Future West

Future West is delighted to announce that registration is open for our capacity-building workshop on collaborative communications and fundraising. We are hosting this workshop in partnership with MWCC - Montana Watershed Coordination Council on May 19th. Watershed groups, conservation districts, Tribal government agencies, and municipal governments are invited to attend. The workshop will focus on increasing the sustainability and impact of our work through stronger relationships and collaborative fundraising solutions to achieve local conservation goals. Look forward to having you join us! Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Capacity-Building Workshop Agenda & Registration The workshop will focus on increasing the sustainability and impact of our work through stronger relationships and collaborative fundraising solutions to achieve local conservation goals. This workshop will address the following questions: 1) How do natural resource professionals and watershed leade...

On Thursday, November 11, from 8:30 am to noon, Future West and the Montana Watershed Coordination Council council hosted a virtual a capacity-building peer–to–peer exchange: “Building Organizational and Community Resiliency in the New West.” This event offered watershed groups, conservation districts, and other local conservation leaders the space to discuss ongoing changes in our communities and to share resources for adapting and responding – while staying true to our organizational missions and visions.

Resiliency amidst drought, wildfires, the Covid-19 pandemic, growing recreational demands, and changing community demographics, to name just a few, is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. But we cannot achieve resiliency without first understanding the factors (social, political, environmental, industry-related, and economic) that are impacting our communities, our organizations, and our missions. We believe that the path to sustainability at both the community and organizational level requires a solid awareness of these factors so we can identify, create, and adapt effective options for working with them.

To review our Keynote Panel and Summary discussion, visit our Future West YouTube Capacity Building Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAJjpQMAxPA2G8to1RnvD8OwYxK38wUzV

Additional summary, next steps for an in-person gathering in 2022, and more details about how we plan to follow-up on this fantastic event coming soon! Thank you to everyone who joined us.

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