Wisconsin Land Trust Excellence and Advancement Program (LEAP)
The Land Trust Alliance and Gathering Waters Conservancy have a common goal: we want to help land trusts achieve excellence. We have teamed up to deliver a coordinated and intensive multi-year program of services and support for Wisconsin land trusts. Today we are announcing the launch of the Wisconsin Land Trust Excellence and Advancement Program (LEAP).
Wisconsin land trusts play an essential role in protecting the state’s natural and working lands. This hard work has paid off in the land we see protected today, yet we recognize there is much more work to be done. To ensure the permanent protection of these lands, land trusts must ensure their own sustainability, effectiveness, and credibility.
The LEAP Program will provide a variety of services to help land trusts reach these goals. The Land Trust Alliance and Gathering Waters Conservancy will bring increased in-person and online training opportunities to Wisconsin, will provide access to online information through our websites, and staff will offer more intensive coaching on subjects ranging from board governance to land acquisitions. Also, mark your calendars for October 13-16, because the National Land Trust Conference will be hosted in Milwaukee this year!
In addition, we will provide a limited program to deliver direct services to land trusts that are at a critical juncture in their development or are preparing for land trust accreditation. These services include organizational assessments, mentoring, and a grant program. Wisconsin land trusts will receive an application for these direct services in a few days.
To download a program application or program description, please click on the respective links below:
LEAP - Wisconsin - Round 2 - Application
LEAP - Wisconsin - Program Description
Photo by: Kara Callahan, Courtesy of Gathering Waters Conservancy
For more information, please contact:
MaryKay O'Donnell
Land Trust Alliance
Phone: (269) 352-7032
E-mail: mkodonnell@lta.org
or
Kate Zurlo-Cuva
Gathering Waters Conservancy
Phone: (608) 251-9131
E-mail: kate@gatheringwaters.org
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