Presenters:

Thiri Dae We Aung from Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA); Janete Agues, Raquel Amador & Rocio Moreno from Maio Biodiversity Foundation; and Nancy Ogonje from The East African Wildlife Society. 

Session Outline & Highlights: 

• In this webinar, conservation leaders discuss how their organisations change

• Change requires collaboration - practices need to align with the organisation's mission/goals. The webinar participants discuss possible outcomes when these don’t align. 

• The value of communication

• Organisational model may evolve to meet new needs

• How situations can impact finances (eg Covid) at a global, local, and organisational scale

• Risk Management Processes (identify risk, assess risk, control risk, review controls)

• Adjust to situations (managing and reducing crisis situations) - financial stabilisation, staff motivation, keep running, resilience & recovery (adaptation)

• Discussion of formalising and growing an organisation (includes problems faced & how to address)

• Change driven by transparency, determination, & support 

• The benefits of empowering local communities 

This webinar is part of the Organisational Resilience Festival, hosted by FFI and WCS.  This webinar was made possible through funding by Arcadia –a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.