Closing Observations December 14

General Observations Goals of Roundtable

• Storytelling, learning, fun• Challenge, respond, share• Networking

General Observations

Share one observation on something significant that happened here this week, or a thought on what it might mean for the future.

General Observations

• Clearly evolving, stretching, growing, challenging

• Impressive talent pool• Impressive level of

commitment• Largest, most diverse JV

meeting ever

General Observations - Continued• All JVs appear to be on the same

road, headed in the same direction• Seriously spread out along a big

road• No JV is at the front in every core

competence• No JV is at the back in every core

competence• While we share a last name, this

illustrates current diversity

General Observations - Continued

• JVs appear to be converging• Broad range of apparent business models• Goals of Roundtable

- storytelling, learning, fun- challenge, response- networking

Some Things We Have Done • Bird conservation “business

ecosystem” is very complicated• Tremendous perception of

accomplishment and progress• Cutting edge of landscape design,

driver in SHC for FWS• Amazing staying power in

establishing, motivating, sustaining partners and partnerships

• Persuaded others we know what we are doing

Some Things Yet to Do• Simplify bird conservation

“business ecosystem”• Get a grip on assessing

landscape change• Figure out how to track and

communicate accomplishments (should they, how to roll up)

• Improve understanding of population responses to habitat manipulation

Some Things Yet to Do• Increase influence in “policy”

areas that have / will impact our conservation objectives (USDA, energy, climate change, sustainability)

- knowledge- institutional contacts

• Explicitly define relationships and expectations between JVs and bird initiatives (AKA “Web of Relationships”)

Some Things Yet to Do

• Diversify JV funding portfolio- Include growth plan in business model

• Formalize assumptions, logic into business model(s)

Risks …

• Internal strife

• Stagnation

• Loss of relevance

• Scandal

Opportunity Foundation …• Vision remains robust• Perception of success• Evolution / adaptation continues• Credible stewards and purveyors

of knowledge (biological foundation for fish and wildlife conservation)

• Information enables influence

What Lies Ahead?

Evolution DriversEvolution Drivers Funding growthFunding growth Multiple bird plansMultiple bird plans Partnership modelPartnership model Voluntary-positiveVoluntary-positive NABCINABCI Loose regimentationLoose regimentation Successful marketingSuccessful marketing

State Action PlansState Action Plans Fish Habitat InitiativeFish Habitat Initiative Tighter $$ -competitionTighter $$ -competition Performance & Performance &

accountabilityaccountability Audits - $$ & performanceAudits - $$ & performance Consistency issuesConsistency issues Culture of bird orgsCulture of bird orgs Energy policy–Farm billEnergy policy–Farm bill Climate change / avian fluClimate change / avian flu

Natal Adolescence Coming of Age

Key Services and ProductsKey Services and Products Focus for Focus for

WF WF conservatioconservationn

Partnership Partnership modelmodel

Chasing Chasing grant $$ grant $$

Focus -wildlife Focus -wildlife conservationconservation

Forum for Forum for conservation conservation discussionsdiscussions

Conservation Conservation design capacitydesign capacity

Decision support Decision support toolstools

Financial “planner”Financial “planner”

Natal Adolescence Coming of Age

Focus for bird Focus for bird conservationconservation

Home base for Home base for evolving evolving conservation conservation designdesign

Begin ARM for Begin ARM for habitat workhabitat work

““Typical” Joint Venture OfficeTypical” Joint Venture Office 6 habitat JVs6 habitat JVs 3 species JVs3 species JVs 1 coordinator 1 coordinator

per officeper office 1 tech team1 tech team 100% FWS 100% FWS

staffstaff $3.2 million$3.2 million

22+/- habitat JVs22+/- habitat JVs 3 species JVs & AG3 species JVs & AG 4-10 FTEs per 4-10 FTEs per

officeoffice More tech teams- More tech teams-

fish, ES, SAPsfish, ES, SAPs Shared/co-located Shared/co-located

staffstaff $ 20+ million$ 20+ million

Natal Adolescence Coming of Age

20 habitat JVs20 habitat JVs 3 species JVs & 3 species JVs &

AGAG 1-6 FTEs per 1-6 FTEs per

officeoffice Many tech teamsMany tech teams 50% FWS staff50% FWS staff $ 10.3 million$ 10.3 million

Natal Adolescence Coming of Age

What will be our vision in 2011?

Joint Ventures are the hub for wildlife conservation design,

identifying sound conservation investments and orchestrating

conservation delivery.

This will result in influencing several billion dollars in conservation actions annually.

Thank You for Helping the Birds !