Key to the Accreditation Indicator Practices
The Land Trust Alliance's Standards and Practices Curriculum is designed for all land trust board members, volunteers and staff who want to improve their land trust's operations and land conservation activities. Curriculum materials are available electronically via The Learning Center and in print. This chart shows the curriculum course that provides information on the corresponding indicator practice.
| Practice | Course(s) |
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1D: Ethics
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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running and Ethical Land Trust
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2A: Compliance with Laws
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Nonprofit Law and Recordkeeping for Land Trusts Volume I
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2B: Nonprofit Incorporation and Bylaws
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Nonprofit Law and Recordkeeping for Land Trusts Volume I; Land Trust Boards: Preparing for Perpetuity
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2C: Tax Exemption
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Nonprofit Law and Recordkeeping for Land Trusts Volume I
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3C: Board Governance
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Land Trust Boards: Preparing for Perpetuity
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3F: Board Approval of Land Transactions
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Land Trust Boards: Preparing for Perpetuity
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4A: Dealing with Conflicts of Interest
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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical Land Trust
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5A: Legal and Ethical Practices
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Building the Foundation for Fundraising Success
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6B: Financial Records
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Financial Management of Land Trusts; Nonprofit Law and Recordkeeping for Land Trusts Volume II
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6D: Financial Review or Audit
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Financial Management of Land Trusts
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7A: Capacity
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Mission, Planning and Capacity
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8B: Project Selection and Criteria
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Evaluating and Selecting Conservation Projects
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8D: Public Benefit of Transactions
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Evaluating and Selecting Conservation Projects
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9E: Easement Drafting
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Conservation Easement Drafting and Documentation
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9G: Recordkeeping
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Acquiring Land and Conservation Easements; Nonprofit Law and Recordkeeping for Land Trusts Volume II
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9H: Title Investigation and Subordination
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Acquiring Land and Conservation Easements
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9J: Purchasing Land
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Acquiring Land and Conservation Easements
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9K: Selling Land or Easements
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Selling and Transferring Land and Easements
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10B: Appraisals
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Tax Benefits and Appraisals of Conservation Projects
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11A: Funding Easement Stewardship
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Determining Stewardship Costs and Raising and Managing Dedicated Funds
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11B: Baseline Documentation Report
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Conservation Easement Drafting and Documentation; Conservation Easement Stewardship
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11C: Easement Monitoring
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Conservation Easement Stewardship
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11E: Enforcement of Easements
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Managing Conservation Easements in Perpetuity
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11I: Amendments
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Managing Conservation Easements in Perpetuity
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12A: Funding Land Stewardship
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Determining Stewardship Costs and Raising and Managing Dedicated Funds
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12C: Land Management
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Caring for Land Trust Properties
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12D: Monitoring Land Trust Properties
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Caring for Land Trust Properties
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