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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Advocacy 103 Planning + Resources = An Effective Campaign
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
Building upon the information learned in the first two of this three part series, we will provide you with a step by step process to prepare for and launch an effective issue campaign. Learn tips and tricks for outlining your campaign plan, how and why… View Resource ›
Advocacy 102: Boards + Advocacy = A Winning Strategy
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
Thinking about dipping your organizational toe into the world of advocacy or expanding your advocacy work? This online training builds upon the webinar short, “Yes You Can: Advocacy Basics for Beginners,” seen above. In this full-length live webinar, w… View Resource ›
Webinar: Anti-Displacement Strategies: Environmental Restoration… Meet Affordable Housing
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
Building on the first two webinars in our series on gentrification and displacement that (1) defined the issues and (2) showed how to use data to track them, this recorded webinar focuses on the most effective strategy to preventing displacement: prote… View Resource ›
Webinar: Monitoring Neighborhood Change – Using Data to Track and Prevent Displacement
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
In this recorded webinar, the second in our Urban Waters Learning Network series on gentrification and displacement, we explore different ways data is being used by communities and decision-makers to understand displacement vulnerabilities, inform infr… View Resource ›
Webinar: Understanding Gentrification and Displacement – The Path to Equitable Development
Program: Clean Water, Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
This recorded webinar frames the topics of gentrification and displacement and provides an example of the types of multi-sector partnerships that urban waters practitioners can create to ease displacement pressures. Presenters Paulina Lopez and Robin S… View Resource ›
Webinar: Complex Problems, Collaborative Solutions — Playing Games for Better Water Management Outcomes
Program: Ample Water, Clean Water
Resource Type: Webinar
Video gaming for water resource management? Gaming is one of the fastest growing entertainment industries in the U.S., with estimates that 42% of Americans play video games regularly. How can we harness this interest in gaming for better water manageme… View Resource ›
Webinar SHORT: Top 10 Signs of Fundraising Readiness
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
Is your organization ready to raise dollars for your mission? In this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff outline 10 key components that will help make your fundraising efforts a success. How many can you can check off for your organization Th… View Resource ›
Webinar SHORT: The Public Engagement Continuum
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
In this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff reviews the importance of civic engagement to water protection work and shares a useful framework to help organizations think about their own community outreach efforts. This webinar short is part of… View Resource ›
Webinar SHORT: Organizing Successful Campaigns
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
In this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff review the key steps for organizing a successful advocacy campaign. This webinar short is part of our Leadership Development Institute – Civic Engagement Series, a 5-session Premium webinar series th… View Resource ›
Webinar SHORT: What is a Fundraising Plan?
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
In 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 ›
Webinar SHORT: Tips for Writing Your Case for Support
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
In 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 ›
Webinar: Communicating the State of Your River – Basin Report Cards & the Swim Guide
Program: Clean Water, Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
In 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 ›
Webinar: Creating Partnerships to Promote Citizen Science and Advocacy
Program: Clean Water, Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
Many 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 ›
Webinar: Parks with Purpose: Community-Driven Green Infrastructure
Program: Clean Water, Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
Green infrastructure projects have the potential to benefit both the environment and the community. Through their Parks with Purpose program, The Conservation Fund and partner organizations are designing and implementing green infrastructure in underse… View Resource ›
Webinar: Water Trails 101: Get on the right course and learn the secrets to success!
Program: Strong Champions
Resource Type: Webinar
For communities across the country, water trails are a flexible and responsive tool for promoting a healthy economy and a high quality of life while preserving our natural and cultural heritage along our waterways. In this recorded webinar, presenters… View Resource ›