Grants/Contract Review Checklist

This is a template for assessing a potential board member's skills and knowledge, contacts and influence, values/organizational styles, and demographics from the Land Trust Alliance.

The choice of easement monitoring personnel will depend on the skill level or expertise needed, the resources available to the land trust, and the land trust’s goals for its monitoring program. This document provides guidance for choosing monitoring personnel.

This is a Board of Directors interest and nomination form from the accredited E.L. Rose Conservancy of Susquehanna County.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 3B: Board Composition and Structure, includes five elements. This 15-minute module covers the third element:

3. Have a board development process that includes procedures for recruiting and training board members

Preparing for meetings, making decisions and holding executive sessions

The first contact a landowner has with an organization will set the tone of the relationship. Providing accurate information and establishing a good, personal rapport with a potential donor (or seller) is vitally important. This document lays out tips for a successful landowner meeting.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 3B. Board Composition and Structure, includes five elements. This module addresses Practice 3B1: Have a board of sufficient size, skills, backgrounds and experiences to conduct its work effectively