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Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 1 Introduction Interplay Oct 15, 2015

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Explore an evaluators insights into Wicked Problems and the Theory of Change with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy. Lean how to apply these evaluation concepts to the goals and objectives of conservation partnerships.

America's Great Outdoors Initiative Oct 15, 2015

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Learn how the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, state agencies, private landowners, educational institutions and community organizations came together to connect area youth to their heritage with Jeremiah Martinez, Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist, Recreation, Conejos Peak Ranger District, CO, USFS.

Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 2 Logic Models Oct 15, 2015

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Review how logic models are used as evaluation planning, implementation, and assessment tools for conservation with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy.

A Facilitator's Best Practices Oct 10, 2015

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Facilitation has been called "a state of mind and a set of skills." When you step into the role of facilitator, your primary focus shifts from the "what" to the "how" as you take on some new responsibilities for group's communication. Explore the role, responsibilities, and practices found in a facilitator's toolkit with Anne Desmarais, Assistant Director, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy.

Building Action Agendas for Better Collaboration Jan 15, 2015

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An Action Agenda provides a visual script to get your players across the stage in achieving the goals of collaboration. Understand how to translate individual task and time commitments into an overall budget and cost-benefit analysis of a collaborative undertaking using an Action Agenda Matrix with Cate Bradley, MLA, Ph.D., Landscape Architect, RTCA, NPS.

Collaboration Decision Space Jan 15, 2015

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Mapping the decision-making space early in the formation of a collaborative helps manage expectations, define roles, and inform the scope and scale of community collaboration. Learn more about how to define the decision-making space of a collaborative enterprise with Joy Lujan, Community Planner, RTCA, NPS.

Collaboration Stakeholder Analysis Jan 15, 2015

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A stakeholder analysis identifies the individuals and organizations that can impact or be impacted by the goals, objectives, and strategies of a collaborative project. Learn more about the frameworks of stakeholder identification with Joy Lujan, Community Planner, RTCA, NPS.

Deconstructing Other and Recreating We Jan 15, 2015

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Obstacles to effective collaboration sometimes show up before we even begin to work together. Those obstacles are often based on our implicit, sometimes unconscious assumptions, and biases. Learn how to use observation, active listening, understanding, and compassion to break through those barriers with Joy Lujan, Community Planner, RTCA, NPS.

Entrepreneurship and Partnerships Oct 15, 2014

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Recognize the development of new products, services, and ways of working in partnership as entrepreneurial actions. Dive into risk-assessment and learn more about the four strategies for managing the risk associated with partnership-driven activities with Liz Madison, Director, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy.

Accountability When Working with Partnerships Jan 15, 2013

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Explore the elements of accountability: effective controls, rules and responsibilities, time and budget, and monitoring and evaluation. Learn how to practice accountability with a focus on communication, teambuilding, troubleshooting, and learning with Liz Madison, Director, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy.