Picone Farm. Photograph by Jerry Monkman of EcoPhotography, courtesy of Wildlands Trust.

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Three new multi-part workshops

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We heard your requests, and will be offering three multi-part workshops on Building a Strategic Fundraising Program, Landscape-Scale Land Conservation, and Land Protection Tools & Techniques. Click the button for further details.

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Events

May2

Thu, May 2 2024, 4 - 5:15pm

Building a Strategic Fundraising Program – A Four-Week Course for Massachusetts Land Trusts

Zoom

This four-part series, offered in partnership with Land Trust Alliance, will provide the tactics needed to better engage with people and raise more money. Topics will include: basic planning protocols, tools to develop strategic fundraising plans, approaches to fundraising from individual donors and funders, and more. Dates & times: Thursday…

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Sep12

Thu, Sep 12 2024, 4 - 6pm

Fall 2024 Land Protection Tools & Techniques Course - Applications Open

Online

This fall, UMass Extension, in partnership with MLTC and Mass Audubon, will offer a course aimed at individuals who have a strong interest in learning the practical nuts and bolts of land conservation transactions in order to seek employment in this field. This course will draw from expertise within the...

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