Resource Library
Welcome to the River Network Resource Library!
Search through hundreds of publications, recorded webinars, newsletters, tools, and templates to support your water work. Explore specific topics using the icons below, or if you’re not sure what you need, use the search bar. Type in keywords like “strategic planning,” “State Revolving Fund,” or “data collection.” The resources included here are intended to help you advance your work and spark innovation and new ideas.
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Featured Resources
- Building Blocks of Trust – how community organizations and utilities can work together.
- Colorado SMP – everything you’d ever need to know about stream management planning in Colorado.
- Equitable Infrastructure Toolkit – learn to advocate for equitable water infrastructure in your community.
- Tools for Equitable Climate Resilience – how to perform community-led research and support local leaders to advance climate resilience.
- Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal – one-stop shop for building a litter removal program.
- The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual – the quintessential, transformational tool on how YOU can use the CWA to protect your waters.
- State Revolving Fund Advocacy Toolkit – a comprehensive guide for advocates looking to get up to speed on the SRF process.
- Effective Organizations – a five-part learning series on everything from board governance, to volunteer management, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and more.
Looking for information on specific state-level water policies? Explore the State Policy Hub!
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Webinar SHORT: What is a Fundraising Plan?
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff review the basic elements of a fundraising plan and why you should have one. A written fundraising plan is an absolute “must-have” to ensure your organization has the resources to carry out its work. … View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: Tips for Writing Your Case for Support
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff provide you guidance for writing a compelling case for support, an important building block in your organization’s fundraising activities. This webinar short is part of our Leadership Development Inst… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Communicating the State of Your River – Basin Report Cards & the Swim Guide
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders, Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarIn this recorded webinar, we present two different approaches to clearly communicate the state of your river and basin with various stakeholders, including recreational users. River Basin report cards can descrie the health and state of waterways to th… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Creating Partnerships to Promote Citizen Science and Advocacy
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders, Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarMany organizations in urban waters settings are working on similar initiatives to restore and protect water resources. An abundance of water quality data is oftentimes collected and reported on independent websites, with data and information used to ad… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Anti-Littering- Social Marketing for Behavior Change
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarLitter and trash from consumer goods make up the majority of marine debris that pollute our waterways and oceans. Feel like your organization needs to do more than annual clean ups to reduce trash and litter, but not sure how to make an impact? Not sur… View Resource ›
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Federal Budget Toolkit: Federal Funding for Clean and Ample Water
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesRiver Network originally developed this Federal Budget Toolkit in 2017 to support communities and watershed groups in fighting back against proposed federal budget cuts that threatened to harm local waterways. The updated toolkit provides information… View Resource ›
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River Voices April 2017: Water Equity And Civic Engagement
Program: Drinking Water, Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents Building Power for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley by Jenny Rempel and Susana De Anda Detroiters’ Fight for Affordable Water Access Has Lessons for America’s Future by Monica Lewis-Patrick Green Leaders Step Into Elec… View Resource ›
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DEI webinar series: Grappling with Unconscious Bias for More Inclusive Water Protection & Restoration (part 2 of 2) – 6/1/2017
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis interactive 90-minute webinar is the second in a 2-part series and builds on the first session (recorded HERE). Session 2 explores the concept of unconscious bias and how it prevents us from doing our best diversity, equity, and inclusion work. Th… View Resource ›
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DEI webinar series: The What, Why, and How of Relevancy, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (part 1 of 2)
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarOur work to protect and restore the rivers and other waters exists within the context of a society that is increasingly diverse. Nearly 40% of the U.S. population are people of color, and predictions suggest that by the mid-2040s non-whites and people… View Resource ›
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Social Marketing Webinar
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis webinar was recorded on April 2014 and provides an overview of social marketing as a framework for changing behaviors and influencing social change. In this session, you’ll be introduced to a 10 step planning model for designing and managing a soc… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Targeting Your Grant Efforts Effectively
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis webinar was sponsored by the Urban Waters Learning Network and recorded on June 20, 2013. Description: Most urban waters nonprofits in the U.S. rely on grants from foundations and public agencies. The organizations that are really good at securing… View Resource ›
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Webinar: “Survival Training” for a Successful Urban Waters Cooperative Agreement
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis webinar was sponsored by the Urban Waters Learning Network and recorded on Nov. 13, 2014 Description: A survival training webinar to help you manage your EPA Urban Waters Small grant and answer questions related to its Terms and Conditions, making… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Engaging Elected Officials in Your Work
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis webinar was sponsored by the Urban Waters Learning Network and recorded on May 19, 2015. Description: This recorded webinar covers various aspects of engaging elected officials in urban waters work. Sven-Erik Kaiser provides guidance and tips for… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 24 Number 1, 2014: Workplace Effectiveness and Efficiencies
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Workplace Effectiveness and Efficiencies by Katherine Luscher 3 Letter from the President by Nicole Silk 5 A Happy Worker is a Productive Worker by Marilyn Tam 7 A Comprehensive Guide to Project Management Software by Sarah Clare 18… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 23 Number 4, 2013: Basic Knowledge for Financial Success
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Basic Knowledge for Financial Success by Bill Davis 3 Letter from the Chair by Suzi Wilkins Berl 5 Accounting 101 by Hilary Coley 9 Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements by Dugan & Lopatka 11 Cash vs. Accrual by Hilary Co… View Resource ›