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A view of a winding path and greenery at the Collier Seminole TrailVision Statement

Friends of Florida State Parks, Inc., (Friends) is a nonprofit citizen support organization formed in support of the entire Florida State Park system. Friends is recognized as the leading advocate of the Florida Park Service to ensure the existence of the Real Florida for future generations by:.


Citizen Support Organization Resources

Goal 1: Sponsor a fall 2009 Citizen Support Organization (CSO) workshop to provide networking and educational opportunities to volunteers working in state parks throughout Florida.

Goal 2: Develop a website based CSO Bulletin board and discussion forum that will afford an online opportunity for volunteer information sharing and educational resources.

Goal 3: Support the development of new CSO organizations for individual parks as needed.

State Parks Educational Tours

Goal 4: Provide financial sponsorship for 3 tours of state parks by region during the fiscal year July 1 2009 –June 30, 2010. The first tour (SW Florida parks) took place in August and was a reported success. The second tour (north central Florida watersheds) was well attended. A third tour is planned for spring.

75th Anniversary Events

Goal 5: Provide financial support for planning and implementing the 75th anniversary celebration of Florida State Parks.

Website Development and Ongoing Management

Goal 6: The FFSP website has proven a valuable tool for member development and the committees are working to make it even more effective in order to provide better information and resources to current and prospective members,

Member E-Newsletter

Goal 7: Create a quarterly e-newsletter and send to all current members and to CSOs and Park Managers to increase awareness about Friends and our efforts to support the state parks system. The newsletter will help us communicate more effectively with our membership and will encourage member retention.

New Member Development

Goal 9: The adopted work-plan designed by the promotions/membership committee anticipates the following membership growth in all categories: corporate, family,CSO partnerships; and individual members.
Promotional Activity

Goal 10: The promotions and membership committees have created an aggressive list of promotional activity to increase awareness about the importance of supporting Florida’s state park system. These include: development of a strategic partner pitch packet, update to the PSA, brochure reprint, development of a large print brochure, development of a holiday gift campaign, a new post-card promotion, a viral marketing campaign through social media, participation at park based events with new banners and collateral, maintenance and care of our current members and funding of the tree-planting member benefit.

Volunteer Recognition:

Goal 11: Recognize outstanding volunteers and CSO organizations working throughout the state park system through a series of FFSP sponsored recognition events.