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se Tie Parks and Re(:reation Medina, MN Citizen Survey 2006 Maple Grove, MN Community Survey 2008 We have conducted the National Citizen Survey TM for: Maplewood, MN 2004 Chanhassen, MN 20051 2010 St. Cloud, MN 2005 Hutchinson, MN 2006 St. Louis County, MN 2007 Chanhassen, MN 2007 Duluth, MN 2009, 2010 At NRC, we understand the challenges local governments and special districts face when integrating the voice of their constituents into long range planning. We consider ourselves part of the local government team and have worked hard to provide products and services that gather resident input in a cost effective manner, ensure that the right information is collected and help communities put this information into action. To this end we: Assist cities, towns, villages, special districts and counties with their unique survey needs for parks and recreation planning. Conduct trainings at conferences and through audio seminars on best practices in research methods, survey design, and implementation of results. Recent examples include a presentation about what accounts for the gap in perspectives among white residents of communities and people of color at the 2009 American Society of Public Administration annual conference in Florida, and three sessions entitled: "The National Citizen Survey TM Panel: Putting Data to Action,""Citizen Survey Results Gone Wild" and"Is your organizational climate one that fosters "greatness"?"at the 2008 International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Conference in Richmond, VA. Write our own journal, Perspectives; write for ICMA's journal, Performance Matters; and publish peer-reviewed articles on our methods and results. For example: Miller, TI"Key Drivers Focus Managers on Services That Matter."Performance Matters. July 2008. International City/County Management Association. Washington, D.C. "Citizen Surveys on the Web: General Population Surveys."Miller T, Kobayashi M, Caldwell E, Thurston S and Collet B. Social Science Computer Review, 2002, vol 20 (2): 124-136. Develop and enhance the Community Assessment Survey of Older Adults TM (CASOA) to gather information to help jurisdictions understand and prepare for older adult needs as demographics shift. Develop and enhance the Parks and Recreation Community Survey TM (PARCS) to help parks and recreation departments plan for their communities. Author articles for parks and recreation managers: See, for example, an article by NRC principals on parks and recreation planning research just published by The National Recreation and Parks Page 1.8