This practicum research considers a problem expressed by the City of Winnipeg Parks and Recreation Department concerning its involvement with voluntary not-for-profit groups in the design and delivery of recreation services. The purpose of this practicum is to develop the framework for creating an appraisal technique, which will enable the Winnipeg recreation department to assess the merits of nonprofit group proposals for the joint design and delivery of recreation services. The appraisal technique will focus on the particular service milieu of the Winnipeg recreation department, but will also be of interest and benefit to similar recreation departments which are comparable in terms of service variety, size, budget, jurisdiction, and mandate.With this problem and purpose in mind, the research proceeded as follows. A review of the planning and recreation literature led to the identification of the coproduction concept as an appropriate theoretical framework for government-voluntary not-for-profit sector interactions. The next stage of the research consisted of the design, distribution, and analysis of a questionnaire sent to representatives of comparable public recreation departments in Western Canada. Analysis of the questionnaire responses and additional documentation sent by department representatives tends to support contentions formulated as a result of the literature review. Findings from the literature review and questionnaire were synthesised to establish a conceptual framework for an appraisal technique.With some modification, the Coproduction Appraisal Technique is expected to allow the City of Winnipeg Parks and Recreation Department to assess voluntary not-for-profit group coproductive effort proposals. The technique represents one component of a larger approach to enabling or facilitating community involvement in public recreation service delivery decisionmaking. The technique has been developed to encourage voluntary not-for-profit group interest and participation in recreation facility construction and operation, in Winnipeg and comparable locales.