Leading Your Land Trust to Be the Best Place to Work
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Great colleagues, challenging work, fun parties, saving the Earth ... what’s not to love about working at a land trust? Okay - how about low pay, minimal benefits, long hours and a lack of upward mobility?
To honor your "perpetuity mission," you must create a sustainable, productive and appealing workplace where employees can grow, thrive and stick around. How effective is your land trust at recruiting, retaining and supporting staff? Are you ready to move beyond the scarcity mentality that afflicts so many nonprofits, including land conservation groups?
If you're an executive director, supervisor, board member or aspiring conservation leader, we're delighted to offer a dose of inspiration leavened by lots of practical, hands-on guidance. Join us for a panel-style webinar featuring land trust leaders who have created amazing places to work. These practitioners will share values, strategies and true stories about equitable compensation and benefits, professional development, career advancement, and more. These land trusts are:
- Meeting fundraising targets.
- Busting myths about what donors will (and will not) pay for.
- Rocking conservation goals.
- Strengthening communities by investing in staff and creating positive work environments.
Be sure to submit your questions for the panelists when you register!
Panelists include:
Rob Bleiburg, Executive Director, Colorado West Land Trust
Brenda Costa, Executive Director, French Creek Conservancy
Laurian Unnevehr, Board Member, Colorado West Land Trust
Chet Work, Executive Director, Gallatin Valley Land Trust
Panel Host: Andy Robinson, Andy Robinson Consulting, LLC
This webinar is included in the 2025 Webinar Pass.
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