Land Trust Accreditation
Accreditation is awarded to land trusts meeting the highest national standards for excellence and conservation permanence.
An independent external evaluation in 2018 of the accreditation program's first 10 years showed the significant impact of accreditation on building public trust and strengthening land trusts.
Learn at your own pace with self-guided online courses or go deeper with detailed written guidance on each indicator element.
Incorporating According to State Law self-guided course
Practice element 2B1 guidance
Operate in Accordance with Established Bylaws and Review Bylaws self-guided course
Practice element 2B2 guidance
Avoiding Private Inurement and Impermissible Private Benefits self-guided course
Practice element 2C1(b) guidance
Practice element 3A3 guidance: Board responsibility for executive director
The Ideal Board self-guided course
Practice element 3B1 guidance
Establishing a Board Development Process self-guided course
Practice element 3B3 guidance
Practice element 3C2 guidance: Board meetings
Practice element 3C3 guidance: Importance of sufficient and timely information
Managing Conflicts of Interest self-guided course
Practice element 4A1 and 4A2 guidance
Adopt Recordkeeping Policies self-guided course
Practice element 9G1 guidance
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