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Category - Virtual Friends Conference

2025 Virtual Friends Conference materials

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Marketing, Social Media and Communication
Description Grow your skills in marketing and communicating – find your voice and brand! Does your Friends group have a personality? A voice? An image?…
Volunteers: The Critical Role of both Friends Volunteers and FWS Volunteers
DescriptionUnderstand the different roles that Friends volunteers and Service volunteers have in the successful management of refuges and hatcheries.  Friends’ volunteers and Service volunteers are…
Nature Stores
DescriptionGet ideas on improving your nature store, how to set up an on-line sales offering, and what it takes to do “off-site” pop-up stores for…
Fundraising, Membership and Donor Engagement
Inspired to Build Capacity–Fundraising, Membership and Donor Engagement Get ready to be truly inspired by the success stories of three different Friends groups from the…
Close Out: Recap of Day 2
Speaker Cheryl grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho, a fourth generation Idahoan, where, if she wasn’t in school or asleep, she was outdoors. Cheryl received…
Keynote Address on Day 2
Speaker: Desiree Sorenson-Groves, President and CEO, National Wildlife Refuge Association Desirée Sorenson-Groves re-joined the Refuge Association in October 2024 as the President and CEO. Her…
Current Issues and Topics affecting Refuges and Hatcheries
DescriptionThis round-table discussion with conservation leaders will explore effective ways for Friends Groups to forge meaningful partnerships with State conservation agencies and national fish and…
Building Strong Boards: Frameworks, Bylaws, and Governance Tools
DescriptionHow can your group create the right framework of bylaws, operating guidelines, and strategies to achieve sustainable success? We’ll explore: • Board Development: How to ensure…
Marketing, Social Media and Communication
DescriptionGrow your skills in marketing and communicating – find your voice and brand! Does your Friends group have a personality? A voice? An image? These…
Advocacy
DescriptionHow can your Friends Group effectively communicate and advocate with elected officials? This session will provide practical advice and tips on the best ways you…
Day 2 Spark Talk
Speaker Wendi Weber worked 27 years in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Wendi served in various roles over her tenure including as a biologist…
Community Involvement
DescriptionLearn some of the innovative ways Friends and FWS staff are ensuring that refuges are community assets enjoyed and valued by a broad population individuals…
Kickoff Keynote
Speaker: Desiree Sorenson-Groves, President and CEO, National Wildlife Refuge Association Desirée Sorenson-Groves re-joined the Refuge Association in October 2024 as the President and CEO. Her…
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