Like most nonprofit leaders, we sometimes find that we are so busy “doing the work” that we do not set nearly enough time aside to improve our own ... Read more
2019 Leadership Resolutions from the ICL Team
ICL staff and Board members share their leadership resolutions for 2019! Dianne Russell Since leading the Women in Conservation ... Read more
In it Together: Reflections on Building Inclusive Spaces
As facilitators, our job is to help environmental and conservation leaders have tough conversations, build consensus, and together explore ways to end ... Read more
Change: ICL’s Summer Reading Recommendations
ICL's team picks their favorite books about change for this summer. Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard by Chip and Dan ... Read more
Sustainability for the Long Haul: Reflections on ICL’s work with the National Heritage Areas
Maybe you’ve noticed those special brown signs as you travel the interstate highway system telling you about entering a National Heritage Area or ... Read more
2018 Leadership Resolutions from the ICL Team
ICL's staff share their leadership resolutions for 2018. Dianne Russell I resolve to listen to 1-2 podcasts a week that stretch my ... Read more
Let’s connect! Will you be attending these fall events?
The weeks ahead are full of conferences where board, staff, and volunteers in the environmental and conservation community are gathering to deepen ... Read more
Supporting Women in Conservation Leadership
ICL was proud to facilitate the National Wildlife Federation's first Women in Conservation Leadership Summit, a gathering which seeks to foster, ... Read more
A Changing Landscape: Future Leadership for the Great Lakes
In the fall of 2015, the Institute for Conservation Leadership, with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, conducted a study to better ... Read more
Leaders in the Field – Naomi Cobb
The Institute for Conservation Leadership podcast features long-form interviews and conversations with leaders in the field. Hosted by Kurt Thompson, ... Read more