Forum Events & Programs

Alameda County Watershed Forum

The Forum emphasizes providing assistance to watershed groups within the County as a strategy for fostering localized watershed restoration and education. Watershed groups face increasing challenges with funding, sustainability, and implementing successful projects. The Forum, through trainings and direct assistance, provides watershed groups with the resources and support they need to effectively reach their individual watershed goals.

Trainings – Trainings offered by the Forum provide technical information and networking opportunities to the Alameda County watershed community. Training topics may include fundraising, native plant propagation, marketing and communications, monitoring and evaluation, basic accounting, etc. Trainings are typically offered in December and June each year. Click here to suggest a future training topic.

Past Trainings

Fundraising in the Watershed Community
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

This training will give you a basic overview of what you can do to survive and succeed in sustaining your watershed efforts. In this training you will:

Learn how to adapt your fundraising strategies in the current economy.

Hear from a panel of funders on how the economy had impacted grantmaking.

Walk away with new ideas, links and resources that will help you to explore approaches that best fit with your organization's situation.

Have the opportunity to win a autographed copy of Kim Klein's new book Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times

Presentations & Resources
Fundraising Overview presentation
Bay Area IRWMP Funding presentation

Alameda County Community Stewardship Grant presentation
To request a copy of training handouts click here

Direct Assistance – Direct assistance provided by the Forum will be offered starting in 2010. The Forum will offer the organizational and technical project assistance watershed groups most commonly need in order to achieve their goals. Assistance includes one-on-one customized support, from the Forum's Coordinator and/or consultants on a variety of outreach, planning, program development, volunteer recruitment/management or other related projects. Check back in 2010 for program guidelines and application package.