Board Governance | Board Development

Organizational Development and Sustainability

• ArtWorks for Milwaukee, WI

• Association of Fundraising Professionals – Milwaukee Chapter, WI

• Barrington Area Conservation Trust, IL

• Blue Lotus Farm and Retreat Center, WI

• City of Milwaukee, National Park Service & Groundwork USA, National

• Davidson Lands Conservancy, NC

• Freshwater Land Trust, AL

• Fundación Tierra Austral, Chile

• Glacial Lakes Conservancy, WI

• Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation, WI

• Habitat for Humanity-Ozaukee County, WI

• Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee, WI

• Land Conservancy of West Michigan, MI

• Land Trust for Southeast Louisiana, LA

• Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas, CO

• Lookout Mountain Conservancy, TN

• Milwaukee Urban Gardens, WI

• National Alliance on Mental Illness-Waukesha, WI

• Natural Areas Association,  National

• New Concepts Self Development Center, WI

• North Florida Land Trust, FL

• Patient Privacy Rights, National

• Pines and Prairies Land Trust, TX

• Rotary –Rotary Club of Milwaukee, WI

• Running Rebels, WI

• Sharp Literacy, WI

• Texas Land Trust Council, TX

• WasteCap Resource Solutions, WI

• Waukesha County Land Conservancy, WI

•  Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition, WI

Land Trust Excellence

Organizational Assessment and Improvement Implementation Plans

• Alachua Conservation Trust, FL*

• Bayfield Regional Conservancy, WI

• Caledonia Conservancy, WI*

• Chippewa Land Trust, WI

• Cibolo Land Conservancy, TX

• Congaree Land Trust, SC*

• The Conservation Foundation, IL

• Conservation Trust for Florida, FL (Conservation Florida?*)

• Davidson Lands Conservancy, NC*

• Freshwater Land Trust, AL*

• Geneva Lake Conservancy, WI*

• Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas, TX*

• Guadalupe Blanco River Trust, TX*

• Houston Audubon Society, TX*

• Indian River Land Trust, FL

• Land Conservancy of West Michigan, MI*

• Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas, CO

• Legacy Land Trust, CO

• Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation, MN

• Little Forks Conservancy, MI*

• Little Miami, Inc., OH

• Little Traverse Conservancy, MI

• Lookout Mountain Conservancy, TN*

• Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy, MI

• New River Conservancy, NC*

• Natural Land Institute, IL*

• New River Conservancy, NC, VA, WV*

• North Alabama Land Trust, AL

• North Oakland Headwaters Land Trust, MI*

• Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust, WI*

• Open Space Council, MO

• Ozark Regional Land Trust, Multi-state*

• Pee-Dee Land Trust, SC*

• Shirley Heinze Land Trust, IN*

• Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy, MI*

• Spartanburg Area Conservancy, SC*

• Valley Conservation Council, VA*

• Valley Land Fund, TX

• Waukesha County Land Conservancy, WI

• West Wisconsin Land Trust, WI

• Wolf River Conservancy, TN*

Special Projects

Services to address unique situations or problems include organizational diagnostics, teambuilding, constituent surveys, facilitation and more.

• BoardStar, WI

• Caledonia Conservancy, WI

• Central Arizona Conservation Alliance, AZ

• City of Aiken, SC

• Davidson Lands Conservancy, NC

• Door County Land Trust, WI

• Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, WI

• Edisto Island Open Land Trust, SC

• Farm Fresh Atlas, WI

• Fundación Tierra Austral, Chile

• Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid-Missouri, MO

• Headwaters, Inc., KY

• Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI

• Kenosha/Racine Land Trust, WI

• Land Trust Alliance, National

• Low Country Land Trust, SC

• National Association of Mental Illness-Waukesha, WI

• New Concepts Self Development Center, WI

• Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee, WI

• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, Cherry Point Marine Air Station, Town of Goldsboro and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC

• Ozark Regional Land Trust, Multi

• Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy, MI

• Texas Land Trust Council, TX

• Town of Sandyfield, NC

• University of the Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands

• West Wisconsin Land Trust, WI

Fund Development 

• ArtWorks for Milwaukee, WI

• Cibolo Land Conservancy, TX

• Fundación Tierra Austral, Chile

• Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust, TX

• Lower Colorado River Land Trust, TX

• Pines and Prairies Land Trust, TX

• Watertown Family Connections, WI

Financial Planning

• ArtWorks for Milwaukee, WI

• Pines and Prairies Land Trust, TX

Trainings | Presentations

• Advocating for Conservation

• Annual Planning

• Building the Board You Need

• The Board Building Process

• Board Engagement

• Board Effectiveness

• Board Evaluation

• Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Basics of Finances for Boards

• The Board Chair Role

• Conservation Planning

• The Executive-Board Chair partnership

• Finding Your Inner Fundraiser (Board Training)

• Fundraising for Boards

• Giving Great Tours for Elected officials

• Help! Our Leader is Leaving and We’re not Prepared

• Imposter Experience: It’s not You, It’s all of Us

• Involving Your Board In Fundraising

• Key Components of Creating a Volunteer Program

• Land Acquisition Best Practices

• Land Protection Methods

• Stocks and DAFs and QCDs, Oh My!

