institute at the golden gate

Name

institute at the golden gate

Legal name

Institute at the Golden Gate

Website

https://instituteatgoldengate.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Park-based Public Health and Environmental Education Programs

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Policy Research Institutes & Think Tanks (EDADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy) (BPAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Park prescription programs
• Climate literacy education
• Park-based health interventions
• Conservation consulting services
• Collaborative leadership training

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: The Institute operates as a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, funded through foundation grants and donations. They receive support from organizations like Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Programs and Joseph & Vera Long Foundation.
2. Convening Services: The Institute offers discounted rates at Cavallo Point Lodge for nonprofit and government groups addressing environmental issues (November through April annually), providing venue and convening services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Institute at the Golden Gate operates as an innovation lab that develops programs, tools, and resources to position parks as catalysts for social good. It delivers consulting, training, technical assistance, online curricula, convening services, and research products to park agencies, healthcare providers, and educators, with major programs including Park Prescriptions (ParkRx), HPHP: Bay Area, BayCLIC, and the Parks for Health curriculum.

Product overview

The Institute at the Golden Gate operates as an innovation lab focused on reimagining parks as catalysts for social good. The organization offers a portfolio of programs and services organized around four focus areas: Health (including Park Prescriptions/ParkRx programs, HPHP: Bay Area collaborative, and the Parks for Health online curriculum), Climate Education (including Climate Education Trainings, Climate Science Workshops, and BayCLIC consortium), Collaboration (including the Collaborative Leadership Course, NPS Urban Agenda support, and the Collaboration Handbook), and Emerging Ideas (including Homelessness and Tech & Parks initiatives). Key products include the Park Prescription Program Toolkit, ParkRx Census research, and the SMART Parks Toolkit. The organization also provides convening services through Cavallo Point Lodge. Rather than a unified software platform, the Institute offers programs, toolkits, research, online courses, and training services designed to help park agencies and health organizations implement park-based health and environmental initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ParkRx: A national movement and website (parkrx.org) promoting park prescriptions as a health intervention, connecting healthcare providers with park programs.
• Healthy Parks Healthy People: Bay Area (HPHP: Bay Area)
• Bay Area Climate Literacy Impact Collaborative (BayCLIC)

Products and services

• Park Prescriptions (ParkRx) Park Prescription programs designed in collaboration with public land agencies, health care providers, and community partners to improve individual and community health through time spent outdoors.
• Healthy Parks Healthy People: Bay Area (HPHP: Bay Area) Regional collaborative bringing together park, health, and community organizations dedicated to building innovative, cross-sector partnerships to improve well-being through regular use of parks and public lands.
• Parks for Health Free online course curriculum helping park leaders develop health proficiency, including courses on using nature to build resilience from childhood trauma and accessibility for people with mobility disabilities.
• Climate Education Trainings Workshops training park staff and program leaders to have conversations about climate change, positioning parks as physical assets and learning tools.
• Climate Science Workshops Interactive workshops empowering educators and scientists to speak confidently about local climate science, connecting researchers and informal educators.
• Bay Area Climate Literacy Impact Collaborative (BayCLIC) Consortium of educational institutions dedicated to increasing climate literacy and inspiring action in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing professional development tools and climate science resources.
• Collaborative Leadership Course Online course supporting park professionals in crafting collaborative initiatives, consolidating best practices from NPS partnerships.
• NPS Urban Agenda Support Partnership with NPS Stewardship Institute providing strategy and support for the design and implementation of the NPS Urban Agenda through applied research and professional development.
• Park Prescription Program Toolkit Interactive, step-by-step guide for agencies interested in starting their own Park Prescription program, including technical support, promotional videos, reports, graphics, and Park Prescription pads.
• ParkRx Census National census conducted by the Institute to gather baseline data on ParkRx programs across the country, tracking program types, activities, health benefits, and evaluation methods.
• Convening Services Event and meeting hosting through partnership with Cavallo Point Lodge at the Golden Gate, offering unique settings in an urban national park for environmentally-focused gatherings.
• SMART Parks Toolkit Partnership with UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation providing a guide for making parks smarter through technology components from urban furniture to activity spaces.
• Collaboration Handbook Techniques and best-practices resource for improving collaborative efforts between parks and communities, developed as part of the National Park Service's Urban Agenda.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 participants at 2017 National ParkRx Day event
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered major, notable, core and minor.

