Standards and Practices

Buy Now! Download	Amending Conservation Easements Report Author: Land Trust Alliance, 2007 Org Member Price: Book $13.50 \| Download Free! Regular Price: Book $16.95 \| Download $10.00 This report presents an analysis of months of research and dialogue among leading attorneys, practitioners, and academics on the issues of how, when and if conservation easements should be amended.
Buy Now! Download	Assessing Your Organization: Using Land Trust Standards & Practices Author: Land Trust Alliance, 2005 Org Member Price: Booklet $10.00 \| Download Free! Regular Price: $13.00 \| Download $10.00 This easy-to-use book helps organizations measure their progress toward meeting Land Trust Standards and Practices. It allows organizations to undertake a detailed and in-depth analysis of their systems and procedures, which can then be incorporated as action steps into strategic and annual plans.
Buy Now! Download	Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical Land Trust Author: Konrad Liegal, Esq., 2006 Org Member Price: Book $15.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: Book $19.95 \| Download $10.00 First in the Land Trust Alliance's Standards and Practices Curriculum series, this 176-page book provides all the information you need to avoid conflicts of interest and run an ethical land trust.
Buy Now!	Background to the 2004 Revisions of Land Trust Standards & Practices Author: Land Trust Alliance, 2005 Org Member Price: $5.00 \| Regular Price: $7.00 Download the PDF document for free! This document provides land trusts with information about the new standards and practices and issues examined by the Land Trust Standards and Practices Advisory Team.
Buy Now! Download	Conservation Easement Drafting and Documentation Author: Jane Ellen Hamilton, 2008 Org Member Price: $24.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: $31.95 \| Download $10.00 This book contains an overview of how to plan conservation easement projects, draft the easement to fit the plan, and prepare baseline documentation materials to support the monitoring and enforcement of the easement. Part of the Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now! Download	Determining Stewardship Costs and Raising and Managing Dedicated Funds Authors: Paul Doscher, Brenda Lind, Ellen Sturgis, and Ellen and Chris West, 2007 Org Member Price: Book $24.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: Book $31.95 \| Download $10.00 This book covers the costs and funding of land and conservation easement stewardship, and presents best practices in managing a land trust's financial assets and dedicated funds. Part of the Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now! Download	Evaluating and Selecting Conservation Projects Authors: Jane Ellen Hamilton, Jonathan Moore, 2007 Org Member Price: Book $19.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: Book $24.95 \| Download $10.00 Learn how to determine what kinds of transactions are appropriate for your organization, and go through the steps in planning a successful project. Part of the Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now! Download	Land Trust Boards: Preparing for Perpetuity Author: Mark Smiley, 2007 Org Member Price: Book $19.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: Book $24.95 \| Download $10.00 This book covers the legal, ethical, and fiduciary responsibilities of the board, the roles and responsibilities of individual board members. Part of the Land Trust Alliance's Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now!	Land Trust Standards & Practices Revised 2004 Author: Land Trust Alliance, 2004 Org Member price: $5.00 \| Non-member price: $7.00 Download the PDF document for Free! Booklet outlining practices the Land Trust Alliance believes are essential for responsible operation of a land trust.
Buy Now!	Land Trust Standards & Practices Guidebook 1 & 2 Author: Land Trust Alliance, 2006 Org Member price: $49.95 \| Non-member price: $59.95 New and revised for 2006. This 2-volume set has all the information you need to implement the revised standards and practices, with new text and updated and new sample documents. Every land trust should own this.
Buy Now!	Land Trust Standards and Practices: Interpretation and Application of the 2004 Revisions for Quasi-Governmental Conservation Organizations not Recognized as a Tax-Exempt Organization Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code Author: Sylvia Bates, 2007 Org Member Price: $11.95 \| Regular Price: $15.00
Buy Now! Download	Mission, Planning and Capacity Author: Jean Hocker, 2008 Org Member Price: $15.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: $19.95 \| Download $10.00 A land trust's mission is its compass, guiding board and staff in all of their work. Is your compass pointing in the right direction? Learn about strategic plans, evaluating your programs and determining the human resources needed to accomplish these tasks. Part of the Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now! Download	NonProfit Law & Recordkeeping: Volume 1 Author: Jane Prohaska, 2007 Org Member Price: Book $19.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: $24.95 \| Download $10.00 This is part one of a two part series that provides an overview of the legal requirements for operating a land trust and how to manage its organizational and transaction records. Part of the Land Trust Alliance's Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now! Download	NonProfit Law & Recordkeeping: Volume 2 Author: Jane Prohaska, 2008 Org Member Price: Book $19.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: $24.95 \| Download $10.00 This is part two of a two part series that provides an overview of the legal requirements for operating a land trust and how to manage its organizational and transaction records. Part of the Land Trust Alliance's Standards and Practices Curriculum.
Buy Now! Download	Tax Benefits & Appraisals of Conservation Projects Author: Larry Kueter, Mark Weston, 2007 Org Member Price: $19.95 \| Download Free! Regular Price: $24.95 \| Download $10.00 This book provides an overview of issues involved with appraising conservation projects and the new 2007 tax code requirements for conservation easement transactions. Part of the Land Trust Alliance's Standards and Practices Curriculum.