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August 12, 2019
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June 13, 2019
Investing in You: The Value of Reflection and Continued Learning
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
November 20, 2018
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
September 25, 2018
Want an Effective Partnership? Ask These 4 Key Questions First!
If the word “partnership” makes you shudder, you are in good company. It can be hard enough to work with your teammates, much less try to work with ... Read more
August 14, 2018
The Power of Peers: Lessons from an Executive Director Learning Group
When in a position of leadership, it’s easy to forget that we don’t have to go it alone. However, as leaders we benefit from spaces with our peers ... Read more
July 9, 2018
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
June 13, 2018
Lessons from Gardening: Investments that Pay Big
Do you ever wonder if so called “investments” actually pay back? I do. Like most of us in our hard-running culture, I've often caught myself ... Read more
April 3, 2018
ICL Supports Phase II of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative
At ICL, we know the whole really can be greater than the sum of its parts. In our work to build collaboration with key players, informed by data, and ... Read more
March 21, 2018
Organize Meetings that Accelerate Your Work
The last gasps of winter remind me of snowy days sledding as a child in Michigan: scrambling up the hill with a pack of friends and our sleds in tow; ... Read more
February 23, 2018
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