Partnerships - Training

Upcoming Opportunities

• March 19 - Webinar - FLTP, FLPP, ERFO, and You! Transportation Funding Opportunities for your Parks




• CWBI-OPS 2025 Partnerships and Volunteers Module Power Point Webinar
  • PPT
  • Video

• CWBI-OPS Partnerships and Volunteers Module FY 25 User Guide

• USACE Agency Huddle - Recreation.gov November 2022

  Corps of Engineers Ongoing Available Training/Presentations

  2026
  
  • Recruiting Transitioning Service Members with DoD SkillBridge & Army Career Skills Program, January 2026
  • Part 1 Volunteer Program Intro webinar, February 2026
  • Part 2 Volunteer.gov Basic Training
  • Part 3 Volunteer Program Job Design, Recruitment and Selection, February 2026
  • Part 4 Volunteer Program In-Processing and Paperwork, February 2026
  • Part 5 Volunteer Orientation, Training, Supervision/ Incidental Expenses and Reimbursements, March 2026
  • Part 6 Volunteer Evaluations, Awards, and CWBI-OPS Reporting, March 2026
    2025
    
  • Challenge Cost-Sharing Cooperative Management Agreements, December 2025
  • Excellence in Partnerships and National Volunteer of the Year Awards, November 2025
  • Using the National Initiatives Viewer Tool (NIVT) in Power BI
    2024
    
  • Building Partnerships, September 2024
    2023
    
  • Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974, 7 U.S.C. §2814, Management of Undesirable Plants on Federal Lands webinar, Sep 2023
  • WRDA Section 8124 Reserve Component Training, August 2023
    2021
    
  • Civilian Inmate Labor Program webinar, Feb 2021
    2017
    
  • 2017 NRM Workshop Partnership/Volunteer presentations
    Other
    
  • USACE/APPL Partnership Workshops
    Exportable Training: PowerPoint Presentations from previous workshops

  Interagency Volunteer Training

  • 55-Minute Training Series: Training Busy Staff to Succeed with Volunteers
  • Volunteer.gov walkthrough and training webinar for volunteer coordinators, Oct 2023
  • Volunteer.gov August 2025 Recordings:
    • Session 1: Recruitment
    • Session 2: Onboarding
    • Session 3: Time Tracking
    • Session 4: Reporting
  • Volunteer.gov Knowledge Articles
    • Consolidated knowledge articles, Dec 2025
    • General Overviews
      • Overview of Volunteer.gov
      • How to Request a new Volunteer.gov District
      • Volunteer Coordinator or Project Team Member Account
      • Volunteer Coordinator vs. Team Member Roles
      • How to Request a new Volunteer.gov Volunteer Coordinator or Team Member Account, Feb 2026
    • Opportunities: how to create a volunteer opportunity
      • Volunteer Opportunities Overview
      • Opportunity and Application Status Definitions
      • Create a New Opportunity
      • Add a Site Contact to an Opportunity
      • Create an Opportunity Template using Duplicate
      • Opportunity Owner vs Staff Access
    • Opportunity: Managing a Volunteer Opportunity
      • Staff Access & Team Member Tab
      • Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers Tab
      • Change Opportunity Owner
      • Cancel an Opportunity
      • Duplicate an Opportunity
    • Applications & Onboarding: How to process applications and onboard volunteers
      • Updating Application Status
      • Create a 301a Onboarding Task
      • Assign a 301a Onboarding Task
      • Create Secondary Onboarding Tasks
      • Assign Secondary Onboarding Tasks
      • Set Group Leader Access to the OF-301b
      • Update Application Status to Ready to Volunteer
      • Access and Download the Completed 301a Volunteer Service Agreement
    • Time Tracking: Adding and processing time log entries
      • Add Volunteer Hours
      • Approve Volunteer Hours
      • Edit and Delete Volunteer Time Log on an Opportunity
      • View Hours for Volunteer Pass
      • Add Legacy Hours
    • Team Member Portal Knowledge Articles
      • Navigating the Team Member Portal
      • Volunteer Selection in the Team Member Portal
      • Volunteer Onboarding in the Team Member Portal
      • Add Volunteer Hours in Team Member Portal
      • Approve Volunteer Hours in Team Member Portal

