Land Trust Workshops
Inclusive Conservation:
Increasing Community Engagement & Membership Support For Your Organization
Open to MLTN member trusts only
Presenter: Judy Anderson, principal, Community Consultants of Kinderhook, NY
Attend either Thursday, September 29th or Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Maple Hill Farm Conference Center, Hallowell
Cost: $75 until 9/1/11; $85 thereafter - discounts available to groups registering multiple people
Mark your calendar now - you won't want to miss this full-day workshop sponsored by the Maine Land Trust Network. Judy Anderson will share simple ideas and small changes your land trust can make that can have BIG RESULTS. Organizations that have adopted Judy's methods have reported significantly increased membership support. Her tips and practical advice show land trusts how to better engage their communities, leading to increased impact, fundraising success and a stronger organization that can deliver on its promises of perpetuity.
The workshop will explore how communications and fundraising have changed for community-based organizations. Participants will learn specific solicitation strategies and processes to increase their organization’s impact and establish a culture of appreciation. Judy will also delve into more complex issues like monthly giving programs, website communications, and social media for smaller trusts. The ideas presented will be equally useful to land trust staff and board members.
The Thursday session will be geared toward staffed land trusts, with the Saturday session tailored more toward volunteer groups, but information presented on both days will be similar. We strongly encourage land trusts to send more than one person, so we’re offering a discount: each registrant will save $5 for each additional person from their organization who attends. So if your group sends 2 people and registers by September 1st, they'll each pay $70; 3 people will each pay $65, and so on. This workshop is open to MLTN members only but any donation qualifies your trust so if you haven't renewed your membership in the Network yet this year, contact us today.
Contact Donna by email or phone (729-7366) to register and keep your eye on future Infolines for additional details as they become available.
MLTN Regional Meetings
MLTN periodically coordinates regional meetings for land trust staff and volunteers
