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Principled Negotiation

Principled Negotiation Discover how to prepare, participate and debrief from a negotiation. Explore the circumstances, behavior and outcomes of five negotiating styles. Improve your understanding of how to conduct an interest-based or principled negotiation. Consider the benefits of this negotiation technique to community collaboration and partnership management.   Discussion Questions: How might a negotiation provide […]

Nonprofit Fundraising and Public-Private Partnerships

Learn more about the various methods nonprofits use to attract financial support. Consider the top ten reasons individuals and organizations contribute to nonprofits. Increase your understanding of how nonprofit representatives use the term “fundraising” to mean a variety of activities that differ from the Federal Ethics definition of fundraising and how federal employees might support […]

Fostering Public-Private Partnerships in Conservation

Part One: Introduction to 21 Partnership Success Factors and Historic Buildings as Capital Projects Part Two: Infrastructure and Utility Service Providers Capital Projects Part Three: Land and Easement Acquisitions as Capital Projects Part Four: Trust for the National Mall Volunteer and Corporate Partnerships   Presenter: Paul Batlan, Financial Analyst, Conservation Partnerships Office of Financial Management, U.S. Department […]

Service First Agreements: Interagency Agreement Process

 Learn the applications of a Service First Interagency MOU, Master Agreement and 7600B Interagency Agreement. Discover the difference in the roles and responsibilities between a Requesting Agency and a Servicing Agency. Familiarize yourself and your colleagues with commonly used terms for completing a Master Agreement, such as: Indirect Cost Rate/Overhead Assisted Acquisition Treasury Account […]

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) National Network

CESU Background What if federal agencies who manage natural and cultural resources could tap into a network of scientists, who represent a full spectrum of natural, social, educational and cultural disciplines, to find information in a timely manner that informs management decisions?  What if the universities, state and local agencies, nonprofits and businesses had access […]