  Partners Speakers Webinar Series

  2026
  
  • Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever, January 2026
  • Recruiting Transitioning Service Members with DoD SkillBridge & Army Career Skills Program, January 2026
    2025
  • The Corps Network Youth Conservation Corps, December 2025
  • Student Conservation Association (SCA), October 2025
  • American Conservation Experience, September 2025
    2024
  • Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, April 2024
  • Kids in Parks, July 2024
  • Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society, July 2024
    2023
  • Trout Unlimited, February 2023
  • Corps Foundation MOU, Sep 2023
  • Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Oct 2023
    2022
  • Tread Lightly!, March 2022
  • Introduction to Leave No Trace Skills and Ethics, March 2022
    2021
  • Union Sportsmen's Alliance webinar, January 2021
    2019
  • Kids to Parks, Feb 2019
  • Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership, April 2019
  • Kids in Parks TRACK TRAILS National MOU, May 2019
    2018
  • Kids in Parks: Designing Self-guided Trails that Get Kids in Parks, Mar 2018
  • Agents of Discovery Augmented Reality Platform and App
    Pricing Sheet for USACE
    2017
  • Park Prescriptions Program, Jan 2017
  • FLW Fishing Tournament Partnerships webinar, Feb 2017
  • Clean Trails.org (pdf of presentation), October 2017
  • US Forest Service-Barton Health Community Wellness Partnership, Oct 2017
    Master Challenge Cost Share Agreement between USFS Lake Tahoe and Barton Health
    Supplemental CCSA between USFS Lake Tahoe and Barton Health
    Hispanic Outreach flyer for Bilingual Interpretive Walks
    2016
  • CAST Foundation: New coordinators webinar, Jan 2016
  • CAST Foundation: Veteran coordinators webinar, Jan 2016
  • American Hiking Society - National Trails Day, March 2016
    National Trails Day presentation
    National Trails Day fact sheet
    2015
  • Conservation Legacy, May 2015
  • Adventurers & Scientists for Conservation, May 2015
    ASC information brochure
  • Environmental Stewards, May 2015
  • Natural Areas Association, June 2015
  • IMBA Part 1, July 2015
    IMBA- Part 1 pdf
  • IMBA Part 2, September 2015
    IMBA- Part 2 pdf
  • The American Chestnut Foundation, August 2015

  PROSPECT - Partnerships in NRM Presentations

  • 2013: Portland, OR (Feb 4-8)
  • 2013: Fort Worth, TX (Apr 22-26)
  • 2014: Atlanta, GA (Jan 27-31)
  • 2014: Portland, OR (Jun 16-20)
  • 2014: Nashville, TN (Oct 26-31)
  • 2015: Lake Ouachita, AR (Mar 2-6)
  • 2015: Kansas City, MO (Nov 1-20)
  • 2016: Bay Model- Sausalito, CA (Mar 14-18)
  • 2016: Little Rock, AR (Oct 31 - Nov 3)
  • 2017: Caesar Creek Lake (Jun 12-15)
  • 2017: National Great Rivers Museum (Oct 30 - Nov 2)
  • 2018: Pittsburgh District Office (June 4-7)
  • 2018: Johnston, IA (Oct 29-Nov 1)
  • 2019: Boise, ID (May 6 - 9)
  • 2019: W Kerr Scott Lake (Oct 28-31)
  • 2021: Virtual class (May 3-7)
  • 2021: Virtual class (Oct 25-29)
  • 2022: Seattle, WA (Sep 8 – 11, 2022)
  • 2022: Eugene, OR (Sep 19 – 22, 2022)
  • 2023: Philadelphia, PA (May 1 – 4, 2023)
  • 2023: Lake Shelbyville, IL (Jul 17-20, 2023)
  • 2023: Summersville, WV (Sep 11 – 14, 2023)
  • 2024: New England, MA (May 14-16, 2024)
  • 2024: Mark Twain Lake, MO (Jun 24-27, 2024)
  • 2024: Raleigh, NC (Sep 23 – 26, 2024)
  • 2024: Rend Lake (Oct 21 - 24, 2024)
  • 2025: Raystown Lake (Jul 21 – 24, 2025)
  • 2025: Kansas City, MO (Sep 15-18, 2025)

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