Why your environmental or conservation organization isn’t more diverse . . . yet.
July 14, 2020 Author: Joy Jackson, ICL Senior Associate “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is
July 14, 2020
Category: Organizations
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 inequalities and foster
November 20, 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
September 25, 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
July 9, 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
March 21, 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 Corridor? These
February 23, 2018
The Stress is Real – and so is the Antidote
Are you feeling more stressed, anxious, and taxed as a leader? Know that you are not alone. Early last year, we began noticing a theme
November 10, 2017
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 their skills, build
September 12, 2017
Leadership Transitions: The Question is Not “If” but “When’
Nearly half of organizations have had to fill a “C-suite” position in the past two years, according to the Bridgespan Group in their 2015 survey.
July 6, 2017
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 understand the current
December 15, 2015