Instructional Videos

Video topics are arranged by the core competencies presented in Managing by Network. Explore these presentations by Academy instructors and Managing by Network alumni.

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Partnering

Partner Culture Awareness with Liz Madison, 9 mins; podcast available

Partnership Network Life Cycle with Liz Madison, 8 mins; podcast available

Leveraging Partnerships with Liz Madison, 6 mins; podcast available

Service First: Interagency Agreement Process with DeEtte Stofleth

Interagency Agreement Process, 25 mins; podcast available
Completing a Service First Agreement: Form 7600 B, 13 mins

Service First in Action with Shane Hershman, 24 mins; podcast available

America's Great Outdoors Initiative with Jeremiah Martinez, podcast available

Part 1, 17 mins
Part 2, 9 mins

Community Collaboration

Three Elements of Collaborative Leadership with Liz Madison, 4 mins; podcast available

A Facilitator's Best Practices with Anne Desmarais, 18 mins; podcast available

Making Meetings Work with Liz Madison, 11 mins; podcast available

Community Collaboration with Helene Aarons

Strategies, 13 mins
Words Matter, 20 mins

Collaboration Toolbox with Joy Lujan; podcasts available

Stakeholder Analysis, 5 mins
Decision Space, 4 mins

Deconstructing "Other" Recreating "We" with Joy Lujan, 10 mins; podcast available

Internal, Interpersonal and Group Dynamics in Collaboration with Joy Lujan, 7 mins; podcast available

Collaborative Conservation: Spectrum of Public Engagement with Wylie Carr, 11 mins

Situation Assessments: An Overview with Laura Van Riper, 20 mins

Managing Collaboration with Cate Bradley; podcasts available

Foundations for Strong Collaboration, 17 mins
Building Action Agendas for Better Collaboration, 25 mins

Conflict Management with Susan Goodwin:

Ladder of Inference 4 mins; podcast available
Strengthen Your Conflict Management Skills 25 mins; podcast available
CORE-PLUS: Building a Higher Performance Model Workplace 16 mins

Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution with Susan Goodwin and Karen Simms, 26 mins

Seven Faces of Philanthropy and Partnerships with Liz Madison, 16 mins; podcast available

Social Network Analysis with Liz Madison; podcast available

Who's in Your Professional Network, 13 mins
Using Social Network Analysis, 8 mins

The Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program: Community-Based Solutions with Kevin Connally, 28 mins; podcast available

Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan, 14 mins

Strategic Thinking

Collaborative Practices in Strategic Planning with Matt Magee and Patricia Johnston, 19 mins

What is Managing by Network? with Liz Madison 12 mins; podcast available

What is a Peer-Learning Network? with Liz Madison 6 mins

Entrepreneurship and Partnerships with Liz Madison, 18 mins; podcast available

The Role of Advocacy in Partnerships (CC) with Ann Hutchinson, 16 mins

Strategic Planning with Liz Madison

Strategic Planning: Finding the Value, 13 mins
Strategic Planning: Planning Phases, 27 mins
Strategic Planning: Tips on Use and Readiness, 9 mins

Business Plan with Liz Madison

Benefits and Use, 6 mins
Cover to Cover, 24 mins
Phases of Development, 12 mins

Partnership Management

Formal Agreements with Liz Madison, 16 mins; podcast available

Fundraising Agreements, Policies and Practices with Liz Madison, 15 mins

Nonprofit Fundraising and Public-Private Partnerships with Liz Madison, 18 mins; podcast available

Philanthropic Foundations with Anne Desmarais; podcasts available

Facts, Myths and Roles, 9 mins
Research, Relationships and Results, 8 mins

Persuasion with Liz Madison, 22 mins; podcast available

Principled Negotiation 23 mins, with Denis Desmarais; podcast available

Interests vs. Positions: The Story of the Orange with Denis Desmarais, 2 mins; podcast available

Political Savvy with Liz Madison, 8 mins; podcast available

Fostering Public-Private Partnerships in Conservation with Paul Batlan

Part One: Introduction to 21 Partnership Success Factors and Historic Buildings as Capital Projects, 20 mins
Part Two: Infrastructure and Utility Service Providers Capital Projects, 14 mins
Part Three: Land and Easement Acquisitions as Capital Projects, 14 mins
Part Four: Trust for the National Mall Volunteer and Corporate Partnerships, 7 mins

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units with Dr. Tom Fish

Background, 11 mins
Projects, 12 mins
Future, 9 mins

Accountability

Accountability When Working with Partnerships with Liz Madison, 11 mins; podcast available

Financial Management of Public Private Partnerships with Liz Madison, 23 mins

Partnership Ethics with Markci Metcalf

Part 1, 31 mins
Part 2, 18 mins
Part 3, 23 mins
Fundraising Events, 12 mins
Impartiality and Outside Employment, 12 mins

Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation with Matt Birnbaum, Ph.D.; podcast available for all videos

Introduction, 12 mins
The Interplay, 14 mins
Logic Models, 20 mins
Assessment, 30 mins
Incredibly Practical Tips, 13 mins

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) with Karen Simms, 28 mins; podcast available

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 with Wolf Cota

Part 1, 10 mins; podcast available
Part 2, 7 mins; podcast available
Part 3, 20 mins

Thanks to the support of the BLM National Training Center production studio and the National Digital Library of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Academy is pleased to provide more than 70 videos related to the KSAs of partnership and community collaboration.

For your convenience, the most popular of these are also available as podcasts.

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