Webinars
LGC Webinar Series
Montana Policy Review: Extended Conversation (2013)
The Local Government Center is presenting a new webinar series focusing on community responses to energy development in northeastern Montana. Each bimonthly, one-hour interactive presentation features authors from the Fall 2012 Montana Policy Review.
Click Here to view the flyer with complete information on this webinar series.
Webinars are presented on select Wednesdays at 11AM MST.
| 03.20.13 - Improving Fiscal Policy to Maximize Benefits of Unconventional Oil Development in Montana Communities |
| Presented by Mark Haggerty and Julia Haggerty, Policy Analysts at Headwaters Economics To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
| 04.10.13 - Weathering the Storm: Community Responses in Sidney, MT |
| Presented by Bret Smelser, Mayor of Sidney To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 04.24.13 - Healthy People in Healthy Communities: A Richland County Initiative |
| Presented by Judy LaPan, Richland County Health Department Administrator To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
| 05.01.13 - Planning Across Borders in the Bakken |
| Presented by Brent Moore, CTA Community Planner To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
| 05.15.13 - Planning for Impact: How Rural Communities are Dealing with the Long Term Effects of Oil and Gas Development in the Bakken |
| Presented by Allison Mouch, Community Planning Bureau Chief for the Montana Department of Commerce and Steve Kilbreath, Oil and Gas Coordinator for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
| 06.05.13 - The Bakken: With Prosperity Comes Challenge |
| Presented by Anthony Preite, Eastern Montana Economic Development Coordinator < Forthcoming > |
Montana Policy Review: Extended Conversation (2012)
The Local Government Center is announcing a new webinar series focusing on transfer of wealth and sustaining communities through philanthropy. Each bimonthly, one-hour interactive presentation features an author from the Spring 2012 Montana Policy Review.
Click Here to view the flyer with complete information on this webinar series.
Webinars are presented every other Wednesday at 11AM.
Recorded webinars in this series:
| 09.05.12 - Aging Patterns and Impending Growth in Montana's Elderly |
| Presented by Larry Swanson, Director of the O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in Missoula. To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: Presentation Overview (PDF) |
| 09.19.12 - Women Who Wine: A Local Philanthropy Model |
| Presented by Babs Noelle, Owner of Alara Jewelry in Bozeman. To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 10.10.12 - Act Now to Capture Community Wealth |
| Presented by Milan Wall, Co-director of the Heartland Center for Leadership Development in Lincoln, NE. To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
| 10.24.12 - Putting Transfer of Wealth Into Practice |
| Presented by Don Macke, Director of Strategic Engagement at the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship in Lincoln, NE. To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
| 11.07.12 - Taking Responsibility for the Future of Our Hometowns |
| Presented by Linda Reed, President and COE of the Montana Community Foundation. To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
| 01.09.13 - Collective Impact: Using Collaborations to Bridge the Philanthropic Divide |
| Presented by Lisa Grace, Program Director of One Montana. To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
| 01.23.13 - Who Gets Your Property When You Die? |
| Prepared by Marsha Goetting, Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist at MSU and presented by Joel Schumacher, Associate Specialist in MSU Extension Economics. To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) |
Montana Policy Review: Extended Conversation (2011)
Community Resiliency and the Built Environment: Innovations and Policy Issues in Montana
A Part of the Local Government Center Webinar Series
Click Here to view the flyer with complete information on this webinar series.
Webinars are presented every other Wednesday at 11AM.
Recorded webinars in this series:
| 11.02.11 - Get on the Bus: Connecting Small Communities on Montana's Hi-Line |
| Presented by David Kack, Mobility and Public
Transportation Program Manager for the Western
Transportation Institute. To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 11.16.11 - Safe Routes to School |
| Presented by Taylor Lonsdale, Montana Safe
Routes to School Coordinator. To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 11.30.11 - How to Acquire Quality Parks and Trails for Your Community |
| Presented by Jackie Corday, Open Space Program Manager for the City
of Missoula. To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 12.14.11 - Against the Odds: Protecting Lakes in Lincoln County |
| Presented by Kristin Smith, AICP, Immediate Past-President of the
Montana Association of Planners. To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 01.04.12 - New Interactive Mapping Opportunities Increase Communication Efforts and Improve Access |
| Presented by Beth Shumate,
Trails Coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; Eric Spangenberg, City of Helena/Lewis and Clark County GIS Coordinator; and Bruce Newell, Project Coordinator. To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 02.01.12 - Comprehensive Planning Critical to Success: The Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan as a Case Study |
| Presented by Chris Naumann, Executive Director of the Downtown
Bozeman Partnership To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 03.14.12 - Transportation Triage: Rebuilding a 20th Century System While Preparing for the 21st |
| Presented by John Robert Smith, Co-Chairman of Transportation for America and President and CEO of Reconnecting America and Gene Townsend, Mayor of Three Forks To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
| 04.26.12 - The Three Forks Headwaters Trail Project: Improving Accessibility through Community Input and Trail Assessment |
| Presented by Meg Traci, Project Director of the Montana Disability and Health Program, Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities at the UM Rural Institute, Cathy Costakis, Active Living Coordinator for the Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program at MSU, and Gene Townsend, Mayor of Three Forks To watch the webinar recording, click here. |
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Other Archived LGC Webinars
| 02.09.11 - GASB 54 Webinar |
| To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF). |
| 03.02.11 - Back to Basics in Governmental Accounting |
| To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (PPT), Quiz 1 (PDF), Quiz 2 (PDF), and Quiz 3 (PDF). |
| 11.04.11 - Listserv Etiquette |
| Presented by Paul Lachapelle, Asst. Professor in Political Science at MSU and Extension Community Development Specialist To watch the webinar recording, click here. Resources: Presentation Overview (PDF) |
