MBN 2024 Course Notebook

Materials from past sessions are available in the Course Materials Archive at the bottom of this page.

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MBN 2024 Course Materials Archive

Session 00: Orientation and Tech Test

Presentations: Classroom Set Up, Webinars and Self-Study, Class Communications Additional Resources: Self-Study Guide (PDF) Before you come to class: Download and install Webex. This may take several minutes. If you encounter difficulties with your Webex...
Session 01: Charting Our Course

Presentations: Getting to Know You Partnering & Managing by Network Course Overview Additional Resources: Videos/Podcasts: Social Ne twork Analysis and Managing by Network, with Liz Madison Continuum of Collaboration Network Mindset Shift Four...
Session 02: See the Possibilities

Presentations: Agency Leadership Perspectives on Partnership and Community Collaboration Joe Smith and Maya Bhadury: USDA FS National Partnership Office Overview (PDF) Matt Magaletti: BLM Partnership and Collaboration Persepectives (PDF) Cynthia...
Session 03: Heart, Head, and Hands

Presentations Collaborative Leadership Community Collaboration Toolbox Additional Resources Vi deo: Collaborative Leadership with Liz Madison, Academy Video: Situation Assessment with Laura Van Riper, BLM Video: Collaborative...
Session 04: Connect to Community

Presentations Sunshine Laws: FACA and PRA (PDF) Partnership Network Life Cycle (PDF) Additional Resources - Sunshine Laws Video: Federal Advisory Committee Act with Karen Simms, BLM Video: Paperwork Reduction Act videos with Wolf Cota, USDA...
Session 05: Look Beneath the Surface

Presentations Partner Culture Awareness Community Collaboration: Skill Check Additional Resources Video: Partner Culture Awareness with Liz Madison (9 min) Resources: NABCI Field Guide to Developing Partnerships Tools of Engagement A Toolkit for Engaging People...
Session 06: Paddle Together

Presentations: Alumni Case Studies Marina Tomer, USGS, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Research Coordinator, South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, OK. Leveraging Partnerships to Close the Science-Usability Gap. Teri Tucker, NPS, Planning & Compliance...
Session 07: Find the Common Threads

Presentations ALPHA: Alicia Bell-Sheeter, USDA FS, Assistant Director of Co-Stewardship and Programs, Office of Tribal Relations. MbN Class of 2014. Engaging with Native American and Indigenous Communities. Highlighted authorities: Joint SO 3403; EO 13175; EO...