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
- 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
- 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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Helene Aarons and Matt Magee prepare for filming
Matt Birnbaum, Ph.D. in the BLM NTC studio
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