Virtual Facilitation Toolkit
Use this toolkit to plan and prepare for facilitating a virtual meeting. This document is designed to accompany the “Facilitating Virtual Meetings” Training. The DOI Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR) provides, with bureau partners, specialized conflict management and communications skills training for all Department of the Interior employees.
Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation
It has long been claimed that a better understanding of human or social dimensions of environmental issues will improve conservation. The social sciences are one important means through which researchers and practitioners can attain that better understanding. Yet, a lack of awareness of the scope and uncertainty about the purpose of the conservation social sciences […]
Strong Collaborative Process: A Case Study of the Redwood Creek Estuary Collaborative
Leslie Wolff, NOAA Hydrologist California Coastal Office, West Coast Region California and Mary Burke, CalTrout North Coast Regional Manager
Managing by Network
Managing by Network is an interagency online training, focused on building partnership and community collaboration competencies. This applied learning program is offered from January to June, and cohosted by the BLM, NPS, USDA FS, USFWS, DOI CADR and USACE CPCX. Participants learn how to strengthen formal and informal partnerships, foster community engagement, and build an […]
Getting to the Core of Conflict and Communications: Virtual Course Bibliography
Getting to the Core of Conflict and Communications (GTC3) was designed for the Department of the Interior and focuses on the key areas addressed in the OPM 360 leadership competency assessments. Participants hone their skills in effectively managing conflict within the organization and with external parties in a way that is consistent with the Department’s […]
Evolution of a Partnership
Charles Cuvelier, NPS Superintendent George Washington Memorial Parkway Virginia See also: Arlington House Friends Group
Community Wildfire Liaison Programs: What Makes Them Successful
Judith Downing, UDSA Forest Service Emergency Management Specialist, Public Information Officer National Headquarters, Fire and Aviation Management, National Incident Management Organization California
Long-Term Sustainable Management for High-Use Recreation Areas
Max Forgensi, USDA Forest Service Lands and Minerals Program Manager Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Colorado
Building Blocks of Community Engagement
Composed of two new courses, Building Blocks provides a bedrock understanding, proven approach, and tools to create a positive culture of engagement throughout your organization and prepares participants to design meaningful engagement. Principles and Planning for Meaningful Engagement Too often, traditional engagement programs and meetings fail to meet the needs of either the agency or […]
The MSP Guide: How to Design and Facilitate Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
In recent years, multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) have become popular for tackling the complex challenges of sustainable development. This guide provides a practical framework for the design and facilitation of these collaborative processes that work across the boundaries of business, government, civil society and science. The guide links the underlying rationale for multistakeholder partnerships, with a […]