WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT THE LEARNING CENTER:

Online Courses
Experts who answer you questions
LTAnet Content (Now called Digital Library)

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):

Governance

Mission, Planning and Capacity
Nonprofit Law and Recordkeeping-Volume I: Complying with Federal, State and Local Law
Nonprofit Law and Recordkeeping-Volume II: Recordkeeping Essentials
Land Trust Boards: Preparing for Perpetuity
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical Land Trust

Strong Organizations

Building the Foundation for Fundraising Success
Financial Management of Land Trusts
Determining Stewardship Costs and Raising and Managing Dedicated Funds

Land Protection

Evaluating and Selecting Conservation Projects
Acquiring Land and Conservation Easements
Selling and Transferring Land and Conservation Easements
Strategic Conservation (Upcoming)
Tax Benefits and Appraisals of Conservation Projects
Conservation Easement Drafting and Documentation

Stewardship

Caring for Land Trust Properties
Conservation Easement Stewardship
Managing Conservation Easements in Perpetuity (PDF of Course Available)

And a non-curriculum overview course:

Different Trails

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 for some of the courses and course chapters
Templates to craft your own policies
New sample documents

Experts who answer you questions:

Judy Anderson for Governance and Strong Organizations
Ann Murphy for Land Protection and Stewardship

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LTAnet Content - Now called the Digital Library:

Full-text of all the Land Trust Standards and Practices
Sample documents (many more than in the print version)
Exchange and Saving Land 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. If you are a new user, click on the ‘Get Started’ button. It will prompt you to enter your e-mail and then tell you how to get access.

3. 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.

4. Note: if you have attended Rally, a regional conference, or ordered a book from us online, we already have your registration information. Just scroll further down the page to the Forgot your password? link under the “Log In” button to be automatically e-mailed a password.

5. 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!

I NEED HELP WITH THIS!

If you are experiencing difficulties logging in, please e-mail tlc@lta.org or call 202-638-4725 x348 for assistance.