Foundations Of Success Inc

FOUNDATIONS OF SUCCESS (FOS) HELPS PRACTITIONERS, FUNDERS, AND EDUCATORS ACROSS THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY AMPLIFY THEIR EFFORTS TO MANAGE SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS, DEMONSTRATE CONSERVATION IMPACT, AND INFLUENCE KEY DECISION MAKERS TO HELP PROTECT OUR PLANET. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND COACHING, FACILITATING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING, DEVELOPING FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS, AND BUILDING CAPACITY FOR THE FUTURE.

DEVELOP FRAMEWORKS & TOOLS:FOS DEVELOPS INTELLECTUALLY RIGOROUS YET USER-FRIENDLY FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS TO OVERCOME THE PRACTICAL HURDLES OF PLANNING AND MONITORING CONSERVATION PROJECTS. USING INSIGHTS GAINED FROM OUR EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT TEAMS AND ACROSS DISCIPLINES, WE IDENTIFY THE INNOVATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS REQUIRED TO MAKE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BETTER AND EASIER.ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:- FOS LED AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION TEAMS TO SCALE UP THEIR WORK TO HELP ENSURE THAT CONSERVATION HAPPENS AT THE SCALE NECESSARY TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION. THIS WORK INCLUDED FACILITATING 6 SEPARATE TEAMS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT, PILOTING, AND REFINING OF THE SCALING FRAMEWORK.- FOS IS WORKING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES TO DEVELOP USAID GUIDANCE ON CLIMATE-RESILIENT BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMMING THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH USAID MISSIONS AND BEYOND.- CONTINUED TO RELEASE MAJOR UPDATES TO MIRADI'S ONLINE PLATFORM AND PREPARED FOR THE FIRST MAJOR UPDATE TO MIRADI DESKTOP IN FOUR YEARS (FORTHCOMING IN EARLY 2023). MAJOR ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDED (1) COMPLETION OF ONLINE DIAGRAMMING, INCLUDING FULL COPY/SHARE/MOVE FUNCTIONALITY, WITH WHICH MIRADI USERS CAN NOW CREATE RESULTS CHAINS FROM SITUATION MODELS, COPY / SHARE / MOVE ENTIRE DIAGRAMS OR SELECT PATHWAYS, AND COPY DIAGRAMS BETWEEN PROJECTS; (2) CONSTRUCTION AND LAUNCH OF A NEW MIRADI HELP CENTER AND SUPPORT SYSTEM; AND (3) THE FIRST OF THREE FORTHCOMING "WIZARDS" TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER OBJECTIVES AND GOALS. WITH THE NEW "SMART GUIDE", MIRADI USERS DRAFT A SMART OBJECTIVE OR GOAL AND CREATE AN ASSOCIATED INDICATOR TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD THE GOAL OR OBJECTIVE.

BUILD CAPACITY FOR THE FUTURE:FOS PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITIES AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO PREPARE TOMORROW'S LEADERS TO TACKLE GROWING CONSERVATION CHALLENGES. FOS DEVELOPS PRACTICE-BASED CURRICULA AND TEACHING MATERIALS THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE REAL-WORLD SKILLS NEEDED TO MANAGE COMPLEX CONSERVATION PROJECTS. TOGETHER, WE ARE CREATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:-TAUGHT 10-WEEK CORE COURSE IN CONSERVATION PLANNING (STEP 2 OF THE CONSERVATION STANDARDS) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - DESIGN, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.- DEVELOPED TECHNICAL CONTENT FOR A FORTHCOMING UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN ONLINE COURSE FOCUSED ON STEP 4 (ANALYZE & ADAPT) OF THE CONSERVATION STANDARDS.

