This link is shared courtesy of Judy Anderson. The blog post “5 Secret Nonprofit Donor Retention Action Strategies” by Claire Axelrad on Clairification emphasizes the importance of maintaining emotional connections with donors. It criticizes the overuse of jargon and highlights the high cost and inefficiency of acquiring new donors without retention efforts. Axelrad urges nonprofits to focus on long-term donor relationships instead of treating donations as mere transactions, advocating for a more thoughtful and human approach to donor retention.
CLCC’s Land Trust Board Member Boot Camp is a five-part series that covers the essential roles, functions, and responsibilities of land trust board members. The series is designed for those who are new to being on a board, new to land trusts, or are looking for a refresher course.
The Land Trust Alliance and CLCC collaborated to bring risk management support to your land trust, through the Connecticut Land Trust Risk Management Initiative.
Shared by Judy Anderson
Do you know what kind of insurance policies your land trust needs? Do you know if your current policies adequately protect against your biggest risks? Learn the basics, including policy must-haves and coverage red-flags, in this recording from the Land Trust Alliance’s webinar Insurance 101: The Basics for Protecting Your Land Trust.
4/19/21 – Negotiating, documenting, or tracking restricted gifts are often part of our everyday work as land trusts. In this workshop, three accredited land trusts shared information about financial restricted gifts. Presenters delivered a brief overview of definitions, key concepts and applicable sections of Land Trust Standards & Practices (2017) and shared practices and experience from their own land trusts.
This workshop was originally presented as part of CLCC’s Spring 2021 Conserving Land by Staying Connected Programming.
6/4/20 – Staff from NRCS Connecticut presented about available funding for your stewardship work. NRCS Staff covered a variety of their programs including the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), and the Healthy Forest Reserve Program.