Managing by Network
2023 Course Schedule
Start Date: January 11 and 12, 2023
Course End Date: May 31 and June 1, 2023
Course Format: 18 live webinars and 5 study hall weeks, 38 hours. All coursework is completed online, no travel is required. Participants meet weekly for two hours, in one of four seminar sized groups. Attendees may participate on the day and time of their choice based on 4 options.
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Sessions 1-6: Explore Practices
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Sessions 7-12: Strengthen Skills
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Sessions 13-18: Build Trust
On Wednesdays or Thursdays from January to June, participants attend a live, two-hour webinar.
Regular sessions are interspersed with Study Hall weeks. During this time, participants can enrich and apply their learning through optional activities such as networking sessions, homework, and self-study to make up missed sessions.
Each of the 18 sessions is offered as a live webinar, in seminar sized groups, at four different times.
During the application process, individuals indicate a preferred day and time for the webinar that best fits their schedule. We make every effort to accommodate these preferences.
Managing by Network webinars meet as follows:
Wednesdays
- Alpha Group: 11 AM to 1 PM ET
- Beta Group: 2 PM to 4 PM ET
Thursdays
- Gamma Group: 11 AM to 1 PM ET
- Delta Group: 2 PM to 4 PM ET
Because the Academy observes Daylight Saving Time, class times will change accordingly in March.
MBN 2023 Schedule
January 11 & 12 - Session 1: Charting our Course
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Welcome and Introductions
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Course Overview
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Partnering and Managing by Network
Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Jane Hanson, Leigh Goldberg and Liz Madison, Academy
January 18 & 19 - Session 2: See the Possibilities
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Agency Leadership Perspectives on Partnership and Community Collaboration
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Alpha: USFWS
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Beta: BLM
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Gamma: USDA FS
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Delta: DOI CADR, BLM CADR
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The 22 Competencies and Accountability
Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Liz Madison, Academy
January 25 & 26 - Session 3: Head, Heart, Hands
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Collaborative Leadership
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Partnership Network Life Cycle
Instructors, Anne Desmarais, Leigh Goldberg, Academy
February 1 & 2 - Session 4: Connect to Community
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Community Collaboration
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Working with FACA and Advisory Committees
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Active Listening
Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Leigh Goldberg, Academy
Guest Instructor: Laura Van Riper, BLM
February 8 & 9 - Session 5: Look Beneath the Surface
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Restorative Lens on Partnerships
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Partner Culture Awareness
Instructors: Leigh Goldberg and Anne Desmarais, Academy
Guest Instructor: Rebecca Stanfield-McCown, NPS
Week of February 13: Study Hall Week 1
Study Hall work is optional and designed to help you apply what you learn.
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Agency-Specific Networking Sessions
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Homework: workbook exercises and self-assessments
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Self-study: catch up on any sessions you missed
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Apply your learning on the job
Optional Networking Sessions
Meet up with agency colleagues from the class. Participants may attend any session(s).
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USFWS: Wednesday, February 15, 11 AM - 12 PM ET
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NOAA: Wednesday, February 15, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
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BLM: Wednesday, February 15, 2 PM - 3 PM ET
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NPS: Thursday, February 16, 11 AM - 12 PM ET
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USACE: Thursday, February 16, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
- USDA FS: Thursday, February 16, 2 PM - 3 PM ET
February 22 & 23 - Session 6: Paddle Together
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Launching the 2023 Case Study Program
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Alumni Case Studies, MBN Alumni Peer Presenters will be announced in 2023
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Appreciative Inquiry and Asset Based Community Development
Instructors: Anne Desmarais and Leigh Goldberg, Academy
March 1 & 2 - Session 7: Find the Common Threads
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Engaging with Tribes and Indigenous Communities.
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Agency Guest Speakers will be announced in 2023.
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21 Partnership Success Factors
Instructors: Anne Desmarais and Liz Madison, Academy
March 8 & 9 - Session 8: Put the Wind in Your Sails
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Facilitation in Action
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Seven Faces of Partnership and Philanthropy
Instructors: Liz Madison and Anne Desmarais, Academy
Guests Instructor: Hunter Merritt, USACE
March 15 & 16 - Session 9: Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
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Interest-based Negotiation
Instructors: Anne Desmarais and Leigh Goldberg, Academy
Week of March 20 - Study Hall Week 2
Study Hall work is optional and designed to help you apply what you learn.
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Networking Sessions
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Homework: workbook exercises and self-assessments
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Self-study: catch up on any sessions you missed
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Apply your learning on the job
Optional Networking Sessions
Meet up with agency colleagues from the class.