• Bay Area Climate Literacy Impact Collaborative (BayCLIC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Institute helped found BayCLIC, a consortium of over 30 educational institutions dedicated to increasing climate literacy. Provides platform and support.
• San Francisco Recreation and Park DepartmentmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Early partner in Park Prescription pilot in Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco. Collaboration formalized health and park agency partnerships.
• San Francisco Department of Public HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partner in Park Prescription pilot program, bringing together health and park agencies in a formalized way.
• National Recreation and Parks AssociationnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Collaborated to convene first-ever National Park Prescriptions workshop in Houston, Texas, forming growing national movement.
• Golden Gate National Parks ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute is a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, embedded in one of the country's most visited national parks. The Conservancy provides organizational infrastructure and strategic direction.
• National Park ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperating in cooperation with National Park Service. Partnership enables access to park professionals nationally and supports NPS Urban Agenda initiative.
• Presidio TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as operating partner alongside National Park Service in the park ecosystem.
• Cavallo Point - the Lodge at the Golden GatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnique partnership offering inspiring setting in an urban national park for events and meetings. Institute provides discounted rates to nonprofit groups addressing environmental issues.
• East Bay Regional Park DistrictmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HPHP: Bay Area collaborative and BayCLIC climate literacy initiatives. Collaborated on Park Prescription pilots.
• County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and RecreationnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner through Parks After Dark (PAD) program showcase, demonstrating cross-sector collaboration models.
• PBS KIDS PLUM LANDING / WGBHnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support outdoor programming for families through PLUM LANDING Explore Outdoors Toolkit, sharing Institute goals of getting families outdoors.
• UCLA Luskin Center for InnovationnotableTechnology or IntegrationInstitute's partners at UCLA pioneering research on technology in parks. UCLA published SMART Parks Toolkit referenced by Institute.
• San Francisco Veterans' Medical CenternotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration supporting VA W.A.R.I.O.R. Program which improves Veterans' mental health by prescribing time in nature.
• The Marine Mammal CenternotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in climate change education initiatives. Adam Ratner from Marine Mammal Center leads climate communications workshops.
• Sierra Club - San Francisco ChapternotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BayCLIC workshops including Dig Deep into Extreme Events workshop at Temescal Beach House.
• Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratorynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Michael Wehner from LBNL provides expert input on extreme event attribution and future projection modeling for BayCLIC workshops.
• The Nature ConservancynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted team retreat at Cavallo Point through Institute's discounted rate program. Focus on science ranging from agriculture to marine conservation.
• Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Center hosted at Cavallo Point through Institute rate program, focused on developing advanced biofuels.
• FrameWorks InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization providing climate change communication frameworks referenced in Institute workshops.
• National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork providing climate interpretation training and 'explanatory chain' methodology referenced in Institute workshops.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit focused on parks, land conservation, and health-equity outcomes through park access — the closest direct peer to the Institute's ParkRx and park-health work, with comparable urban-parks framing.
• Project for Public Spaces: Nonprofit innovation center advancing parks and public space as community health and social infrastructure. Operates as a practitioner-oriented 'innovation lab' similar to the Institute's model.
• Prevention Institute: Nonprofit innovation lab focused on community health and equity through upstream prevention — closely analogous to the Institute's 'parks as prevention' framing.
• KaBOOM!: National nonprofit dedicated to ensuring all kids have access to playspaces and parks; overlaps with the Institute's focus on equitable park access and built-environment interventions for health.
• Health Resources in Action: Public health nonprofit advancing community health and equity through research, training, and convening — analogous mix of research, training, and cross-sector partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• National Recreation and Park Association: Largest national trade and professional association for park and recreation professionals. Co-convened the Institute's 2013 National Park Prescriptions workshop and shares the same practitioner audience.
• Urban Institute: Major policy research organization producing research on health, equity, and community development; comparable to the Institute's research/census work (e.g., ParkRx Census) but at much larger scale.
• Aspen Institute: Nonprofit think tank operating cross-sector leadership programs and convenings; structurally similar as an 'innovation lab' producing toolkits, leadership programming, and convening services.

Regional players

• Park Pride: Atlanta-based nonprofit activating community-led park stewardship and equitable park use — a regional peer mirroring the Institute's HPHP: Bay Area and Urban Agenda community-engagement work.

Others

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Major health-focused foundation funding upstream, place-based health interventions. Comparable as a funder/convener in the same parks-and-health ecosystem the Institute operates within.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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