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2020 Convention and Trade Show
Arlington, VA, March 1 - 5, 2020
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America 250: Commemorating the Nation's Ideals on Parks and Public Lands
Where We’ve Been Won’t Get Us to Where We Need to Be: Exploring Changes, Trends, and Opportunities in Cooperating Associations
What Boards Should Know: Cheat Sheet on Working with NPS Partners
Deepening Equitable Partnerships
Public Lands Priorities on Capitol Hill
My Favorite Place: Building a Case Through Storytelling
The Perfect Ask (Pre-Convention Session)
Visual Storytelling in Your Park: Photographing Public Lands
US Forest Service Map Sales Program Update
Handling Customer Concerns
Customer Service: Making it Memorable
Publications and Products Round Robin
Increasing Inclusivity on Public Lands: A Partner’s Role
Revisiting Grants Management
Financial Leadership Roundtable
Finance Practitioners Roundtable
Growing the Grit in Your Partnership: Does Your Partnership Have What it Takes to Go the Long Haul?
Effective Financial Reporting (Pre-Convention Session)
National Parks Battlefield Affinity Group Gathering: Telling the Story of America’s Battlefields for Today’s Audience
National Parks Friends Alliance Development Leaders Network Gathering: Individual Donor Cultivation and Stewardship
[Coffee & Case Studies] Transforming Interpretation through Virtual Reality: A Study of Success on the National Mall
K Camp is a Sacred Place: Discovering the Impact of Paiute Tribal Youth Camp
[Coffee & Case Studies] Place-Based Sabbaticals: Volunteer Talent Creating an Impact
[Coffee & Case Studies] Inspiring Connections to Conservation: The Groundwork Model
[Coffee & Case Studies] Stronger Together: The Sequoia Environmental Education Directive (SEED)
[Coffee & Case Studies] Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project: A Partnership Effort to Help Reduce the Risk of Wildfire and Post-Fire Flooding
[Coffee & Case Studies] Partnering for Innovation
[Coffee & Case Studies] Connecting Karst Across State Boundaries
Empowering Your Partner: A Study in Authentic Stewardship and Trust
The Evolution of Public Lands Nonprofits: Guiding the Visitor Experience Beyond Park Boundaries
Enhancing Public Satisfaction and Visitor Experience through Park Stores
Partnering Holistically: Project Planning with Conservation Corps
Creating a Healthy Executive Director-Board Relationship
You Met With Your Member of Congress. Now What?
Burn Your Strategic Plan
Mapping the Visitor Experience
Methods of Interpretation: Developing, Presenting, and Analyzing Effective Interpretive Programs
Fear and the Fundraising Board: Tips for Increasing Board Engagement in Raising Money
Elevate Your Volunteer Program: Using Skilled Professionals for Greater Impact
How to Future-Proof Your Leadership with Succession Planning
Hands-on Strategies for Supporting Social and Emotional Learning Through Nature-Based Programs
Everyone is Welcome: Creating A Culture of Inclusion and Equity
What Does Volunteer Management Look Like Anyway? -- Adventure Scientists Collecting Data for U.S. Forest Service
Securing Grants for Your Nonprofit: The Basics and Beyond
Tricks and Tips for Enhancing Inclusivity and Reducing Hostility in the Partnered Workplace
Crafting an Operations Plan and Interpretive Services Agreement With Your Park Partner
Buyers' Forum
Building Your Best Board: Highly Functioning Governance and Fundraising Boards
Donor Relation-Trips: Creating an Engaged and Motivated Community of Advocates for Public Lands
JEDI -- Do or Do Not. There is No Try.
Ask the Executive Recruiters: Career Coaching for Director-Level Leaders
Public Lands Nonprofit Bootcamp: Introduction to Public Lands Nonprofits
Public Lands Nonprofit Bootcamp: Governance
Public Lands Nonprofit Bootcamp: Financial Basics
Membership Roundtable
Board Members' Roundtable
Buyer and Exhibitor Forum
Development Leaders' Roundtable
Education Program Leaders' Roundtable
Executive Directors' Roundtable
Marketing & Communications Roundtable
Bureau of Land Management Partnership Forum
Forest Service Partnership Forum
National Park Service Partnership Forum
US Army Corps of Engineers Partnership Forum
US Fish and Wildlife Service Partnership Forum
An Evening Tour of DC’s Distinct Beauty: Memorials and Monuments
Capitol Hill Day
“His Soul Goes Marching On …”: Experiencing Harpers Ferry
Public Lands Alliance Convention and Trade Show
March 1 - 5, 2020 in Arlington, VA
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