In The News

• More beautiful skies and cleaner water: Lewistown, Simms students tackle solutions to real-world problems in Samsung science contest

• Teck Coal facing more fines over selenium pollution

• Snowpack down 41% in parts of the West since ‘82

• Getting the Berkeley Pit under control: Pumping treated water could start as soon as March

• Stockman Bank helps MT Trout Unlimited restore Missoula area watersheds

• What does it mean to ‘reclaim’ a well in Alberta?

• Report Details Climate’s Effect on Key Sectors in Region’s Economy

• FWP releases report on Madison River fishing pressure

• Overhaul Planned for Hungry Horse Dam in Northwest Montana

• A push to recycle—even drink—fracking waste water

Training and Resources

• 10 Ways Boards Screw Up Leadership Transition

  There are two things I want you to keep in your head as you read this. Great boards often screw up leadership transitions. Mediocre boards always do. I spoke to a board chair once who oversaw a search for a new Executive Director when the current staff leader left after a long and strong tenure. […]

• Developing Effective Nonprofit Partnership Agreements

  In this webinar, Mandy Pearce, CFRE will focus on fundamental concepts of understanding, developing, and maintaining strategic partnerships that will ensure long-term organizational success.

• 3 Ways to Leverage the Power of Stories before December 31st

  Since I know you’re interested in storytelling, I want to point you in the direction of a few other resources. Free Video Tutorials on Non-Profit Storytelling I share free video tutorials each week on our YouTube channel and there’s a treasure trove of videos to help you with storytelling. Sign Up for my weekly email […]

• Seeing Our Conservation Work Through the Lens of Climate Change: Starting a Conversation

  How is our work linked with adapting to and/or mitigating climate change and how should we be talking about it? We’ll start with the basics of how we understand climate change and the concept of “natural climate solutions.” And then we’ll hear how one Oregon land trust staff is beginning to incorporate climate change language […]

• 2018 National Nonpoint Source Training Workshop (Materials Available)

  This workshop has transpired. This was an invitation-only event for state, tribal, and federal employees. This workshop is being funded under a cooperative agreement to NEIWPCC from the U.S. EPA’s Nonpoint Source Control Branch and is also co-sponsored by U.S. EPA Region 8. Welcoming and Opening Remarks National Nonpoint Source Program Update Lynda Hall, USEPA HQ Healthy […]

• Soil Health Workshops

• True Program Costs

  Learn how to calculate indirect expenses to determine true program costs. This webinar explores what expenses can be billed directly and what must be allocated, as well as acceptable methods for cost allocation.

• 12 Golden Rules of Finance

  Nonprofit financial health can seem like an elusive, nuanced and subjective judgment call. But when you break it all down, it boils down to 12 Golden Rules of nonprofit finance that help keep your organization healthy. From budgeting to operating reserves, if you follow these rules, you’ll be on your way to a better understanding […]

• DESIGN THINKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

  Design Thinking is a methodology used by startups and technology companies to develop new and innovative solutions to problems. As the process continues to gain traction in the business world, many nonprofits are asking how they can benefit from this approach. One clear way is to rethink how your nonprofit uses technology as a tool […]

• Nonprofit Tech Trends 2019

  Which technology trends are expected to have the biggest impact on nonprofit organizations in 2019? Our panel of experts will each share their take on emerging technologies and examples of how nonprofits of all sizes are using them. We’ll help you decide which trends deserve your attention and which ones can be safely ignored. Join us […]

Funding Opportunities

Careers

• 2019 New Agrarian Apprenticeships in Regenerative Ranching and Farming

• Director of Philanthropy- American Prairie Reserve

• Development Officer- American Prairie Reserve

• Sagebrush Collaborative Conservation Specialist-Intermountain West Joint Venture

• Abandoned Mine Lands Project Officer (18143045)- DEQ

• Flood Hazard GIS Specialist-DNRC

• SBFC Wilderness Ranger Intern

• Water Conservation Specialist-50600 – (18142699)- MT DNRC

• Environmental Science Spc – (18142599)- MT DEQ

• Environmental Science Spc – (18142667)- MT DOJ

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