• Strategic Planning

• Strategies for Urban Greenways

• Succession Planning

• Time Management

• Who Do You Know? (Board prospect development)

• Working with Landowners

• Value of Greenspace, Community Forum

Coaching | Executive and Personal

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• Executive, WI

• Executive, National

• Executive, TX

• Executive, AZ

• Executive, WI

• Senior Manager, WI

• Senior Director, WI

• CEO, National

• Executive

• Executive, WI

• Executive, TX

• Executive, National

• COO, WI

• Senior Director, WI

• Senior Manager, WI

• Associate Director

• Senior Leader, WI

• Program Manager, WI

• Senior Manager, WI

• Executive, WI

• Helen Bader Institute, Non-profit Graduate Program graduates coaching

Strategic Planning

• Desert Foothills Land Trust, AZ

• Eno River Association, NC

• Freshwater Land Trust, AL

• Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, TX

• Gathering Waters Conservancy, WI

• Glacial Lakes Conservancy, WI

• Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation, WI

• Green Lake Conservancy, WI

• Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas, TX

• Habitat for Humanity-Ozaukee County, WI

• Ice Age Trail Alliance, WI

• Indian River Land Trust, FL

• Kettle Moraine Land Trust, WI

• Kinnickinnic River Land Trust, WI

• Leech Lake Area Watershed Foundation, MN

• Madison Audubon Society, WI

• Midwest Environmental Advocates, WI

• Milwaukee Chamber Theater, WI

• Mount Pleasant Open Space Foundation, SC

• National Alliance on Mental Illness-Waukesha, WI

• Natural Heritage Land Trust, WI

• New River Conservancy, NC

• North American Invasive Species Management Association, National

• Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust, WI

• Pee-Dee Land Trust, SC

• The Prairie Enthusiasts, IL, WI, MN

• Prairie Land Conservancy, IL

• San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance, TX

• Shirley Heinze Land Trust, IN

• Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc., WI

• Spartanburg Area Conservancy, SC

• Tall Pines Conservancy, WI

• Texas Land Trust Council, TX

• Waukesha County Land Conservancy, WI

• West Wisconsin Land Trust, WI

Land Trust Accreditation Preparation

• Cibolo Land Conservancy, TX

• Colorado River Land Trust, TX *

• Freshwater Land Trust, AL*

• Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas, TX*

• Lookout Mountain Conservancy, TN*

• Natural Lands Institute, IL*

• Pines and Prairies Land Trust, TX

• Shirley Heinze Land Trust, IN*

Leadership Transition | Executive Director Recruitment

• Blue Lotus Farm & Retreat Center, WI

• Confidential, Southern US

• Genesee Land Trust, WI

• Geneva Lake Conservancy, WI

• Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, WI

• Patient Privacy Rights, National

• San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance, TX

• Texas Land Trust Council, TX

• Wellspring Inc., WI

• Western New York Land Trust, NY

• Wild Space Dance Company, WI

Strategic Conservation Planning | Conservation Strategy    

• Catawba Lands Conservancy, NC

• City of Aiken Community Forum, SC

• Columbia Land Conservancy, NY

• Natural Lands Trust, PA

• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, Cherry Point Marine Air Station, Town of Goldsboro and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC

• Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, WI

• River Revitalization Foundation, WI

• Tall Pines Conservancy, WI

Conservation Opportunities Assessment | Conservation Program Review  

• Barrington Area Conservation Trust, IL

• Boyce Family Lands, SC

• Island Green, LLC – US Virgin Islands

• Milwaukee Urban Gardens, WI

• Superstition Area Land Trust, AZ

• Western New York Land Conservancy, NY

• West Virginia Land Trust, WV

Facilitation Services 

• Badger Oversight Management Commission, WI

• Caledonia Conservancy, WI

• Fondy Farm Market, WI

• Making Allies for Healthier Communities, WI

• Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, WI

• The Conservation Fund, WI

• MMSD, WI

• Land Trust Alliance, National

• Natural Areas Association, National

Training Clients

• American Community Gardening Association, National Conference

• American Hiking Society, National

• Arizona Land Trust Network, AZ

• ArtWorks for Milwaukee, WI

• Association of Nature Center Administrators Annual Summit

• Bayou Land Conservancy, TX

• BoardStar, Inc., WI

• Caledonia Conservancy, WI

• City of Aiken, SC

• Connecticut Land Trust Council Statewide Conference

• Florida Land Trust Conference, FL

• Galveston Bay Foundation, TX

• Gathering Waters, WI

• Houston Audubon Society, TX

• Katy Prairie Conservancy, TX

• Kenosha /Racine Land Trust, WI

• Land Trust Alliance

• Land Trust Alliance Rally National Land Conservation Conference

• Northwestern Mutual, WI

• Pines and Prairies Land Trust, TX

• The River Network, National River Rally Conference

• River Revitalization Foundation, WI

• Southeast Equestrian Trails, National

• Southeast Regional Land Trust Conference

• Texas Statewide Land Conservation Conference

• University of Wisconsin – Parkside, WI

• Virginia’s United Land Trusts , VA

• Wisconsin Certified Public Accountants Association, WI

• Wisconsin Lakes Association, WI