2024 RCP Network Gathering, PRE- and POST-CONFERENCE EVENTS 

Are you a staff member or director of a philanthropic and operating foundation with an environmental program that has activities in New England? Are you interested in learning how land justice may relate to your work in the region? 

This and future convenings aim to help philanthropic and operating foundation officers and trustees learn together, build trust, align goals, and advance their missions toward a more just and equitable New England in their respective programs. The program will be facilitated by Kolu Zigbi Consultants, Inc. 

Participation is limited to philanthropic and operating foundation staff and directors who lead environmental programs, but registration is required.  

For more information, please contact Highstead’s Bill Labich at blabich@highstead.net. 

2 – 5 PM 
Campus Center, 10th Floor, UMass Amherst

We know collaboration is essential for helping us solve complex problems, such as creating healthy communities where all people and nature thrive. Essential to collaboration are leaders at the helm of regional partnerships. These leaders bring partners together across a landscape to share resources, plan, and work on projects together. The Coordinators and Leaders meeting is a time for this group to lean on one another to share successes and challenges of leading Regional Conservation Partnerships, get reinspired for increasingly complex work ahead, and gain new perspectives to bring back to their partnerships and regions. The session will be facilitated by Karen Strong, principal of Strong Outcomes. If you lead an RCP and want to learn more, please contact Highstead’s Katie Blake at kblake@highstead.net. 

5:30 – 8 PM 
Campus Center, 10th Floor, UMass Amherst

The Regional Conservation Partnership (RCP) Network will host a free, exclusive session and dinner for BIPOC folx in the Northeastern U.S. conservation community. Kolu Zigbi Consultants, Inc., will facilitate the evening’s program, allowing attendees to network, build stronger relationships, and share thoughts regarding how the conservation community can be more welcoming and inclusive. Stay and attend the RCP Network Gathering the next day! 

There will be an informal dinner for LGBTQIA+ attendees immediately following the conclusion of the 2024 RCP Network Gathering. If you would like to join us, please email Highstead’s Bill Labich at blabich@highstead.net.