Session 02: See the Possibilities: Feb 2 & 3

Agency Leadership Perspectives on Partnership and Community Collaboration:

• ALPHA: A Restorative Lens to Partnerships, with Dr. Rebecca Stanfield-McCown, Director, Stewardship Institute, NPS. 

• BETA: BLM Partnerships: Building Support for Public Lands, with Matthew Magaletti, National Partnership Coordinator, National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships Directorate, BLM. And BLM National Training Center Programs, with Toni Suminski, Branch Chief, Leadership, Business and Human Capital Services, National Training Center, BLM. 

• GAMMA:  USDA FS Partnerships Overview  with Joe Smith, Acting Deputy Director; Gary Barrett, Senior Partnership Advisor; and Juana Rosas, National Partnership Coordinator; National Partnership Office, USDA FS.

• DELTA:  USFWS Partnerships Overview  with David Hoskins, Assistant Director for Fish and Aquatic Conservation, USFWS. And USFWS NCTC Training to Support Conservation Partnerships, with Dr. Richard Minnis, Manager, Branch of Applied Conservation and Policy, National Conservation Training Center, USFWS. 

Presentations:

• Seven Faces of Partnership and Philanthropy (PDF)

• Partner Cultural Awareness Insights (PDF)

Video Presentations:

• Seven Faces of Philanthropy and Partnership (Liz Madison, 16 min)

• Partner Cultural Awareness (with Liz Madison, 9 mins, podcast available)

• America's Great Outdoors Initiative (with Jeremiah Martinez, 2 videos, podcast available)

Optional Homework:

• Seven Faces of Partnership Mapping Exercise

Additional Resources: 

• Seven Faces of Partnership and Philanthropy: Behaviors and Words that Resonate

• BLM Donations, Solicitation and Fundraising Policy

• BLM Friends/Partnerships Toolkit

• STAR: Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience

• USDA FS Partnership Resource Center

• Partnerships on Every Forest Course Catalog