Build Skills. Explore Practices. Learn from Peers.
Our competency-based training and services support partnership and community collaboration practitioners nationwide.
Working in Partnership
We work cooperatively with strategic partners, seasoned practitioners, and alumni to deliver programs that promote collaborative conservation and community-building across the nation.
History
The Academy was founded in 2008 to build capacity in the federal workforce for effective communication, strong relationships, and sustained collaboration with public and private sector partners, Native Nations, and communities.
Managing by Network
Explore practices. Build skills. Learn from peers.
Onboarding for the Class of 2025 is underway. Applications for 2026 will open next fall.
RESOURCE LIBRARY
Featured Resource
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.
Explore More Resources
Engaging with Communities in Public Land Stewardship
A Toolkit for Building and Sustaining Effective BLM Partnerships with Friends Groups
Partner Culture Awareness
How do you introduce your organization's culture to others?
Human Dimensions
A global source for social science information about interactions between people and the environment.
Community News
Stay on top of news and hot topics from our community. Here you will find special announcements, training opportunities, featured partnership resources, and interviews with alumni and instructors who are advancing partnership and community collaboration from all corners of the country.
A Public-Private Partnership
