Last Reviewed by MLTC: 1/26/2026.
Guidance and tools for planning collaborative conservation efforts that rely on multiple partners and coordinated fundraising, including setting expectations through partnership agreements and managing common coordination, communication, and bookkeeping challenges. Also includes watershed-scale collaboration materials focused on building collaborative capacity and identifying funding challenges and approaches for multi-municipal, multi-partner watershed efforts.
Resources:
- What to Include in Partnership Agreements (Funding For Good)
Brief checklist of key elements for partnership agreements (roles, expectations, communication, accountability).
Resource: https://fundingforgood.org/what-to-include-in-partnership-agreements/ - Multi-Partner Campaigns and Fundraising (Jaci Bartron, Kathy Sferra, & Angela Ellis; January 2006)
Conference summary with tips, lessons learned, and a checklist for managing collaborative campaigns and fundraising efforts.
Resource: multi-partner_campaigns_and_fundraising.pdf - Watershed-Scale Climate Collaboration Toolkit (Mass ECAN)
Toolkit on watershed-scale collaboration frameworks, capacity, and funding (overview resources, case studies, and related materials).
Resource: https://www.massecan.org/wscc-toolkit - Workshop Takeaways: Funding for Watershed Collaboration (Mass ECAN; follow-up to 2023 workshop)
Summary of funding needs, challenges, recommendations, and takeaways to support watershed-scale collaborative capacity.
Resource: Funding for Watershed-Scale Collaboration Follow Up