Introduction to DO21 and prerequisite for increased delegation of authority for covered activities.
Audience:
This course is for all staff working closely with philanthropic partners or accepting donations.
Purpose:
To ensure the audience has a clear understanding of the laws, policies, and ethics around the acceptance and use of donations from partner organizations and other sources according to Director’s Order (DO) #21.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe how nonprofit organizations operate.
- Understand more about the culture of your philanthropic partner.
- Provide a high-level overview of critical sections of DO21 policy to colleagues and partners.
- Evaluate risk, rewards, accountability, and ethics guidance related to partnerships and philanthropy.
- Find guidelines to support work with philanthropic partners and making decisions about whether to accept donations.
This course will take about four hours to complete. It consists of 11 modules and an Introduction and Conclusion. You must take all 13 modules to earn a course completion certificate.
You can exit the course at any time and pick up where you left off when you return.
Target Audience: Anyone interested in implementing Arid and Semi-Arid restoration projects including: Emergency Stabilization & Rehabilitation (ES&R) Plan Developers; Rangeland Management Specialists; Wildlife Biologists; Riparian Specialists; Foresters; Threatened & Endangered Species Biologists; Fisheries Biologists; Realty Specialists; Mineral, Oil & Gas Personnel; Botanists; Natural Resource Specialists; Fuels Specialists; Restoration Practitioners.
Course Description: This self-paced on-line course is intended to serve as an introduction to seed technology and Arid and Semi-Arid lands restoration as a first step towards more in-depth in person restoration and revegetation courses.
Course Objectives: By the end of the course, participants will have an understanding of: Ecological Restoration principles, standards of practice, and concepts to increase the success of restoration efforts in Arid and Semi-Arid ecosystems and the challenges they pose to successful restoration, and how to apply ecological restoration best practices and concepts in restoration planning.
The course consists of the following modules/lessons. Each are accessed separately and must be taken in sequential order.
Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: The National Seed Strategy
Module 3: Principles, Standards and Concepts
Lesson 3.1: Principles and Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration
Lesson 3.2: Principles, Standards and Concepts - Native Seed Standards
Module 4: Arid and Semi-Arid Systems
Lesson 4.1: Overview of Drylands
Lesson 4.2: Restoration Challenges
Lesson 4.3: Current Knowledge
Module 5: Developing and Implementing a Restoration Plan
Introduction
Lesson 5.1:
Lesson 5.6: Monitoring and Management
Lesson 5.7:
Purpose
NPS has a history of success in collaborating internally and externally to advance our mission within and beyond park boundaries. Some parks and programs operate almost exclusively through partnerships, while others use partnerships and community engagement to accomplish specific objectives. The goal of this training is to strengthen a foundation of collaboration and partnership knowledge that will increase the familiarity, skills, abilities, behaviors, and attitudes in all NPS employees, in support of division, office, or program responsibilities.
This course will cover the following core partnership competencies:
Collaborative Leadership
Partner Cultural Awareness
Community Collaboration
Leveraging Partnerships
Vision