Land Trust Alliance

All-Volunteer Boards: What You Need to Know

Kimberly Seese — 2013-05-02T23:40:28Z

Date: June 8, 2013 - Special Saturday Webinar! Or, you may alternatively register for this webinar and receive a link for the recording to use at your next board meeting (the link will be emailed to all registrants shortly after the conclusion of the webinar).
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Instructor: Connie Manes
Cost: $55 before 6/7, then cost will increase to $65

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Navigating one’s role on a nonprofit board can be challenging. Unlike most other volunteer work, members of the board are directly responsible for the organization, from its mission to its finances and its ultimate programmatic success.

This webinar will explain the legal and fiduciary duties of care, obedience and loyalty. Participants will learn the roles of the board President, Treasurer and Secretary, and explore ideas for additional officers. We will discuss exemplary land trust committee structures and how they integrate. We’ll investigate how to evaluate your board’s performance as well as your individual performance in order to improve organizational functioning and increase your satisfaction. Finally, we’ll look at strategies for troubleshooting common obstacles, to take your board from good to great.

Land Trust of Santa Cruz County Raises $13.5 Million to Protect Local Land

Kimberly Seese — 2013-02-01T05:00:00Z

February 1, 2013 | Good Times | CA

Gov. Inslee Presents Local Conservation Leader with Top Ecology Award for Environmental Excellence

Kimberly Seese — 2013-02-12T05:00:00Z

February 12, 2013 | Department of Ecology | Olympia, WA

Trailblazing: New Single-track Trail to Be Built near Hospital

Kimberly Seese — 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z

May 23, 2013 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | MT

What to do if the Mayor Says "NO" - Tips for Building Relationships with Public Officials

Kimberly Seese — 2013-05-24T18:26:07Z

Date: June 26, 2013
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm ET
Instructors: Phil Shephard, Sean Robertson
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Cost: FREE

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Partnerships with government are a great opportunity for land trusts to expand their reach -- but what do you do when the mayor says NO? Hear how Alaska’s Great Land Trust used economic analysis and a grassroots campaign to convince a reluctant Mayor of Anchorage to accept the donation of a 60-acre coastal park. Their relationship building strategies included a grassroots campaign, social media, tours of the site, lobbying via donors, board members and mutual friends, economic benefit analysis, support from partner agencies, and additional funding to sweeten the deal. This campaign generated unexpected partnerships and raised the organization’s profile in ways that will forever change the way they work. Would you believe Alaska’s Republican and Democratic Senators teamed up to host a fundraiser – for the land trust? Or that an Oregon Senator and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service flew up to see their project? Learn how your organization can follow in the footsteps of this remarkable success story.

Improve Your Chances for Success with FRPP Funding

Kimberly Seese — 2013-02-06T01:44:07Z

Date: February 28, 2013
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM ET
Instructor: Jane Ellen Hamilton
Level: Beginner / Intermediate -- Participants should have a basic understanding of the FRPP Program.
Cost: FREE

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Applicants for federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program funding must comply with the requirements of the FRPP Manual. This webinar will help you understand how adopting and implementing Land Trust Standards and Practices that relate directly to FRPP Manual contents can help your organization improve its chances for securing funding to protect locally important farms and ranches. You will receive guidance on several important conservation easement transactional practices, including:

1. Evaluating and selecting projects

2. Completing strong transactions in a timely manner

3. Drafting conservation easements that meet FRPP standards

4. Adopting easement stewardship practices that ensure the perpetuity of FRPP-funded projects

This webinar is applicable to both governmental entities and land trusts and will help participants distill key information about how developing best practices can help your organization achieve its farmland protection goals.

Standards Covered: 8 (Evaluating and Selecting Conservation Projects), 9 (Ensuring Sound Transactions), and 11 (Conservation Easement Stewardship)

Trumpeter Swans Provide Education, Inspiration in Blackfoot

Kimberly Seese — 2012-05-24T04:00:00Z

May 24, 2012 | Independent Record | Helena, MT

Nonprofit Helping Raise Final Funds for Travelers' Rest Visitor Center Land

Kimberly Seese — 2012-05-23T04:00:00Z

May 23, 2012 | The Missoulian | Missoula, MT

Planning an Effective Fundraising House Party

Kimberly Seese — 2013-03-15T23:39:44Z

Date: June 5, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Instructor: Andy Robinson
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Cost: $55 before 6/4, then cost will increase to $65

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Need money right away? Not interested in the hassle planning a major event? Consider hosting a fundraising house party. A fundraising house party combines the intimacy of a major donor "ask" with the excitement of a benefit event -- and unlike a major event, you can organize one in six weeks. In this webinar, we will discuss:

Identifying a host committee and developing an invitation list
Preparing your party planning calendar
Different strategies for using house parties to ask for gifts
Twenty ways to engage board members in creating the event

Successful Strategies for Conserving Village, Suburban and Urban Landscapes

Kimberly Seese — 2013-03-19T17:35:14Z

Date: April 30, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Instructors: Craig Anderson, Judy Anderson
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Cost: $55 before 4/29, then cost will increase to $65

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Have you wondered if there was a difference in how you conserve land in villages, cities or suburban landscapes in contrast to rural lands? Maybe you’re interested in connecting with more people as part of your work to enhance your community and conserve lands that will be important in the future?

Perhaps you have pondered whether the approach, strategies and programs that support “neighborhood conservation” are something that you could adopt in your work?

This webinar will explore different examples of how land trusts and related organizations, from volunteer to staffed, across the country are working to conserve lands in villages, cities and neighborhoods. We’ll discuss tips for selecting projects, key factors to consider, designing community programs and partnerships support this work, and how your organizational values help to inform your work.

Purchase Prevents Land Near Joshua Tree National Park From Becoming Housing Development

Kimberly Seese — 2013-03-18T04:00:00Z

March 18, 2013 | National Parks Traveler | CA

Molokai Ranch donates 1,800 Acres to Molokai Land Trust for Preservation

Kimberly Seese — 2013-03-14T04:00:00Z

March 14, 2013 | Pacific Business News | HI

Raising Funds for Stewardship

Kimberly Seese — 2013-03-22T00:50:55Z

Date: May 16, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Instructor: Paul Doscher
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Cost: $55 before 5/15, then cost will increase to $65

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Does it have to be so hard? Many land trusts will agree that raising money for land and easement acquisition is relatively easy compared to raising money for long-term stewardship. Land protection carries more urgency and emotional appeal than raising money for monitoring, boundary maintenance, gates, etc. But every land trust with experience will tell you that the key to success over time is tied to good land stewardship and having the funds to sustain it.

There are numerous tools for raising stewardship money for both short and long term needs. This webinar will describe a menu of ideas you can use at the time of land or easement acquisition, and how to play “catch up” when you realize years later you will need more resources than was originally assumed.

The toolbox includes fundraising tools from private and public sources, as well as sources of income from the sustainable uses of the land. Each example will be described using a brief case study from the presenter’s experience. Come prepared to share your own experiences and creative ideas.

Conservation Easements and Land Trusts Growing Trend in North State

Kimberly Seese — 2012-07-28T04:00:00Z

July 28, 2012 | redding.com | CA

Mesa Land Trust Wins $675,000 Grant to Purchase Three Sisters Property

Kimberly Seese — 2001-12-14T05:00:00Z

December 14, 2011 | KREX News Room | Grand Junction, CO