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ALPHA: Wednesday Mar 22, 11 AM - 12 PM ET
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BETA: Wednesday Mar 22, 2 PM - 3 PM ET
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GAMMA: Thursday Mar 23, 11 AM - 12 PM ET
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DELTA: Thursday Mar 23, 2 PM - 3 PM ET
March 29 & 30 - Session 10: Calm the Waters
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Strengthen Your Conflict Management Skills
Instructor: Anne Desmarais, Academy
Guest Instructor: Jacki Wilson, DOI CADR
April 5 & 6 - Session 11: Valuing Nature
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Social Science and Human Values
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Socioeconomic Profile Tool
Instructor: Anne Desmarais, Academy
Guest Instructor: Natalie Sexton, USFWS
April 12 & 13 - Session 12: Smart Moves
- Entrepreurship and Risk Assessment
- Social Science Practices: PRA and Sensing
- Persuasion
Instructors: Anne Desmarais and Liz Madison, Academy
April 19 & 20 - Session 13: Change Your Tack
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Building Savvy and Resilience in Your Partnership Network
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Organzational Change And Succession Planning
Instructor: Anne Desmarais, and Liz Madison, Academy
Guest Instructor: Gary Barrett, USDA FS
Week of April 24 - Study Hall Week 3
Study Hall work is optional and designed to help you apply what you learn.
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Networking Sessions
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Homework: workbook exercises and self-assessments
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Self-study: catch up on any sessions you missed
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Apply your learning on the job
Optional Networking Sessions
Meet up with agency colleagues from the class. This week we're trying out some work area groupings, you may still join any group that you like.
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ALPHA: Program Leads and Managers - Wednesday Apr 26, 11 AM - 12 PM ET
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BETA: Education and Interpretation - Wednesday Apr 26, 2 PM - 3 PM ET
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GAMMA: Natural Resources - Thursday Apr 27, 11 AM - 12 PM ET
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DELTA: Open - Thursday Apr 27, 2 PM - 3 PM ET
May 3 & 4 - Session 14: Get Your Ducks in a Row
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Peer to Peer Presentations: 2023 Case Studies
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Agreements, Grants, and Contracts: Working Internally with Our Partners
Case Study presenters:
- Alpha: Matt Fockler, BLM, Socioeconomic Specialist, Great Basin Zone (NV, ID, UT), NV
- Beta: Laura Rear McLaughlin, NOAA, Chief, Stakeholder Services Branch, NOAA/Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, MD
- Gamma: Mags Rheude, USFWS, Wildlife Biologist, Midwest Regional Office - Migratory Birds, MN
- Delta: Leslie Wolff, NOAA, Hydrologist, California Coastal Office, West Coast Region, CA (MbN Class of 2016); and Mary Burke, North Coast Regional Manager, CalTrout, CA.
Instructors: Anne Desmarais and Liz Madison, Academy
Guest Instructor: Lisa Van Alstyne, USFWS retired
May 10 & 11 - Session 15: New Paths to Follow
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Partnership Assessment and the Parnership Impact ModelTM
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Trust Ecology
Instructors: Leigh Goldberg and Anne Desmarais, Academy
Guest Instructor: Kiandra Rijala, USFWS
May 17 & 18 - Session 16: Reflect on the Journey
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Peer to Peer Presentations: 2023 Case Studies
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Sustaining Partnerships and Community Collaboratives
Case Study presenters:
- Alpha: Teri Tucker, NPS, Planning & Compliance Lead (Environmental Protection Specialist), Mount Rainier National Park, WA
- Beta: Heather Coleman, NOAA, Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Manager, Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA Fisheries, MD
- Gamma: Daniel Meden, USACE, Biologist, St Paul District (Regional Planning and Environmental Division North), IA
- Delta: Marina Cucuzza Tomer, USGS, Research Coordinator, South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, OK
Instructors: Anne Desmarais and Leigh Goldberg, Academy
May 24 & 25 - Session 17: Putting it All Together
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Next Generation Conservation
- Vision and Strategic Thinking: What's Possible Now
May 31 & June 1 - Session 18: Commencement
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Peer to Peer Presentations: 2023 Case Studies
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Gathering In
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Graduation
Case Study presenters:
- Alpha: Philomena West, USDA FS, Assistant Deputy Area Budget Coordinator, Washington Office Research and Development, MD
- Beta: USACE: Connie Chan-Le and Henry Csaposs, Park Rangers, Los Angeles District, CA
- Gamma: Wayne Nelson-Stastny, USFWS, Missouri River Recovery Project Leader, Missouri River Coordination Office, SD
- Delta: Jo Anna Lutmerding, USFWS, Migratory Bird Program, USFWS HQ, VA
Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Leigh Goldberg, Jane Hanson, and Liz Madison, Academy
June 5-16: Study Hall Weeks 4 & 5
This final study hall period allows time to complete and submit any additional self-study for the course. All coursework must be completed two weeks after the final webinar to receive credit.
- Self-study: catch up on any sessions you missed
- Homework: workbook exercises and self-assessments
- Apply your learning on the job