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MBN 2025 Notebook

Welcome to Managing by Network 2025. This notebook will be updated weekly.

Session materials and recordings may be accessed in the MBN Course Material Archive below.

Questions? Reach out to info@partnership-academy.net.

March 14, 2025: Contingency Plans for a Potential Lapse in Federal Funding

Managing by Network is a community as much as it is a class. To give everyone the opportunity to participate fully, our class will go on hiatus if there is a lapse in funding for the federal agencies in this course.

  • During a lapse in funding, we will pause instructional webinars and email communications until government offices reopen. This ensures that everyone has the same information, so that we stay in step while complying with federal policy and practice.
  • If needed, upcoming classes may be revised or rescheduled to allow us to deliver the curriculum while accommodating participant needs. Updates will be posted here.
  • We will resume communications and instruction when government operations resume.

Managing by Network 2025 Case Study Program

Do you have a partnership story to tell? 

  • Case studies are an important part of Managing by Network.
  • These peer-to-peer presentations enrich class discussions and help connect concepts into application.
  • We welcome stories at every stage of the partnership life cycle, as well as both internal and external collaboration. All provide valuable opportunities for learning.
  • Case study presenters receive a certificate of completion with honors.
SIGN UP FOR A 2025 CASE STUDY

Case Study Resources: 

2025 Case Study Schedule:

  • Session 14, Wednesday, May 14 (Alpha, Beta)
  • Session 14, Thursday, May 15 (Gamma, Delta)
  • Session 16, Wednesday, May 28 (Alpha, Beta)
  • Session 16, Thursday, May 29 (Gamma, Delta)
  • Session 18, Wednesday, June 11 (Alpha, Beta)
  • Session 18, Thursday, June 12 (Gamma, Delta)

Friday, May 30: Optional Meet Up

1-hour webinar at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT

Get to know your peers! All participants are welcome.

RSVP
WHO IS COMING?
JOIN MAY 30 MEET UP

All webinars and recordings use the same password, provided in the weekly email. Please do not share outside of class.

Coming up in Managing by Network

Session 16: Putting it All Together
May 28 & 29, 2025

 

  • Welcome

  • Peer Case Study Presentations

  • Accountability in Partnerships

  • Aha

Instructors: MbN 2025 Peer Presenters, Anne Desmarais and Lisa Van Alstyne, Academy

Join ALPHA Webinar
Join BETA Webinar
Join GAMMA Webinar
Join DELTA Webinar

ALPHA Case Study:

Earnie Robinson, NPS. Park Ranger and Volunteer Coordinator – Interpretation & Education, Gateway National Recreation Area, NY.

Aging With Dignity and Joy: Elevating Senior Voices Through Creative Collaboration.

BETA Case Study:

Catie Geib, University of Wisconsin. Lake Superior Collaborative Program Coordinator, Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, WI. 

Headwaters to Coast Initiative. 

GAMMA Case Study:

Laura Cattell Noll, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Local Government Initiative Director, Chesapeake Bay Program, PA. 

Consensus Building with an Advisory Committee.

DELTA Case Study:

Yvette Carrasco, USFWS. Urban Ranger, J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, FL. 

Cultivating Community through Conservation

Are you experiencing technical difficulties with the recent Webex update? 

Join by browser or re-download the Webex desktop app for the best experience.

The classroom opens 15 minutes prior to the start of each webinar to help with any technical issues.

If you encounter any difficulties, please contact us at info@partnership-academy.net.

All webinars and recordings use the same password, provided in the weekly email. Please do not share outside of class.

Presentations 

Self-Study 

Additional Resources

Coming up in Managing by Network

Week of April 28

This is a self-study week.

There are no instructional webinars.

We encourage you to meet with peers, apply what you have learned, catch up on missed sessions, or dive deeper with homework  assignments.

Get to know your peers in Managing by Network!

These informal 1-hour webinars are a space to share, connect, and reflect together. All are welcome!

RSVP
Who is attending?
Join Meet-up

The classroom opens 15 minutes prior to the start of each webinar to help with any technical issues.

If you encounter any difficulties, please contact us at info@partnership-academy.net.

Managing by Network

June 16 - 27, 2025

  • Evaluation

  • Complete Self-Study

  • Stay Connected: Alumni Network

  • Certificates

COURSE EVALUATION

Share your experience and feedback. Please complete the course evaluation by Friday, June 27.