PROVIDE TRAINING AND COACHING:FOS HELPS CONSERVATION TEAMS DEFINE CLEAR CONSERVATION GOALS, PRIORITIZE STRATEGIES WITH THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS, AND USE PRACTICAL TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THEIR CONSERVATION WORK. FOS PROVIDES TRAINING AND COACHING IN METHODS AND TOOLS SO THAT TEAMS CAN LEARN WHAT'S WORKING AND ADAPT ACCORDINGLY. BY SYSTEMATICALLY PLANNING AND MEASURING, CONSERVATION TEAMS CAN LEARN FROM THEIR SUCCESSES AND FAILURES AND USE RESOURCES MORE EFFICIENTLY.ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:- TO SUPPORT USAID'S CLIMATE STRATEGY, FOS PROVIDED TRAINING TO APPROXIMATELY 28 MI2 FACILITATORS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES (EI), FOS AND USAID ON INTEGRATING CLIMATE-RESILIENCE INTO USAID DESIGN PROCESSES. USING A STUDY CASE, THE TRAINING ENABLED PARTICIPANTS TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WORKING IN GROUPS TO DEFINE CLIMATE THREATS, MAP OUT HOW THEY INTERACT WITH CONVENTIONAL (NON-CLIMATE) THREATS, EXPLORE POSSIBLE HUMAN RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW THIS MAY AFFECT THEIR CONSERVATION TARGETS, AND BRAINSTORM CLIMATE-RESILIENT STRATEGIES. THIS TRAINING WORKSHOP AND SUBSEQUENT LEARNING SESSIONS WILL HELP PARTICIPANTS INCORPORATE CLIMATE RESILIENCE INTO THE BIODIVERSITY DESIGN WORK FOR SPECIFIC MISSIONS. WITH REGARD TO THE USAID CLIMATE GUIDANCE: - FOS IS WORKING WITH EI TO DEVELOP USAID GUIDANCE ON CLIMATE-RESILIENT BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMMING THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH USAID MISSIONS AND BEYOND.- CONTINUED TO SUPPORT USFWS'S COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING (CWT) BRANCH TO INCORPORATE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ACROSS THEIR PORTFOLIO. IN 2022, THE CWT BRANCH INCLUDED OTHER GROUPS WITHIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TO ACCESS FOS'S SERVICES. AS A RESULT, WE STARTED SUPPORTING TWO NEW EFFORTS TO ADDRESS TORTOISE AND FRESHWATER TURTLE (TFT) TRAFFICKING. FOS FACILITATED A 4-DAY WORKSHOP THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE COLLABORATIVE TO COMBAT THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN TURTLES (CCITT) GROUP OF THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS IN AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION (PARC). THIS WORKSHOP HELPED VALIDATE A COMPLEX SITUATION MODEL BUILT BY EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH A SERIES OF FOUR FOCUS GROUPS AND PIVOTED TO CONSIDER WHICH STRATEGIES THE GROUP COULD COLLECTIVELY PRIORITIZE TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT ON REDUCING TRAFFICKING OF NORTH AMERICAN TFT SPECIES. - FOS HAS BEEN HELPING A LARGE COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES THAT ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR USING THE CONSERVATION STANDARDS. THIS COALITION HAS AN AMBITIOUS VISION TO PROTECT OVER ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE'S LAND AREA IN A CONNECTED FASHION. - CO-FACILITATED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE IUCN WCPA STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING FROM MAY 29 TO JUNE 2. THE MEETING WAS HELD IN KINABALU PARK IN SABAH, MALAYSIA AND INCLUDED 34 PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD REPRESENTING THE IUCN SECRETARIAT, WCPA ADVISORS, REGIONAL VICE-CHAIRS, THEMATIC VICE-CHAIRS, AND SPECIALIST GROUP LEADS. - FOS HELPED PARKS CANADA TO DEVELOP A SET OF GENERIC STRATEGY PATHWAYS FOR ITS FIRE MANAGEMENT WORK IN ITS MOUNTAIN PARKS (JASPER, BANFF, KOOTENAY, WATERTON, YOHO, GLACIER, REVELSTOKE AND POSSIBLY KLUANE).

FOSTER COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE:FOS CONVENES CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS, DONORS, AND EDUCATORS IN VIBRANT LEARNING COMMUNITIES. FOS HELPS THESE COMMUNITIES DEVELOP AND PROMOTE COMMON FRAMEWORKS TO CATALYZE CROSS-PROJECT SHARING AND LEARNING. THE RESULT OF THIS COORDINATION IS IMPROVED CONSERVATION PRACTICES, THE ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE COLLECTIVE IMPACT, AND INCREASED SOCIETAL SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:- CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING THROUGH THE CONSERVATION MEASURES PARTNERSHIP. 2022 THEMES COVERED A RANGE OF HIGH-PRIORITY CONSERVATION TOPICS, INCLUDING CLIMATE SMART CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION STANDARDS EFFECTIVENESS, NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS, AND CLASSIFICATION SCHEMA FOR CONSERVATION THREATS AND ACTIONS.- LAUNCHED A PHOTO STORY COMPETITION TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD TO SHARE COMPELLING STORIES AND PHOTOS HIGHLIGHTING THEIR WORK TO CONSERVE, MANAGE, AND MONITOR ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECIES. THESE STORIES ARE HOSTED ON THE CONSERVATION STANDARDS WEBSITE AND HELP CS PRACTITIONERS FIND IDEAS AND INSPIRATION.- FOS HELPED ORGANIZE THE 2022 CONSERVATION COACHES NETWORK (CCNET) RALLY HELD IN VICTORIA, CANADA. FOS ALSO LED WORKSHOP SESSIONS ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS, SUCH AS TAKING CONSERVATION TO SCALE, UNDERSTANDING MIRADI, USING EVIDENCE IN CONSERVATION PLANNING, MAKING CONSERVATION STANDARDS EASIER TO USE BY DIFFERENT AUDIENCES, AND PLANNING WITH INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL PEOPLES AND COMMUNITIES.