Energize Your Partnerships and Networks

The complexity of environmental and community issues often means you regularly work with others outside your team or organization. Whether formal or informal, you may be part of alliances, networks, coalitions, or other partnerships. Collaborative work answers the question:
“What can we do together that we cannot do alone?”

Do you wish your collaborative work could have a bigger impact? 

Do you have limited time or resources to make your collaborative work more effective?

Join this live training to develop skills and practical tools for engaging and energizing groups towards more effective collaboration. You will learn from ICL’s expertise facilitating hundreds of collaborations focused on protecting our air, land, water, and communities.

Who is this training for?

What if I’m not the head of my collaborative group?

You can lead from any position, whether as a participant or a formal leader in a group. This live, online training will help you build skills to clarify direction, strengthen relationships, build shared infrastructure, and become comfortable with the complexity of working with a group of people.

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2026 Training Dates

SPRING

March 19th, March 26th, April 5th

WINTER

December 1st, December 3rd, December 8th

All sessions 1:00-2:30 pm ET

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Cost

$350 early bird

$375 regular

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Training Purpose

Equip individuals who are leading or participating in partnerships, coalitions, or networks with leadership skills and tools to advance their group’s collaborative work.

Outcomes

by the end of the training series, you will:

1

Gain practical tools and approaches to help your collaborative groups achieve their goals and move their work forward

2

Build the core skills to support and effectively participate in partnerships, coalitions, or networks, which include how to: 

  • Develop trust-based relationships
  • Share leadership and credit with peers
  • Ensure group needs are being met
  • Make decisions in groups

3

Learn from ICL’s expertise in supporting collaborative work through real-world examples, strategies, and guidance.

4

Tap the experience of peers in the training for fresh perspectives and inspiration to address challenges in your group’s collaborative work.

What is the focus of each session?

Session 1

A foundational understanding of collaborative networks and their benefits. You will be able to shift your reference from working individually to effective methods to work with groups.

 

Session 2

Practical tools and strategies to support work in groups–with a focus on relationship building. You will understand how to build relationships and ensure group needs are being met, not matter what stage of work your group is in.

Session 3

Practical tools and strategies to support work in groups–with a focus on relationship building. You will understand how to build relationships and ensure group needs are being met, not matter what stage of work your group is in.

What's Included