Optional Orientation:
January 15 & 16, 2025
2025 Start Date:
January 29 & 30, 2025
2025 End Date:
June 11 & 12, 2025
Course Format: 18 live webinars (38 training hours) plus an optional Orientation/Tech Test. All coursework is completed online, no travel is required.
Participants meet weekly for two hours, in one of four seminar-sized groups. Attendees may participate on the day and time of their choice based on four options:
Wednesdays
- Alpha Group: 11 AM to 1 PM ET
- Beta Group: 2 PM to 4 PM ET
Thursdays
- Gamma Group: 11 AM to 1 PM ET
- Delta Group: 2 PM to 4 PM ET
During the application process, individuals indicate a preferred day and time for the webinar group that best fits their schedule. Participants may attend any of the four webinars if they have a schedule conflict during a particular week.
Regular sessions are interspersed with self-study weeks. Participants can also enrich and apply their learning through optional activities such as networking sessions, homework, and make-up work for missed sessions.
Because the Academy observes Daylight Saving Time, class times will change accordingly in March.
January 15 & 16 – Orientation / Tech Test (optional)
Join us for a 1 hour webinar. We’ll orient you to the Academy’s virtual classroom, practice interactions, and help you troubleshoot any technical difficulties before our first instructional session.
January 29 & 30 – Session 1: Charting our Course
Welcome and Introductions
Course Overview
Partnering and Managing by Network
February 5 & 6 – Session 2: See the Possibilities
Agency Leadership Perspectives on Partnership and Community Collaboration
The 22 Competencies & 21 Partnership Success Factors
February 12 & 13 – Session 3: Head, Heart, and Hands
Collaborative Leadership
Partner Culture Awareness
February 19 & 20 – Session 4: Connect to Community
Community Collaboration and Process Design
- Partnership Network Life Cycle
February 26 & 27 – Session 5: Look Beneath the Surface
- Partnership Assessment and the Partnership Impact Model (TM)
March 5 & 6 – Session 6: Paddle Together
- Alumni Case Studies
- Launching the 2025 Case Study Program
- Foundations of Collaboration Skill Check
Week of March 10 – Self-Study
Self-Study is optional and designed to help you apply what you learn. There are no instructional webinars during self-study weeks, but we will host meet-ups where you can network with peers.
March 19 & 20 – Session 7: Find the Common Threads
Engaging with Native Nations and Indigenous Communities.
Active Listening
March 26 & 27 – Session 8: Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
Shoe Stories
Facilitation
April 2 & 3 – Session 9: Calm the Waters
Conflict Management
April 9 & 10 – Session 10: Change Your Tack
Negotiation
- Persuasion
April 16 & 17 – Session 11: Dig Deeper
Conservation Social Science Frameworks and Tools
April 23 & 24 – Session 12: Put the Wind in Your Sails
Trust Ecology
Leveraging Partnerships Skill Check
Week of April 28 – Self-Study
Self-Study is optional and designed to help you apply what you learn. There are no instructional webinars during self-study weeks, but we will host meet-ups where you can network with peers.
May 7 & 8 – Session 13: Smart Moves
Political Savvy and External Awareness
Entrepreneurship and Risk Assessment
May 14 & 15 – Session 14: New Paths to Follow
2025 Peer Case Studies
Succession Planning and Organizational Change
May 21 & 22 – Session 15: Get Your Ducks in a Row
Managing Partnerships: Grants, Agreements, and Pooled Funding
May 28 & 29 – Session 16: Reflect on the Journey
2025 Peer Case Studies
Accountability in Partnerships
June 4 & 5 – Session 17: Putting it All Together
Vision and Strategic Thinking
Reflection: What’s Possible Now
June 11 & 12 – Session 18: Commencement
2025 Peer Case Studies
Gathering In Reflection
Graduation
June 16-27 – Self-Study
Make up work: Watch the recording for any sessions you missed. Share your takeaways to receive credit towards an Honors Certificate.
All make-up work must be submitted by June 27 to receive credit towards an Honors certificate.
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