Maintaining the Foundation of Collaborative Groups
The USDA Forest Service National Collaboration Cadre (Collaboration Cadre) assists in organizing collaborative groups on a model entitled: “Building a Solid Foundation for Collaborative Efforts—the 4-P Foundation: Purposes, People, Process, and Products.” The better the foundation is built, the better the stability and function of the collaborative effort. However, over time as situations change and […]
Partnership Impact Model Executive Summary
The Partnership Impact Model™ includes the 11 Partnership Impacts, Scaling Up Partnership Impact, the Partnership Impact Roadmap, and the 7 Steps of Partnership Impact Evaluation. The front panels describe the impacts and processes that form the model. The back panels outline tools that collaboratives can use to define and evaluate their impact. The 11 Partnership […]
Building a Solid Foundation for Collaborative Efforts
The 4-P Foundation: Purposes, People, Process, and Products The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service National Collaboration Cadre (Collaboration Cadre) has been invited to work with newly emerging collaborative groups, groups that seem to be losing their effectiveness, and groups that are brought together through a sense of urgency from either natural events or […]
21 Partnership Success Factors
Brian O’Neill’s 21 Partnership Success Factors summarize best practices developed from two decades at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. As the Superintendent of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Brian O’Neill (1941-2009) and his staff earned a reputation as a model partnership park where partnerships are a way of approaching how best to accomplish the park’s […]
How the Hybrid Workplace Affects Collaborative Practices
Managing by Network Program Evaluation: Briefing Document (Updated January 2024) In the Spring 2023, the Partnership & Community Collaboration Academy, the National Conservation Training Center, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service co-hosted an evaluation of “How the Hybrid Workplace Affects Collaborative Practices” for the Managing by Network (MbN) Program. The goal of this evaluation […]
Engaging with Communities in Public Land Stewardship, Bureau of Land Management
A Toolkit for Building and Sustaining Effective BLM Partnerships with Friends Groups (February 2020) Purpose of This Toolkit: Due to the challenges of multiple-use management on public lands, the BLM benefits significantly from a partnership approach. This toolkit seeks to address and clarify partnership issues and needs, encourage partnerships with friends groups, and provide guidance, […]
A Facilitator’s Best Practices
Listen to this video as a podcast Facilitation has been called “a state of mind and a set of skills.” When you step into the role of facilitator, your primary focus shifts from the “what” to the “how” as you take on some new responsibilities. Discussion Questions: What are some benefits of having a facilitator […]
Partner Culture Awareness
Listen to this video as a podcast. Seek to understand the seven attributes of organizational culture: Mission, Practice, People, Governance, Financial Capacity, Tradition and Institutional History. Consider how you introduce elements of your organization’s culture to new and long-standing partners as your organization changes over time. Assess the gaps in your understanding of a partner’s […]
John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution – all training
The National Center’s training courses provide participants with essential negotiation and conflict management skills as well as opportunities to practice collaboration and conflict resolution skills in the context of environmental and public policy issues. Trainings teach practical strategies to resolve a wide variety of contentious issues and emphasize collaborative problem-solving processes that create opportunities for […]
Enhanced Skills in Natural Resource Negotiation
This training course presents participants with advanced principles, skills, and techniques used in natural resource negotiation. The focus of the course is threefold: 1) strategy development, 2) personal skill enhancement, and 3) effective management of negotiating teams. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Apply negotiation strategies to a variety of natural resource […]
