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Because the land needs a good advocate.
Advocacy Matters, LLC founder, Gwendolyn Lacy, principal attorney, consultant and mediator, works with private landowners, regional, local and national land conservancies, as well as governmental agencies and environmental organizations to actively preserve those special places where life-long memories and legacies are forged. Client Services, include drafting and/or review of conservation easements, land acquisitions, historic preservation, mediation of easement violations, legislative advocacy, succession planning and non-profit capacity building.
Serving the Mid-Atlantic and Southwest Regions of the U.S.
Remote and/or onsite in Delaware, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Texas National
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BackOffice Thinking is the creator of LOCATE, the premier land trust database built on Salesforce. Besides LOCATE, we also design, built, and support websites as well as implement and support nonprofit CRMs ( Salesforce, NeonCRM, and CiviCRM ) and provide technology assessments to help guide nonprofits to right decisions.
Although we work with a variety of nonprofits, we have particular expertise with conservation-focused organizations and cultural destination nonprofits such as land trusts, botanical gardens, and smaller museums. Last year we worked with over 50 conservation-based organizations.
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Experienced real estate finance professional (and attorney) works with land trusts to assess and improve easement data and monitoring, online document storage, financial planning and forecasting and organizational development.
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David Allen at Development for Conservation assists conservation organizations raising money from individual donors by improving renewal, cultivation, and major gift development systems. David brings 25 years of experience to the practice, including 13 with The Nature Conservancy. With a focus on implementation and follow-through, he has worked with dozens of land trusts across the country on fundraising audits and plans, board training, campaigns, and coaching. “You can raise more money for your land trust. I can help."
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Draper Law PLLC is a solo law firm focused on all aspects of land conservation — from serving as transactional counsel for the purchase, sale and donation of properties and conservation easements, to providing strategic guidance on the stewardship, management and enforcement of conservation easements. Adam Draper has over 15 years of attorney experience, with the past 10 years as in-house counsel at two land conservation organizations before striking out on his own in December 2018. In partnership with private landowners, land trusts, tribal governments, corporations and federal, state and local government officials, Adam has closed more than 70 transactions conserving 7,000+ acres of working, habitat and recreation/open space lands worth over $30 million. Adam is a sought-after public speaker and industry expert on land conservation, and has presented several sessions at the Land Trust Alliance’s annual Rally.
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Honua Consulting, LLC is a 100% Native Hawaiian woman owned boutique firm that specializes in environmental planning, cultural resource management, community advocacy, and nonprofit capacity building. Our owner, Trisha Kehaulani Watson, has both a law degree, with a specialization in environmental law and a Ph.D. with an emphasis on historic preservation and indigenous resource management. We have been a leader in these fields for nearly 20 years.
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We help land trusts achieve sustainability through efficient financial budgeting, tracking, reporting and providing industry-specific guidance in decision-making. We streamline accounting processes through modern technology and effective internal controls.
Our services:
- Bookkeeping
- Payroll
- Internal financial reporting
- Grants tracking and grants financial reporting
- Budget set up assistance (by program, project, agency total)
- Audit/Review and 990 tax prep organizers
- Accounting system efficiency realignment
- Accounting system upgrades and finance tech tools integrations
- Coaching in non-profit finance, internal controls and systems designs
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Representing land trusts and public agencies in conservation transactions and organizational management.
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Law Offices of Robin Jepsen (formerly Law Offices of Zad Leavy & Robin Jepsen) is a small California law firm focusing on real estate transactions with conservation outcomes since 1994, including advising land trusts in connection with the purchase and sale of fee title and conservation easements to protect scenic open space, habitat and agricultural use.
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The Lyme Timber Company LP is a private timberland investment manager that focuses on the acquisition and sustainable management of lands with unique conservation values. Since its founding in 1976, the Company has followed a disciplined and value-oriented approach to investing in forestland and rural real estate in the U.S. and Canada.
