Energize Your Partnerships and Networks

A live, practical training for people responsible for making multi-organization collaboration work when authority is shared and time is limited.

Learn how to create alignment, clarify roles and decision pathways, and keep partnerships, coalitions, and networks moving forward without burning relationships or stalling progress.

 Strong collaborative work answers the question:
“What can we do together that we cannot do alone?”

At a Glance:
  • Format: Live online, interactive (practice + tools you can use immediately)
  • Time: 3 sessions (90 minutes each)
  • Schedule: Spring (Mar/Apr) and Winter (Dec)
  • Cost: $350 early bird / $375 regular
  • Sessions: 1:00–2:30 pm ET
  • Next training: December 1st, 3rd, 8th
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Best for you if you…

  • Coordinate partnerships, coalitions, alliances, or networks where progress depends on alignment across organizations
  • Need collaboration to produce real outcomes despite limited time, capacity, or shared authority

Not the best fit if you…

  • Mainly want to improve meetings you personally lead (start with Facilitating Engaging Meetings)
  • Need fully self-paced learning (choose Build Better Meetings)
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Collaboration doesn’t work on goodwill alone.

When roles and decision pathways aren’t clear, momentum stalls and trust wears thin.

Join this live training to learn practical tools to align partners, clarify roles and decision pathways, and keep cross-organization work moving forward when time and resources are limited.

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.

See below for more information and register today!

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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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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

Apply foundational learning under real-world constraints — with a focus on moving groups forward in their work. Learn ways to clarify roles, set decision pathways, and keep momentum when priorities compete, and accountability is distributed.

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What's Included

  • Three 90-minute, online live sessions led by ICL experts with an emphasis on skill-building
  • Opportunities for peer learning through an interactive program with an emphasis on group engagement 
  • Assignments between sessions to deepen your learning 
  • Slides and all ICL handouts and worksheets from each session
  • Recordings available for 60 days following the end of the program

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — the program covers tools and approaches for leading both virtual and in-person meetings.

That’s ok! Each session is recorded and sent to participants in a follow-up email so you can view it on your own time. 

Our trainings are designed as a series of interactive sessions. Please come prepared to interact and contribute.

A series of calendar invitations and Zoom links for the training sessions will be shared with you after registering and before the training begins. You will also receive a welcome email to help you get oriented before we begin.

There is a no refund policy for our trainings. Registration transfers will be accepted on a case by case basis. Reach out to info@icl.org with questions or to request a transfer once registered.

Please send us an email to info@icl.org with your questions and we will get back to you within 1-2 business days.