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Get ready for 2026’s Storyteller’s Circle!

December 2, 2025 / Nicole Reese / 0 Comments

Thank you to everyone who made our 2025 webinar series a success! We couldn’t have done it without such great guest speakers and engaged participants.

You can check out this past year’s recordings on our YouTube Channel here.

We hope you’ll join us for our 2026 webinar series starting in January!

On the last Thursday of the month (Jan – Oct) from 3-4pm MT, we’ll be hosting free monthly webinars on various conservation communication topics.

This year we’re asking participants to register for each individual month you’d like to participate instead of one registration all at once – so click through the month’s link to register and hold space in your calendar now!

Free Webinars

January 1/29 – Learn insights from the collaborative campaign #NatureForAll
February 2/26 – Collaborative Messaging Development
March 3/26
April 4/30
May 5/28
June 6/25
July 7/30
August 8/27
September 9/24
October 10/29

Save the Date for our next In-Person Training Opportunity!

After the WCCN’s in-person conference, join us for a two-day workshop on collaborative campaign development.

SAVE THE DATE Thurs-Friday May 21-22th, 2026!

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What do you do, when there’s no facilitator in the room?

November 7, 2020 / Nicole Reese / 0 Comments

Have you ever been in that “awkward” situation when a group comes together but no one is the designated facilitator?

What do you do when no one takes the lead?

I think we’ve all had that moment when everyone stares at each other uncomfortably, unsure of what to say or how to begin. We end up wasting precious minutes of the short time we have together, and sometimes never achieve the purpose of the gathering.

Don’t be afraid to step up! We are all in this together, and most people in your group will appreciate your help leading the group discussion.

Resource: Message Box

May 24, 2019 / Nicole Reese / 0 Comments

I’ve had the pleasure of listening in on a couple of COMPASS presentations of their Message Box, a tool they created to help researchers communicate their science effectively. I think it’s a great resource to start developing a message or story about conservation issues.

They provide a free workbook that walks you through how to use their tool.

COMPASS supports scientists to effectively share their knowledge in the public discourse and decision-making. They provide training, coaching, more tools and resources, as well as opportunities to connect.

Fort Collins Nonprofit Networking Group

August 29, 2017 / Nicole Reese / 0 Comments

FoCoNetworking

In May I collaborated with Sarah Scobey, the Fort Collins Nonprofit Resources Librarian with the Poudre River Public Library, to create a pilot program that supports nonprofit organizations. After attending several nonprofit networking meetings in Denver, and small business meetings in Fort Collins, I realized that there was no such collaborative space for the many nonprofits in Northern Colorado. We created this pilot program to provide a support group that allows the people working with local nonprofits to talk together, network, and give each other a leg up. Continue reading

Sustain, Songscapes, and Seedskadee

August 3, 2016 / Nicole Reese / 1 Comment

Last summer I visited Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge to find the controversial sage grouse. We arrived about a month before the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was due to decide whether to put the greater sage grouse on the Endangered Species List. I traveled with my husband and the co-founders of Sustain Music and Nature. Betsy has been one of my best friends since the first week I moved to Colorado nine years ago, and I’m on the board of her nonprofit Sustain.

Sustain at Seedskadee