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Atlanta council renews two-year contract with Park Pride, raises nonprofit's fundraising cap to $10 million
Summary
The Atlanta City Council approved a two-year renewal of its contract with Park Pride through 2027 and increased the nonprofit's fundraising cap to $10,000,000; the measure received unanimous support, according to a council speaker.
The Atlanta City Council approved legislation renewing the city’s contract with Park Pride for two years, extending the agreement through 2027 and raising the nonprofit’s fundraising cap to $10,000,000, a speaker said. The measure received unanimous support.
The renewal, described during the meeting by a speaker, keeps Park Pride as a partner for volunteer engagement and local park advocacy across the city of Atlanta. “We want them to make sure that they have the resources they have to continue to get people engaged in their parks and green spaces around the city of Atlanta,” the speaker said.
Park Pride is a nonprofit organization that supports parks and green spaces by recruiting volunteers, fostering local advocacy organizations and helping parks secure resources. The speaker said the council increased Park Pride’s fundraising abilities to allow the group to expand its work in Atlanta parks and green spaces.
The speaker framed the contract as a continuation of an existing partnership and cited personal experience working with Park Pride on a visioning process for Grant Park prior to joining the council: “I had the opportunity before I was a member of council to work closely with Park Pride on a visioning process with Grant Park, which is in my neighborhood,” the speaker said.
No ordinance or resolution number, mover or second was specified in the transcript. The speaker characterized the vote as unanimous; the transcript did not list individual vote tallies. The legislation covers the two-year term through 2027 and, according to the speaker, raises the nonprofit’s fundraising cap to $10,000,000 to support expanded work in parks and green spaces.
The council did not provide additional budget detail, specific program deliverables, or staff implementation timelines in the recorded remarks. The renewed contract will keep Park Pride as a city partner for volunteer recruitment and local park advocacy through 2027.
