Organizational Services:
Start-up Support |
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| Organizational Start-Up |
Get 501(c)3 status |
| Develop a mission statement |
Plan finances |
| Distribute/raise funds |
Build a Board |
| Recruit leaders |
Develop a program plan |
| Outreach |
Community organizing |
| On-going Support |
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| Develop a strategic plan |
Develop Leadership |
| Build and maintain a board |
Run effective meetings |
| Communication (e.g., media) |
Community organizing |
| Build coalitions |
Involve diverse stakeholders |
| Annual program planning |
Diversifying interests |
| Develop Membership |
Hire staff |
| Recruit Volunteers |
Develop workplans |
| Manage finances |
Raise funds |
Technical Services:
Program and Monitoring Design |
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| Access existing information |
Design customized monitoring programs |
| Specify equipment |
Study designs |
| Quality assurance plans |
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| Data-to-information |
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| Data management |
Summarize and Interpret Data |
| Communication to various audiences |
Develop reports and other ways to tell the story |
| Geographic Information Systems |
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| Data-to-Action |
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| Understanding the Clean Water Act |
Using data: community awareness |
| Understanding state water laws |
Using data: regulatory system |
| Understanding local regulations |
Using data: voluntary protection/restoration efforts |
| Develop action plan/campaign strategies |
Using data: model programs (e.g., Farm-A-Syst) |
| Using data: school education |
Using data: restoration techniques |
| Technical Monitoring Services: Chemical |
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| Training volunteers to use test kits |
Quality assurance/quality co |
| Training volunteers to use meters |
Collect volunteer data and provide/manage a database |
| Training volunteers to collect samples |
Equipment loan |
Biological
Bacteria |
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| Provide collection and lab training |
Provide information, but not training in methods |
| Macroinvertebrates |
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| Provide training in field collection |
Provide training in quality assurance/quality control |
| Provide training in identification – Order |
Collect data and provide database for volunteer data |
| Provide training in identification – Family |
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| Fish |
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| Provide collection services |
Provide identification service |
Physical
Habitat |
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| Provide training in habitat assessment |
Provide training in habitat assessment for restoration projects |