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CONSULTANT | COACH* focusing on executives and emerging leaders | ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVER | BOARD FIXER | STRATEGIST | PLANNER.
MAYES | WILSON & ASSOCIATES knows your world and your pain-points. Our team's core focus is organizational development and sustainability, building better boards and solving board problems, solving organizational and team challenges, planning for the future (strategic, succession & transition) and fundraising. We conduct organizational assessments, deliver accreditation guidance and application management and prepare fundraising plans. We problem solve, we build, we train. We're bada** consultants who are passionate about solving your problem and love our work. We bring experience in leading nonprofits, programs and businesses to our solution oriented approach to your most challenging problems. We work throughout the US & in the Caribbean in person and by conference/video calls.
*CTI coach certification program 2018.
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Sarah is skilled at managing organizational change, developing and mentoring people and managing complex projects. She has worked in the not-for-profit, research, technology and education fields and has over twenty years of experience, most recently in the land trust community. Sarah served in several leadership roles at the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, including Director of Human Resources for five years and the Director of Stewardship for three years prior. She was instrumental in supporting the growth of the organization with attention to culture, development of staff and volunteers and monitoring benchmarks and outcomes. Sarah has extensive experience in the creation, implementation, and review of policies and procedures, and successfully led the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy through the accreditation process in 2009 and again in 2014. Today, Sarah supports land trusts as they plan and prepare for accreditation. She provides guidance and training to develop people and systems to meet the goals of the organization.
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Parson Williams Group partners with nonprofits, government entities and corporations to develop strategies and tools to improve organizational culture and corporate citizenship. We equip organizations to activate an equity-focused approach to strategy, operations, and human capital. We do this through strategic advising, training, facilitation and coaching in the areas of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Organizational & Leadership Development, Strategic Planning and more.
Jasmine Parson Williams, JD is a results-driven strategist with nearly 20 years of experience in mission focused nonprofit, government and legal organizations. She has worked in various capacities leading key change initiatives focused on organizational capacity building, diversity and inclusion. She has provided consulting services for organizations of varying sizes and industries, including Fortune 500 corporations, government entities and local nonprofits.
Jasmine received her Bachelor of Social Work from the Indiana University School of Social Work Indianapolis and her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. She’s a classically trained pianist, reads more than she sleeps and is happy to tell you the story about how she got a job as a swim instructor before she could swim.
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Skytec is a leader in remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for conservation and natural resource applications. Since 2015, Skytec has provided premium data capture, analysis and information delivery services with a commitment to excellence, innovation, safety and achieving client objectives. Skytec provides clients with a sole source option for on demand imaging, analytics and information delivery solutions by leveraging satellite, manned and unmanned aerial data.
In early 2021, Skytec released the RANGER remote monitoring application for natural resource management and land stewardship. RANGER automatically monitors the landscape for changes - from timber harvesting to pest infestation - so you can make timely management decisions. Skytec has layered this powerful feature with compliance reporting, in-field tagging and data collection and conservation priority insights, delivering a robust and dynamic mission control for your work.
Connected with data feeds like Planet multispectral satellite imagery, high resolution Unmanned Aerial Systems and LiDAR products, RANGER also allows you to task additional micro verification when the situation requires it. Additionally, Skytec’s strong partnership with ESRI allows RANGER to seamlessly integrate into your current subscription.
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After 19 years as a conservation professional, I decided to launch Strong Outcomes to use what I learned to help environmental agencies and organizations be more successful.
In my career, I have helped dozens of communities and organizations build capacity to conserve natural resources and authored a book on natural resource-based land use planning. I developed conservation plans, organized workshops and events, developed community engagement strategies, and implemented practical measures of success.
I have a BS in Biology and an MS in Biodiversity Conservation and Policy from the University at Albany, and a Certificate in Change Leadership from Cornell University. I am a Senior Fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program and have 13 years of nonprofit board experience.
