Webinar: Working with Others to Quickly Produce a Grant Proposal

    Issues beyond the grant proposal writer’s control are often the primary reason for missed or “photo finish” deadlines. Therefore, the first order of business is to anticipate difficulties and lay the groundwork for a relatively stress-free proposal writing process. This webinar explores the two primary reasons why grant applications are delayed. Tools that […]

Tongass Advisory Committee Phone-In Event

The U.S. Forest Service will host a live public phone-in event Friday, January 31 at 12:00 noon to discuss how to apply for membership on the Tongass Advisory Committee. The TAC will provide advice and recommendations this year on an ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable forest management strategy on the Tongass National Forest with an […]

USFS Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program

US Forest Service | Planning for Growth and Open Space Conservation Webinar Series   Session #21: Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program The Forest Service's Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) program encourages the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes and has helped catalyze larger restoration efforts surrounding National Forests. The first speaker will give an overview […]

Indirect Cost Rate: The Key to Paying for Your Infrastructure

    Donors want to pay for programs. Most donors do not want to pay for everything you need behind the scenes to make sure money raised is responsibly spent to advance the organization’s mission. How then do you raise money for administrative staff, office rent, insurance, computers, software, furniture and the like? The US […]

Rapid Forest Assessment: A New Tool to Assist Citizen Science Efforts

Hosted by the National Forest Foundation: Multiparty monitoring efforts often rely upon citizen scientists gathering data to help answer a collaborative group’s questions. The challenge can be gathering that data in ways that are consistent, unbiased and repeatable. Restoration scientists involved in the Southwestern Crown of the Continent and Four Forest Restoration Initiative CFLR (Collaborative […]

Tribes & Water Quality Standards

Hosted by River Network: Presenters: Scott Clow and Colin Larrick, Ute Mountain Ute and Merritt Frey, River Network Date: Wednesday, March 5 Time: 3pm EST | 2pm CST | 1pm MST | Noon PST | 11am AKST Length: 90 min RSVP: The webinar is free, but you must RSVP by Monday, March 3. Prerequisites Participants may benefit […]

Tools for More Effective Nonprofit Board Meetings

Hosted by 4Good   While each board situation is unique, there are common challenges facing the conduct of effective nonprofit board meetings. These challenges include board size (typically 10, 12 or more), use of time, decision-making, and ability to keep members engaged and committed to the work. In this session I share a number of […]

Strategic Planning Part 1: Cultivation & Organizational Development

Hosted by 4Good    Starts Wed, Mar 19th, 2014 at 9:00am GMT-0800 — 2 months from now  Ends Wed, Mar 19th, 2014 at 10:00am GMT-0800 — 2 months from now (lasts for about 1 hour) Strategic planning should be a means not only to produce a strategy, but also to engage and cultivate stakeholders, develop leadership, and generate new energy, […]

Tribes and 401 Water Quality Certification

Hosted by River Network:   Presenters: Scott Bulgrin, Pueblo of Sandia and Merritt Frey, River Network Date: Wednesday, March 19 Time: 3pm EST | 2pm CST | 1pm MST | Noon PST | 11am AKST Length: 90 min RSVP: The webinar is free, but you must RSVP by Monday, March 17. Prerequisites Participants may benefit from reviewing […]