Building Capacity
IEN brings people together to develop sustainable solutions through Capacity Building : teaching,
training,
and strategic planning.
For local government and their communities
• Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute (VNRLI):
VNRLI is an innovative program designed to help Virginia’s leaders and communities resolve environmental and land use issues through co llaborative problem-solving. All people involved with Virginia’s environment are welcome to apply. Each year a class of about 30 people representing a broad diversity of perspectives are accepted into the program. They come from all corners of the Commonwealth, all walks of life, and all ages. They work in small and large business, industry, local government, state agencies, federal agencies, civic organizations, environmental advocacy organizations, and some are individual citizen leaders.
Founded in 1998, the first pilot class was held in spring 1999. The response to the pilot provided an overwhelming mandate to further develop the program into a full-fledged Leadership Institute.
The Leadership Institute is comprised of six three-day sessions held at various locations throughout Virginia. Participants explore the challenges of specific environmental issues, learn about a range of strategies to resolve complex issues, and also improve their own leadership skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management.
Applications are usually available online by early April; admission decisions are usually made by mid-summer. Institute workshops begin in early fall and are held about every six to eight weeks. Graduation dinner is part of the last session held in mid-May.
Participants find the commitment to attend six workshops may be difficult but worthwhile, and have provided testimony to its value on a personal and professional level. For more information on the program and VNRLI Fellows, see the VNRLI website:
• SouthEast Natural Resources Leadership Institute (SE-NRLI):
Based on the success of the VNRLI program, the Virginia partnership of IEN, Virginia Tech and Virginia Department of Forestry, is developing a new multistate program for Southeast. Funded in large part by the U.S. Forest Service, participation will be open to 13 states and 1 territory that comprise the USFS southeastern region. The SE-NRLI program will focus on emerging regional issues and strategies for collaborative problem solving and conflict resolution. Anyone involved with regional environmental and land use issues in the southeast may apply – business, industry, state and federal government agencies, environmental organizations, and other non-governmental groups. For further information, contact IEN at senrli@virginia.edu or see the SE-NRLI website
• South Carolina Land Use Training: IEN developed a two-day training for local government officials of the Charleston area Council of Governments on land use conflict resolution tools.
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For state and federal agencies
• Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute (VNRLI)
VNRLI is an innovative program designed to help Virginia’s leaders and communities resolve environmental and land use issues through co llaborative problem-solving. All people involved with Virginia’s environment are welcome to apply. Each year a class of about 30 people representing a broad diversity of perspectives are accepted into the program. They come from all corners of the Commonwealth, all walks of life, and all ages. They work in small and large business, industry, local government, state agencies, federal agencies, civic organizations, environmental advocacy organizations, and some are individual citizen leaders.
Founded in 1998, the first pilot class was held in spring 1999. The response to the pilot provided an overwhelming mandate to further develop the program into a full-fledged Leadership Institute.
The Leadership Institute is comprised of six three-day sessions held at various locations throughout Virginia. Participants explore the challenges of specific environmental issues, learn about a range of strategies to resolve complex issues, and also improve their own leadership skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management.
Applications are usually available online by early April; admission decisions are usually made by mid-summer. Institute workshops begin in early fall and are held about every six to eight weeks. Graduation dinner is part of the last session held in mid-May.
Participants find the commitment to attend six workshops may be difficult but worthwhile, and have provided testimony to its value on a personal and professional level. For more information on the program and VNRLI Fellows, see the VNRLI website:
• RC&D Council Training for the Eastern Shore: IEN developed a one-day training on “Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building” for a variety of leaders on the Eastern Shore, Virginia. As part of the training, participants explored a current issue specific to the Eastern Shore.
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For Business and Industry
• Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute (VNRLI)
VNRLI is an innovative program designed to help Virginia’s leaders and communities resolve environmental and land use issues through co llaborative problem-solving. All people involved with Virginia’s environment are welcome to apply. Each year a class of about 30 people representing a broad diversity of perspectives are accepted into the program. They come from all corners of the Commonwealth, all walks of life, and all ages. They work in small and large business, industry, local government, state agencies, federal agencies, civic organizations, environmental advocacy organizations, and some are individual citizen leaders.
Founded in 1998, the first pilot class was held in spring 1999. The response to the pilot provided an overwhelming mandate to further develop the program into a full-fledged Leadership Institute.
The Leadership Institute is comprised of six three-day sessions held at various locations throughout Virginia. Participants explore the challenges of specific environmental issues, learn about a range of strategies to resolve complex issues, and also improve their own leadership skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management.
Applications are usually available online by early April; admission decisions are usually made by mid-summer. Institute workshops begin in early fall and are held about every six to eight weeks. Graduation dinner is part of the last session held in mid-May.
Participants find the commitment to attend six workshops may be difficult but worthwhile, and have provided testimony to its value on a personal and professional level. For more information on the program and VNRLI Fellows, see the VNRLI website
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For Nonprofits
• Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute (VNRLI)
VNRLI is an innovative program designed to help Virginia’s leaders and communities resolve environmental and land use issues through co llaborative problem-solving. All people involved with Virginia’s environment are welcome to apply. Each year a class of about 30 people representing a broad diversity of perspectives are accepted into the program. They come from all corners of the Commonwealth, all walks of life, and all ages. They work in small and large business, industry, local government, state agencies, federal agencies, civic organizations, environmental advocacy organizations, and some are individual citizen leaders.
Founded in 1998, the first pilot class was held in spring 1999. The response to the pilot provided an overwhelming mandate to further develop the program into a full-fledged Leadership Institute.
The Leadership Institute is comprised of six three-day sessions held at various locations throughout Virginia. Participants explore the challenges of specific environmental issues, learn about a range of strategies to resolve complex issues, and also improve their own leadership skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management.
Applications are usually available online by early April; admission decisions are usually made by mid-summer. Institute workshops begin in early fall and are held about every six to eight weeks. Graduation dinner is part of the last session held in mid-May.
Participants find the commitment to attend six workshops may be difficult but worthwhile, and have provided testimony to its value on a personal and professional level. For more information on the program and VNRLI Fellows, see the VNRLI website:
• North Carolina ASSIST Training: IEN developed a one-day workshop/ strategic planning session for the board of the North Carolina tobacco control state coalition. The focus was on creating shared expectations for higher ground in decision-making and resolving conflict among coalition members and leaders.
• Moving Community from Conflict to Consensus: IEN developed a one-day workshop for the 2000 national conference “Advancing Community Sustainability.” Participants explored the complexities of conflicts related to community sustainability, explored the meaning of consensus, and worked with Six Thinking Hats to address a complex land use issue.
Strategic Planning: Facilitated strategic planning retreats for numerous different civic, community and environmental nonprofit organizations, in Virginia and elsewhere such as the Western Virginia Land Trust, the Virginia Conservation Alliance, Friends of the Rivanna River, the National Committee for the New River, Virginia Trout Unlimited and a network of coal impact advocacy groups from coal producing states.
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