COMPLETE SELF-STUDY

STAY CONNECTED

Reach out to your peers to explore new opportunities:

CERTIFICATES

Certificates of completion will be sent by email in early July to those who completed 10 or more live sessions.

Honors Certificates are awarded for the completion of 15 or more sessions, or presentation of a case study in Managing by Network.

Coming up in Managing by Network

Session 18: Commencement
June 11 & 12, 2025

 

  • Welcome

  • Peer Case Study Presentations

  • Gathering In Reflection

  • Graduation

Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Lisa Van Alstyne, and Jane Hanson, Academy

Join ALPHA Webinar
Join BETA Webinar
Join GAMMA Webinar
Join DELTA Webinar

ALPHA Case Study:

Kelly Sczomak, NPS, Program Specialist,
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller and Saint-Gaudens National Historical Parks, VT.

Redefining the Permit Process

BETA Case Study:

Vicente (Vincent) Diaz, NPS, Tribal Affairs Coordinator, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ.

Tribal consultation and engagement in Grand Canyon National Park

GAMMA Case Study:

Bevin Horn, Program Analyst, OCFO, and Tara O’Hare, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Water, EPA.

Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program

DELTA Case Study:

Michelle Horn, USACE. Tribal Liaison / Tribal Program Manager, Tulsa District, OK. 

Working with Tribal Nations to preserve historic and cultural resources. 

Are you experiencing technical difficulties with the recent Webex update? 

Join by browser or re-download the Webex desktop app for the best experience.

The classroom opens 15 minutes prior to the start of each webinar to help with any technical issues.

If you encounter any difficulties, please contact us at info@partnership-academy.net.

All webinars and recordings use the same password, provided in the weekly email. Please do not share outside of class.

Presentations 

Assignments 

Additional Resources

More About Managing by Network

Self-Study provides multiple pathways to enrich learning and support application. Optional activities include:

  • Pre-webinar assignments to help you prepare for class,
  • Homework exercises that help you apply learning,
  • Make-up work for missed sessions, and
  • Meet-Up Sessions with peers during self-study (non-instructional) weeks.

Throughout the course, participants have the opportunity to complete self-study activities and submit reflections on these assignments. 

This work is NOT required for course completion. 

Learn more in the Self-Study Guide.

Submit Self-Study Takeaways

Do you have a partnership story to tell? 

  • Case studies are an important part of Managing by Network.
  • These peer-to-peer presentations enrich class discussions and help connect concepts into application.
  • We welcome stories at every stage of the partnership life cycle, as well as both internal and external collaboration. All provide valuable opportunities for learning.
  • Case study presenters receive a certificate of completion with honors.
SIGN UP FOR A 2025 CASE STUDY

Case Study Resources: 

2025 Case Study Schedule:

  • Session 14, Wednesday, May 14 (Alpha, Beta)
  • Session 14, Thursday, May 15 (Gamma, Delta)
  • Session 16, Wednesday, May 28 (Alpha, Beta)
  • Session 16, Thursday, May 29 (Gamma, Delta)
  • Session 18, Wednesday, June 11 (Alpha, Beta)
  • Session 18, Thursday, June 12 (Gamma, Delta)

Get to know your peers!

When you have a schedule conflict, you may always join another webinar group. 

Participants are assigned to a webinar group to manage class size and  build a network. We expect schedule changes and welcome your participation in any webinar group at any time.

Participants should plan to attend live webinars to get the most out of this training program.

  • Participants are required to attend 10 live sessions to earn a Certificate of Completion.
  • Participants who attend 15 or more webinars are awarded an Honors Certificate of Completion.
  • Participants may earn an Honors Certificate by submitting make-up work for missed sessions, after the minimum attendance requirement is met.
  • Participants will not receive a Certificate of Completion by watching recordings in place of attending 10 live webinars.

Optional Orientation: January 15 & 16, 2025

Course Start Date: January 29 & 30, 2025

Course End Date: June 11 & 12, 2025

The Managing by Network course is a series of 18 live webinars held from January to June. Class sessions are held entirely online in Webex.

Participants meet weekly for two hours, in one of four seminar-sized groups: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. Check your selection email for your group assignment.  

Learn more about accessing webinars and using Webex here.

Wednesdays

  • Alpha Group: 11 AM-1 PM ET
  • Beta Group: 2 PM-4 PM ET

Thursdays

  • Gamma Group: 11 AM-1 PM ET
  • Delta Group: 2 PM-4 PM ET