WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT THE LEARNING CENTER:

• Online Courses
• Discussion Groups
• All the content that was in LTAnet

Online Courses

All the content in the new Standards and Practices Curriculum books as they are ready. The following courses are posted, and the rest of the 15 courses will be posted as they are completed throughout the year (these can all be found under the Courses tab):

• Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical Land Trust
• Land Trust Boards: Preparing for Perpetuity
• Evaluating and Selecting Conservation Projects
• Tax Benefits and Appraisals of Conservation Projects

And a non-curriculum overview course:

• Introduction to Private Land Conservation

For those courses not yet available, we will post final drafts of the Word documents or PDFs of the final courses as they become available.

Also Available:

• Free, downloadable course books and instructor manuals
• Audio files of the courses and course chapters
• Templates to craft your own policies
• New sample documents

Discussion Forums

Discussion forums hosted by leading experts:

• Marc Smiley for Governance and Strong Organizations
• Brenda Lind for Land Protection and Stewardship

LTAnet Content

Access to all the content from the old LTAnet (now called the Digital Library):

• Full-text Standards and Practices
• Sample documents (many more than in the print version)
• Exchange articles
• Rally presentations
• Landtrust listserv e-mail archive
• Reports, articles, fact sheets, check lists, etc.

DO I HAVE PERMISSION TO ACCESS THIS?

The Learning Center is a resource created especially for board, staff and volunteers of member land trusts, staff of partner organizations, and individuals who donate $250 or more. More information on joining the Alliance.

HOW DO I GET A LOGIN NAME AND PASSWORD?

1. Go to http://learningcenter.lta.org (do not use www)

2. Click on Register under the login button. When registering, you MUST select an organization that is an Alliance member land trust or a partner organization as this is what gives you permission to access The Learning Center.

3. Note: if you have attended Rally, a regional conference, or ordered a book from us online, we already have your registration information. Just click on Forgot your password? to be automatically e-mailed a password.

4. Once you have registered or received a password, use the shortcut to The Learning Center on the website, or go to http://learningcenter.lta.org and enter your e-mail and password to log in. That's it!

5. Note: due to feedback from many users, we are standardizing the login with www.lta.org to reduce the number of user names and passwords needed to access Land Trust Alliance resources. You will use the same user name and password from www.lta.org to access The Learning Center and your LTAnet password will no longer work.

I NEED HELP WITH THIS!

If you are experiencing difficulties logging in, please e-mail tlc@lta.org or call 202-638-4725 x334 for assistance.