Partners For the Environment

⏳ Less than one week until the Energize Your Partnerships and Networks in-person training. Secure your spot before they are all gone! You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from the experts at Institute for Conservation Leadership.

🎟 FREE registration for members of Partners for the Environment.

🔔Our training with Institute for Conservation Leadership is less than 2 weeks away! Don't miss this opportunity to learn strategies to strengthen your partnerships and networks. Secure your spot before it is too late!

🤝FREE for Partners for the Environment Members: https://tinyurl.com/msxacep7

🛠️Thriving Futures: Practical Tools for Nonprofits, Businesses & Communities💡

Join Gayle Covington Fowler, Christa Wheeler, and Cait Botschner for an exciting workshop focused on helping nonprofits, businesses, and community leaders build capacity, strengthen collaboration, and grow resilience through actionable strategies.

This will be an exciting event packed with practical tools and fresh ideas to help your organization thrive! Connect, learn, and grow alongside like-minded changemakers ready to make a difference. Don’t miss out on this chance to boost your impact in a fun, casual setting!

🗓 Date: March 12, 2026
⏰Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Lunch Provided!)
📍Location: The Fitz Center, Dayton, Ohio

👉Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thriving-futures-tools-for-non-profits-businesses-and-communities-tickets-1980838136188?aff=oddtdtcreator

🌱Spotlight on Our Environmental Leaders Program Cohort🌱

This year’s Environmental Leaders Program cohort is truly outstanding. From day one, participants have shown curiosity, asked thoughtful questions, and collaborated meaningfully with peers, mentors, and presenters.

As the program progresses, the cohort is moving from exploring what drives their own environmental leadership to learning how to communicate and collaborate with those who may hold different perspectives. Their journey began at Cox Arboretum MetroPark with the question “Why are we here?” led by former First Lady Hope Taft and Connie O’Connor of the Cincinnati Nature Center. Participants are also completing The Ripple Effect online course as an integrated part of the program.

The cohort has explored topics pertaining to leadership, ethics, values, communication, and motivation with inspiring leaders including Professor Brian Raison (The Ohio State University), Nancy McHugh (Executive Director of the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community), and a master-class panel hosted with The Dayton Foundation. Panelists included Mike Parks (President of The Dayton Foundation), Alexis Larsen (Chief of Philanthropy for Five Rivers MetroParks), and Steve Carne of Partners for the Environment.

We’re grateful for the partners who make this program possible—and inspired by this incredible cohort. 🌎

👉 Stay tuned for more Environmental Leaders Program updates!