Learning Hub
Below you will find links to both interactive e-learning courses and recordings of online training webinars,
all of which are original and completely free to access.
E-learning courses
This online e-learning course focuses on learning from failure. By the end of the session you should be able to:
- Explain the importance of learning from failure
- List factors which prevent us learning from failure in conservation
- Identify how you can improve team culture in terms of recognising and exploring failure
- Identify specific systems and tools which can help you lead learning from failure
Welcome to module 1 of the Good Fund Management elearning course. By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Identify the differences between a contract and a grant agreement
- Complete a Roles and Responsibilities form for fund management and describe the consequences of these being unclear
- Examine a draft funding agreement and be able to identify areas of concern.
In this online e-learning module, we will cover procurement, authorisation procedures and supporting documentation. By the end of the module you should be able to:
- Describe what procurement is and basic best practice principles
- Identify problematic spending patterns
- Identify common supporting documents requested by funders and where to keep them
During this module we will continue to look at key areas of importance during fund implementation. By the end of this module, you should be able to:
- Explain how a strong relationship with a funder is created and maintained
- Describe best practice in terms of fund monitoring and reporting
- Identify potential issues in a fund financial report
- Identify management approaches for exchange rate fluctuation.
Welcome to the fourth and final module of this course! Here we’re looking at what happens at the end of a funding period. By the end of this module you will be able to:
- Describe the main purpose of an audit
- Identify how to prepare for and support an audit
- Design a checklist for fund closure
- Identify the pros and cons of no cost extensions
By the end of this online e-learning course, you will be able to:
- Identify common sources of conflict
- Categorise conflicts you have experienced by their source
- Describe four types of instinctive responses to stress and how to mitigate these
- Identify your natural conflict resolution tendencies
- Explain principled negotiation and use it to design your own conflict resolution strategy
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Define the meaning of Social Safeguards and the relationship with “safeguarding of children and adults at risk”
- Explain how Social Safeguards can contribute to fair and effective biodiversity conservation
- Analyse some of the risks, costs and benefits for local stakeholders that might arise as a result of common conservation strategies
- List the common tools that can help us apply Social Safeguards policies and procedures
Available in English & French: This online e-learning course explores stakeholder engagement, with a particular emphasis on community stakeholders. We’ll look at why stakeholder engagement is crucial to effective and equitable conservation, and how we can engage more effectively with community stakeholders.
Created by Fauna & Flora International, with thanks to support by Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
Webinars
Introduction to Good Grant Management
A webinar recording, broadcast in April 2022, covering roles and responsibilities of external restricted grant management, how to review a contract or grant agreement, procurement best practice and adapting to donors requirements and supporting documentation.
Created by Fauna & Flora International, with thanks to support by Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
Introduction to Good Organisational Governance
This webinar recording, made in June 2022, covers what we mean by good governance, why its important, what makes a balanced board and troubleshooting common problems such as how do you recruit trustees?
Created by Fauna & Flora International, with thanks to support by Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
Introduction to Organisational Risk Management
This webinar recording, made in May 2022, covers the basic risk management cycle at an organisational level, including how to identify, assess and prioritise risks faced by your organisation.
Created by Fauna & Flora International, with thanks to support by Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
Introduction to Social Safeguards.
This webinar explains what we mean by social safeguards; why they are so important; how they differ from safeguarding; and the common tools that can help us apply Social Safeguards in conservation projects.
Created by Fauna & Flora International, with thanks to support by Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
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