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		<title>5 Free Ways to Look Like a Graphic Design Wiz</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parks and recreation professionals often have to wear many hats (sorry, but sometimes there&#8217;s no way around a cliche). Depending on the size of your agency, you could be the director, marketing pro, accountant, and front-desk fill-in. And when it &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/6-free-online-tools-to-make-you-look-like-a-graphic-design-wiz/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Important Software Terms Defined for Recreation Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most recreation professionals work with some sort of software. And if they don&#8217;t, they could be looking for a software provider or working with an IT team on some solutions. But with words like the cloud, SaaS, and hybrid, software  talk &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/software-terms-defined/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>7 Ways to More Efficiently Increase Community Participation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An active community means two things: healthy citizens and a financially-healthy parks and recreation agency. Recreation software can help you increase participation and reach that magic formula for success. For example, by moving things online, you&#8217;ll save time and improve &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/7-ways-to-increase-community-participation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Tips to Turn Your Website into Your Strongest Marketing Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 245 million internet users across the United States accessing the web from their computers, phones, and tablets, it&#8217;s clear that your website should be the centerpiece of your recreation marketing. People within your community can access your website around &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/websites-for-parks-recreations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Manage Your P&amp;R Agency Better, Faster, and Easier</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building a healthier community is the ultimate goal for a parks and recreation agency. But in the past few years, budget and staff cuts have made it harder to focus on that goal given the time spent on day-to-day rec &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/manage-p-and-r-agency-with-software/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What We Learned at NIRSA 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few of us from Active spent the end of March down in the Tampa with NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation for their 2012 conference. More than 2,000 campus rec professionals gathered to talk about the future of collegiate recreation. Check &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/what-we-learned-at-nirsa-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Benefits from 5 Parks and Recreation Software Users</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, parks and recreation agencies have been squeezed with revenue, staff, and time. To save time and money with less resources, P&#38;R agencies are using rec software to run more efficiently and offer better citizen service. &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/parks-recreation-software-benefits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Mobile Statistics You Need to Hear</title>
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		<comments>http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/10-mobile-statistics-you-need-to-hear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile phones don&#8217;t just produce a bunch of OMGs and LOLs anymore. Everyone has a smart phone or will have one someday. People use their phones to do everything their computers can do, right from their pockets. This means that organizations need &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/10-mobile-statistics-you-need-to-hear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Killer Facebook Cover Images for Community Organizations</title>
		<link>http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/10-killer-facebook-cover-images-for-community-organizations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/10-killer-facebook-cover-images-for-community-organizations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, we all know about Facebook&#8217;s new look: the timeline. At the end of March, all Facebook brand pages were switched to the timeline with the opportunity to post a &#8220;cover image&#8221; at the top. And since we all &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/10-killer-facebook-cover-images-for-community-organizations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Turn Rec Centers and Facilities into Free Marketing Tools</title>
		<link>http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/rec-center-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[increase community participation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many people visit your facilities each year? Between pools, rec centers, parks, and gyms that number is probably pretty high. It&#8217;s also your total yearly reach if you use walls, benches, and counters as places for marketing messages. Here &#8230; <a href="http://www.activecommunities.com/blog/rec-center-marketing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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