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Tim Sweeney is a land conservation attorney advising land trusts in Colorado and New Mexico. Tim has more than 30 years of experience representing real estate developers, shopping center landlords and tenants, lenders and global media companies in complex real estate transactions and corporate matters. Tim is a second-generation Colorado native and a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law.
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Upstream Tech partners with nonprofit and for-profit organizations working towards ecological restoration, natural land conservation, carbon emissions reduction and sequestration, and renewable energy. Our Lens web-based platform helps land trusts to easily and efficiently monitor conservation easements, allowing users to automatically generate monitoring reports compliant with Land Trust Alliance standards. Lens compiles a broad range of public and private satellite and aerial data to allow users to view and monitor their properties using high resolution and ecological data throughout the year. Remote monitoring complements on-the-ground efforts by helping staff target their field visits, which reduces monitoring workload and increases the quality of information about each site. We host regular demo webinars of Lens for land trusts - please subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Twitter for updates. As a public benefit corporation, we prioritize opportunities aligned with our climate and conservation mission.
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Thirty-six-year history in biological conservation, science education and organizational management.
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Pennsylvania General Certified Appraisers specializing in the production of residential and commercial appraisals exceeding the requirements of the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice of the Appraisal Foundation, Uniform Standards of Federal Land Acquisitions and/or Internal Revenue Service requirements.
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At AgVisory, we have deep roots in agriculture with extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of agricultural industries. When you are looking for an appraisal for your farm, ranch, or agribusiness, you want to work with qualified experts that understand the complexity of agriculture. AgVisory can provide you a unique perspective having a broad range of experience in both the agricultural industry and the finance and banking industry.
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Our attorneys specialize in environmental and land law and work to support a sustainable New Hampshire. We represent land trusts, landowners and others. We design legal solutions consistent with both private property rights and sustainable stewardship of our land and natural resources.
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Bold Bison provides creative communications solutions, engaging facilitation services and inspiring workshops and trainings for the conservation movement, the education sector and the arts.
Conservation communications needs to be bolder. We bring a down-to-earth, common sense approach to communications strategies and tools from digital and print to content creation and media relations. We also provide hands-on workshops and skill-building training sessions, and we facilitate retreats, coalitions and networks.
Government
Boulder County Parks & Open Space’s mission is to conserve natural, cultural, and agricultural resources and provide public uses that reflect sound resource management and community values. The county achieves this through preserving rural lands, community buffers and cultural resources; providing recreational experiences while protecting open space resources; and supporting sustainable agriculture. The county has conserved over 104,000 acres of open space from the plains to the Continental Divide. Approximately 65,000 acres are fee-owned, and 39,000 acres are private properties subject to conservation easements or similar restrictions. Several work divisions manage these land and water resources. The Real Estate Division at Parks & Open Space handles all real estate matters, including new acquisitions, conservation easement amendments, condemnations/takings of land, access by third parties with legal rights, and protection of conservation values from surface disturbance by oil and gas activities. The conservation easement team is housed within this division and is responsible for stewarding 840+ conservation easement properties through monitoring, reviewing development proposals to ensure consistency with conservation easement terms, building and maintaining strong working relationships with the landowners, and resolving violations.
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Braun & Gresham provides legal services to owners of rural land — advocating for their interests in estate planning, land conservation, real estate investment and property taxes; and defending them from condemnation, groundwater depletion, surface water pollution or infrastructure routing. Braun & Gresham believes that its conservation counsel is more effective if it stays focused on representing landowners rather than trying to represent land trusts and landowners.
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Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District holds conservation easements on farmland in Buncombe County.
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The California Council of Land Trusts’ mission is to build a statewide land trust community equal to the challenge and privilege of conserving our extraordinary land and water resources for all Californians. We serve as a unified voice for more than 150 land trusts working throughout California.
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The City of Charlotte's tree ordinance allows for payment in lieu of protecting trees on site in certain commercial development situations. The money collected from the ordinance goes into a fund that is designated for the acquisition and preservation of land to ensure that our tree canopy is maintained for future generations.