Resource Library
Welcome to the River Network Resource Library!
Search through hundreds of publications, recorded webinars, newsletters, tools, and templates to support your water work. Explore specific topics using the icons below, or if you’re not sure what you need, use the search bar. Type in keywords like “strategic planning,” “State Revolving Fund,” or “data collection.” The resources included here are intended to help you advance your work and spark innovation and new ideas.
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Featured Resources
- Building Blocks of Trust – how community organizations and utilities can work together.
- Colorado SMP – everything you’d ever need to know about stream management planning in Colorado.
- Equitable Infrastructure Toolkit – learn to advocate for equitable water infrastructure in your community.
- Tools for Equitable Climate Resilience – how to perform community-led research and support local leaders to advance climate resilience.
- Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal – one-stop shop for building a litter removal program.
- The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual – the quintessential, transformational tool on how YOU can use the CWA to protect your waters.
- State Revolving Fund Advocacy Toolkit – a comprehensive guide for advocates looking to get up to speed on the SRF process.
- Effective Organizations – a five-part learning series on everything from board governance, to volunteer management, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and more.
Looking for information on specific state-level water policies? Explore the State Policy Hub!
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Drinking Water Resources
Program: Drinking Water
Resource Type: PublicationsSome 13.8 million U.S. households (almost 12%) face unaffordable water bills while water utilities struggle to fund maintenance or replacement of aging pipes. We expand the network’s understanding of the causes and circumstances of today’s crisis, deve… View Resource ›
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Community Organizing Roundtable: Discussion Takeaways & Resources
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: PublicationsBelow is a summary of the issues and topics discussed by over 36 participants from 31 organizations during River Network’s Organizing Remotely Roundtable, held on April 29, 2020. To download a similar summary from Part II of this discussion, held in Ju… View Resource ›
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Best Practices for Fundraising in a Crisis
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarDuring this River Network Roundtable hosted on April 15, 2020, Lisa Runkel, River Network’s Philanthropy Manager, presented on “5 Fundraising Essentials During COVID-19.” During the presentation she shares five ways she stays connected with supporters… View Resource ›
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Pandemic Resources for Nonprofits
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: PublicationsAs we continue to practice physical distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19, many organizations are transitioning to remote work, cancelling or postponing events, wondering how to remain inclusive and equitable, and dealing with new anxiety and stre… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Anti-Displacement Strategies: Environmental Restoration… Meet Affordable Housing
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarBuilding on the first two webinars in our series on gentrification and displacement that (1) defined the issues and (2) showed how to use data to track them, this recorded webinar focuses on the most effective strategy to preventing displacement: prote… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Monitoring Neighborhood Change – Using Data to Track and Prevent Displacement
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this recorded webinar, the second in our Urban Waters Learning Network series on gentrification and displacement, we explore different ways data is being used by communities and decision-makers to understand displacement vulnerabilities, inform infr… View Resource ›
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Urban Waters Learning Forum Anti-Racism Resources
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type:On June 21, 2019, the Urban Waters Learning Network—in cooperation with Darryl Haddock (Western Atlanta Watershed Alliance) and Jennifer Arnold (Reciprocity Consulting)—hosted the Urban Waters Learning Forum: Addressing Racial Equity in Environmental S… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Understanding Gentrification and Displacement – The Path to Equitable Development
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis recorded webinar frames the topics of gentrification and displacement and provides an example of the types of multi-sector partnerships that urban waters practitioners can create to ease displacement pressures. Presenters Paulina Lopez and Robin S… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Complex Problems, Collaborative Solutions — Playing Games for Better Water Management Outcomes
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: WebinarVideo gaming for water resource management? Gaming is one of the fastest growing entertainment industries in the U.S., with estimates that 42% of Americans play video games regularly. How can we harness this interest in gaming for better water manageme… View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: Top 10 Signs of Fundraising Readiness
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIs your organization ready to raise dollars for your mission? In this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff outline 10 key components that will help make your fundraising efforts a success. How many can you can check off for your organization Th… View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: The Public Engagement Continuum
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff reviews the importance of civic engagement to water protection work and shares a useful framework to help organizations think about their own community outreach efforts. This webinar short is part of… View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: Organizing Successful Campaigns
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff review the key steps for organizing a successful advocacy campaign. This webinar short is part of our Leadership Development Institute – Civic Engagement Series, a 5-session Premium webinar series th… View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: What is a Fundraising Plan?
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff review the basic elements of a fundraising plan and why you should have one. A written fundraising plan is an absolute “must-have” to ensure your organization has the resources to carry out its work. … View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: Tips for Writing Your Case for Support
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff provide you guidance for writing a compelling case for support, an important building block in your organization’s fundraising activities. This webinar short is part of our Leadership Development Inst… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Communicating the State of Your River – Basin Report Cards & the Swim Guide
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders, Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarIn this recorded webinar, we present two different approaches to clearly communicate the state of your river and basin with various stakeholders, including recreational users. River Basin report cards can descrie the health and state of waterways to th… View Resource ›
