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ICL Celebrates 20 Years - A Letter from ICL Executive Director, Dianne Russell

This year the Institute for Conservation Leadership is 20 years old! This month, we are pleased to begin 12 months of special programming and activities in the spirit of “Celebrating 20 Years of Growing Green Leaders.”

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Reality Check Cover ICL's latest article looks at online fundraising

ICL is proud to release a new article for our community, "Reality Check: How Grassroots Environmental Organizations Are (or Are Not) Raising Money Online."

The free publication reviews four common online fundraising strategies and shares case studies and lessons from 16 groups’ experiences. It presents a realistic picture of online fundraising in our field and strategies that are working now.

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Nature Center Plants Seeds for Future Sustainability

The Asbury Woods Nature Center, owned by Millcreek Township School District near Erie, Pennsylvania, recently completed a 10-year capital campaign that resulted in a new green building and miles of refurbished nature trails. Brian Winslow, director of the Center, realized that after good work on that vision, the Center needed to plan for the future.

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Giving People Permission to Lead: Vital Lands Illinois

Elizabeth Cisar is director of the land protection program at Grand Victoria Foundation. ICL worked with the Foundation to help engage every land protection organization in llinois to develop an entirely new grant making program to enable permanent protection of land.

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ICL is looking for summer volunteer interns!

Come and work with us for the summer!

The Takoma Park, MD office has two 2010 summer internship/volunteer positions for students or professional volunteers interested in nonprofit management and organizational development.  To view each position description, click the links below:

ICL Publication Internship/Volunteer Position

ICL Evaluation Internship/Volunteer Position

To apply, please email your resume to Melly@icl.org by May 28, 2010.

ICL's Takoma Park, MD office is conveniently located in the Washington, DC area just steps from the Takoma Metro station.

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River Rally 2010

River Rally is quickly approaching! Join ICL at River Rally, which will be held May 21-24 in Snowbird, Utah. Just a reminder that River Network is now accepting registrations!

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cover image ICL's new publication examines nonprofit mergers and partnerships

ICL is pleased to offer a new resource for our community, "Creating an Environment for Success: Mergers and Other Partnership Structures for Environmental Nonprofits."

Using four success stories, we illustrate the range of partnership structures available and the lessons learned in each case example. The free publication shares pointers and resources for groups exploring partnership possibilities, as well as suggestions for donors and foundations.

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ICL's new web site offers you more

It's not just a fresh look. ICL's new web site offers you more access to valuable resources, saves registration time, and puts you in control. Take a tour of our new features:

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New Executive Strengthens the Board to Advance Clean Energy Initiatives

Jennifer Grove ascended to the top job after four and a half years with Northwest SEED, a group based in Seattle with an 8-year track record in serving communities across the Pacific Northwest to help implement clean energy initiatives. Jennifer attended ICL’s Executive Director Leadership program to help get her started in her new role.

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Did you know ICL is on Facebook?

The Institute for Conservation Leadership has some exciting news…
We’re on Facebook!

As a fan of ICL, you can:

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