapeonline.com/
World Playground
Web site will assist in locating Residential & Commercial Playground/Park & Recreation products, equipment & services World Wide within this exciting industry.
http://www.world-playground.com/
Publications
Landscape Architect and Specifiers News (LASN)
Landscape Architect and Specifiers News (LASN) is published monthly by Landscape Communications, Inc. Features the latest news and products for the landscape industry, including an annual directory.
http://www.landscapeonline.com/contact/contact_mag.php?pub=lasn
The Landscape Architect Trades
The Trades Publishing Company publishes this highly targeted trade industry product buying guide and others.
http://www.landscapearchitecttrades.com/
Parks & Rec Business Magazine
Parks & Rec Business is published monthly, and features the latest news and products, plus lively features and profiles. Parks & Rec Business is dedicated to bringing the 15,000 parks and recreation professionals across the North America who read the magazine the latest and best information to help them run their departments efficiently and profitably.
http://www.northstarpubs.com/
Parks & Recreation Magazine
The monthly publication of the National Recreation and Park Association, Parks & Recreation provides an in-depth look at the latest trends and industry standards.
http://www.nrpa.org
Today's Playground
Today's Playground magazine is 100% dedicated to the Playground Industry.
http://www.todaysplayground.com/
The United States Access Board
The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities.
http://www.access-board.gov
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) - http://www.astm.org/
The American Society for Testing and Materials is a non-profit scientific organization that works to standardize playground safety standardsthe materials that are used in everything from playgrounds and train tracks to fiber-optic cables. Their standards ensure a minimum level of quality, safety and consistency. For more information, contact ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428, call 1-610-832-9585, or visit http://www.astm.org.
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/index.shtml?E+mystore
Boundless Playgrounds - http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org
The first national nonprofit dedicated to helping communities create extraordinary playgrounds where all children, with and without disabilities, can develop essential skills for life as they learn together through play. For every child, a place to play: Every child! Every ability! Everywhere!
www.boundlessplaygrounds.org
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - http://www.cpsc.gov/
The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent agency of the federal government which informs the public of unreasonable risks associated with consumer products. It publishes guidelines that can be used in designing, constructing, operating and maintaining public playgrounds. For more information, contact the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207, call 1-800-638-2772 or visit www.cpsc.gov/
Highland Products Group Internet,outdoor furniture,Bleachers,outdoor heaters,garbage recepticles,croud control, - http://www.theparkcatalog.com
www.theparkcatalog.com - http://www.theparkcatalog.com
Houseboat Expo National Houseboat Expo - http://www.houseboatexpo.com
www.houseboatexpo.com - http://www.houseboatexpo.com
International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) An organization dedicated to representing and promoting an open market for manufacturers of playground equipment and surfacing. Goals: To represent and serve all manufacturers of the playground equipment industry. To provide members with timely, in-depth information on key economic and governmental issues affecting the industry. To promote relationships with other related organizations to enhance the strength of the marketplace. IPEMA is a non-profit, membership, trade association. - http://www.ipema.org
www.ipema.org
KaBOOM! Our vision is a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Our mission is to create great playspaces through the participation and leadership of communities. - http://www.kaboom.org
http://www.kaboom.org
National Playground Contractors Association International (NPCAI) A worldwide partnership formed to contribute to the advancement of the playground building industry by promoting playground installation as a legitimate contracting profession within the playground industry. - http://www.playground-contractors.org
http://www.playground-contractors.org
National Playground Safety Institute (NPSI) In 1989 three NRPA members –– Fran Wallach, Ken Kutska, and Monty Christiansen –– met with then NRPA Executive Director Dean Tice to discuss the feasibility of creating a playground safety-training program to compliment the playground safety standards and guideline efforts of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). It offers the Certified Playground Safety Inspector's course at institutes throughout the U.S. CPSI's are certified to inspect playgrounds for safety issues; making sure that each playground that they inspect, is up to the current National Standards. The National Standards are developed by the ASTM and CPSC. - http://www.cprs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=778
www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=3698 - http://www.cprs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=77
Rhonda Borman, LCSW An expert contributor to Today's Playground Behavior Briefs department and is also an author and speaker on related topics. - http://www.rhondaborman.com
www.rhondaborman.com
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