Resource Library
Exploring collaboration can strengthen land trusts, boost their impact, and enhance long-term sustainability—but knowing where to start is crucial. This resource set provides an overview of collaboration opportunities, key considerations when exploring partnerships, and an interactive workbook to assess your land trust’s readiness and compatibility for mergers. By creating detailed profiles pre- and post-merger, land trusts can clearly evaluate potential benefits, challenges, and strategic alignment, ensuring successful collaborations that advance their conservation mission.
The following are courtesy of Marc Smiley, Solid Ground Consulting Group:
Collaboration Overview: Outlines the spectrum of collaborative opportunities, and considerations for starting and sustaining effective collaborations
Pre- and Post-Merger Organizational Profile: Helps users define what their land trust currently looks like, and what they want it to look like following merger.
Sample – Hawaii Land Trust Merger Decision Book: Synthesizes information-gathering efforts as part of a real-world merger, to help stakeholders make an informed decision about whether or not to merge.