Resources

Welcome to our Resource Library! Here you can search through River Network’s large compilation of publications, newsletters, tools, templates, and recorded webinars. The resources included here are intended to help you advance your work and spark innovation and new ideas. We hope you find some things that help!

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  • Fostering Community Leadership – Tools for Equitable Climate Resilience

    Program: Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Tools and Templates

    With the support of the Kresge Foundation, River Network embarks on the journey of exploring climate resiliency strategies and equitable engagement of communities in climate resilience work. Here, you’ll find the first of a two-part toolkit presenting… View Resource ›

  • Water Quality Standards of the Delaware River Basin

    Program: Clean Water
    Resource Type: Webinar

    The objective of the Clean Water Act is to maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of our Nation’s waters (CWA section 101(a)). What exactly does that look like for the Delaware River Basin? This session discusses water quality standa… View Resource ›

  • Drinking Water: Community Action & Advocacy

    Program: Drinking Water
    Resource Type: Webinar

    Join River Network and our community partners from around the Great Lakes for conversation about how to take action on drinking water in your community to ensure clean, safe, and affordable water for all. Speakers: – Alicia Smith, Junction Coalition of… View Resource ›

  • Navigating End of the Year Giving in 2020

    Program: Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Webinar

    Hear from River Network fundraising staff and other professionals in the field as they share advice and best practices for end of year giving to help finish the year strong and propel your organization into 2021. This meeting is a continuation of our C… View Resource ›

  • Making the Case for Equitable Water Infrastructure Investment, Repair, and Upgrades

    Program: Clean Water
    Resource Type: Webinar

    Do you want updated drinking water and wastewater treatment plants and pipes, more rain gardens to reduce stormwater pollution and flooding, and opportunities to restore local rivers and floodplains? Do you want these infrastructure investments to crea… View Resource ›

  • Recreational Uses in the Delaware River: Laying the Foundation

    Program: Clean Water
    Resource Type: Publications, Reports

    Our day-to-day lives and the focus of our work is affected by the regulatory environment in which we live. A relatively small proportion of the general population is aware of such terms as “designated uses,” “antidegradation,” and “impaired waters,” ye… View Resource ›

  • Data Products and Vizualization Tools

    Program: Clean Water, Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Webinar

    River Network, Academy of Natural Sciences, and Stroud Water Research Center introduce options for data products and visualization tools available to the Delaware River Watershed Initiative. In this introductory webinar, you’ll learn about ANS’ availab… View Resource ›

  • Using “Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal”

    Program: Clean Water, Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Webinar

    “Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal” is a step-by-step guide for addressing litter in your community, both before and after it reaches your local waterway. River Network is proud to provide this free to access, easy to… View Resource ›

  • 2020 Election Resources for Nonprofits

    Program: Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Publications, Webinar

    Click here to register for River Network’s Post-Election Community Conversation 11/5 at 2p ET. Post-Election Now that election day has passed, it’s important to now focus our efforts on amplifying the message that we must take the necessary time to cou… View Resource ›

  • Planning Virtual Meetings and Conferences

    Program: River Rally, Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Webinar

    Connecting people is a key element of how River Network and groups across our Network carry out our missions. And yet, COVID-19 has forced many of us to move our long-planned meetings and conferences to a virtual space. River Network and members of our… View Resource ›

  • Hosting Virtual Events: Tips & Insights from Virtual River Rally

    Program: River Rally, Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Publications

    Connecting people is a key element of how River Network and groups across the national network of water protectors carry out our missions. In 2020, COVID-19 forced many of us to move our long-planned meetings and conferences to a virtual space, introdu… View Resource ›

  • Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal

    Program: Clean Water
    Resource Type: Publications

    Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal is a step-by-step guide for addressing litter in your community, both before and after it reaches your local waterway.  River Network is proud to provide this free to access, easy to u… View Resource ›

  • Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Racial Justice Resources for Nonprofits

    Program: Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Publications

    River Network believes all people have a right to clean and safe water, and the right to feel safe everywhere. We are committed to inclusion as one of our core values and to promoting a sense of belonging for all, regardless of race. We recognize that… View Resource ›

  • Drinking Water Resources

    Program: Drinking Water
    Resource Type: Publications

    Some 13.8 million U.S. households (almost 12%) face unaffordable water bills while water utilities struggle to fund maintenance or replacement of aging pipes. We will expand understanding of the causes and circumstances of today’s crisis, develop and d… View Resource ›

  • Community Organizing Roundtable: Discussion Takeaways & Resources

    Program: Strong Champions
    Resource Type: Publications

    Below is a summary of the issues and topics discussed by over 36 participants from 31 organizations during River Network’s Organizing Remotely Roundtable discussion, held on April 29, 2020. How are you changing up how you talk about your issues or pivo… View Resource ›

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