page_title: KaBOOM! (non-profit organization)
section_title: Methods
hierarchical_section_title: KaBOOM! (non-profit organization) / Methods
caption_attribution_description: Kaboom Playground Build
context_page_description: KABOOM! is an American non-profit organization that helps communities build playgrounds for children.
context_section_description: KaBOOM! organizers build a playground set during a single day. The process begins about six months before the actual construction, when KaBOOM! seeks a funding partner, searches for an appropriate site and considers the economic needs of the neighborhood. About 10 weeks before the playground build, project managers visit the community and speak to children about what types and colors of playground equipment they prefer. Three different designs are drafted and the community chooses the final one.
  A typical playground ranges from between $70,000 and $125,000. KaBOOM! requires its local communities to raise about 10% of the cost, which Darell Hammond described as "a way of engaging the community to solve its own challenges".
  Since 2007, the charity has been creating additional online education and training online to give those interested in the cause of play access to industry thought leaders and research. The KaBOOM! Map of Play offers users an online map to add, find and rate local playgrounds.
  The organization follows a strict process for designing and building playgrounds. The organization also offers "Do-It-Yourself" planning tools and how-to guides for those interested in building or improving a playground.
  Chrysler chairman Robert Nardelli, who previously worked with KaBOOM!, called the charity "one of the best-run nonprofits".
caption: A playground build in Chicago
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