 Efroymson Coaches Network Rally
Sun River Oregon. September 8-12, 2008The third Efroymson Coaches Rally was held September 8-12, 2008 at the beautiful Sun River Resort in Sun River, Oregon. The 136 Rally participants came from 27 countries to share and learn about the rich experiences they have had with CAP all over the world. The agenda included 30 different workshops and working groups; a Tool Box Expo which featured 10 different tools that coaches and teams are using to support and enrich the CAP process; field trips to some of the area's spectacular natural areas; opportunities for coaches to provide substantive input to the new Coaches Network Strategic Plan and a "Coaches Around the World" party - with its own surprises. General Rally Materials and Strategic Plan documents Rally Agenda Session Descriptions Final Strategic Plan Strategic Plan presentation- Young Introduction to Strategic Plan- presentation notes - Young Memo from Mark Burget Memo from Carter Roberts The little CAP coaches inspiration sourcebook: “A colorful concoction of thoughts on planning, action, results and learning” Photo Map of CAP Projects Around the World List of Coach Supported CAPs Rally Presentations and Supporting Materials
Below are some of the presentations and supporting materials from the Rally. (We will be posting more as they come in.) The presentations vary widely in size. If you click on a link, a box will open letting you know the size of the document before it actually downloads the document. **Session Leads- if you have any synthesis products resulting from your session and would like to see these posted here, attach the document to conservationgateway@tnc.org Tuesday September 9, 2008Measures 101. Getting started with measures - What are the most important steps for creating a first iteration measures plan? Using CAP with indigenous and rural community members. So you have done a conservation audit- Now what? Interactive learning techniques - Appealing to the audit learner. CAP and U.S. government agencies: What's working, what isn't, and emerging opportunities. Measures 201. Strategy effectiveness measures: Elements to apply SEM at diverse scales. Genies in the bottle: Tools to assess landscape health and predict benefits of conservation strategies. Infusing CAP into the protected area management planning process. Spatial data applications in CAP Financial planning Wednesday September 10, 2008Taking action for marine conservation: Application of CAP in coastal and marine systems. Basic facilitation skills for CAP workshops CAP 101 Miradi: Adaptive managment software for conservation projects. CAP in higher education - Working with universities and others to train people in CAP. CAP in motion: Is your plan a 'good intention' or is it 'hard at work'? Strategies!!! Climage change in CAPs Socioeconomic considerations in the CAP process. CAP workbook, release 6.0: Strategy effectiveness measures in the CAP Excel tool. Thursday September 11, 2008 Tailoring CAP to meet the needs of projects and programs. Cultural and spiritual sites and targets. Results chain modeling. CAP from the outside. Workshop design studio. Karate belts for coaches: CAP Coaches Certification Scheme. CAP and organizational decision-making: How to more effectively guide high level priority setting. Enhancing measures capacity and launching the measures business plan: Efroymson Network to the rescue! Strategic plan - Coaches get the final word. Coaches connecting virtually - How do we maintain our connections effectively in cyberspace? |