MBN 2024 Course Notebook

Presentations, resources and assignments are posted below. Final presentations will be available before Alpha group. Check back for updates.

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

Coming Up

Session 18: Commencement - June 5 & 6

Pre-Webinar assignment: Download the Case Study Best Practices Checklist and bring it to class.

Reminders

Complete the Course Evaluation between now and June 21.
Decorate your MbN graduation cap! Share your design on our class Padlet.

Agenda

Welcome
MbN 2024 Case Study Presentations

ALPHA: Dessa Dale, USDA FS, Public Engagement Specialist, Mountain Planning Services Group, Regions 1 - 4, MT. Developing a Framework of Support around Partnerships and Relationships for Land Management Planning.

BETA: Linda Naoi Goetz, BLM, Archaeologist, Interior Region 7, Upper Colorado Basin, WY. Kemmerer Historic Preservation Commission: Creating a Legacy for the Future.

GAMMA: Kayla Blades, BLM, Grants Management Specialist, Idaho State Office, ID. Topic: An appreciative inquiry approach to grants and agreements processes.

DELTA: Lacey Hill Kastern, USFWS, Western Lake Superior Coastal Program Biologist, Region 3 Ecological Services, WI. Lake Superior Collaborative: Enhancing a Partnership in the Wisconsin Lake Superior Basin.

Gathering In
Graduation

Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Leigh Goldberg, Jane Hanson, and Liz Madison, Academy; and MbN Peer Presenters

Coming Up

Final Self-Study Weeks: June 10 - 21

Complete the Course Evaluation by June 21.
Optional to complete by June 21:
- Make up missed sessions for honors credit (15+ sessions completed). Review the recording in the Session archive below, and share your takeaway in the Self-Study Form for credit. Note: Recordings remain posted through June 21.
- Complete homework or other assignments.
Questions about attendance? Email us at info@partnership-academy.net.
All other class resources remain posted through June 2025.

MBN 2024 Course Materials Archive

Session 09: Change Your Tack

Presentations Interest-based Negotiation Leveraging Partnerships: Skill-Check Session 9 Recording (Gamma) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources How to Work with Anyone with Amy Gallo and Daniel...
Session 08: Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

Presentations Facilitation in Action Session 7 Recording (Beta, Gamma) Beta recording would be helpful for those newer to facilitation – we covered most of the slide deck. We recommend the Beta recording if you're new to relatively new to faciliation. In Gamma, Hunter...
Session 07: Find the Common Threads

Presentations and Recordings ALPHA (Recording): 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...
Session 06: Paddle Together

Presentations and Recordings: Alumni Case Studies ALPHA Case Study Recording: Marina Tomer, USGS, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Research Coordinator, South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, OK. Leveraging Partnerships to Close the Science-Usability...
Session 05: Look Beneath the Surface

Presentations Partner Culture Awareness Community Collaboration: Skill Check Session 5 Recording (Gamma) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources Video: Partner Culture Awareness with Liz Madison (9...
Session 04: Connect to Community

Presentations Sunshine Laws: FACA and PRA (PDF) Partnership Network Life Cycle (PDF) Session 4 Recording (Delta) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources - Sunshine Laws Video: Federal...
Session 03: Heart, Head, and Hands

Presentations Collaborative Leadership Community Collaboration Toolbox Session 3 Recording - Gamma Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources Vi deo: Collaborative Leadership with...
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...