GCNN Events & Workshops
A central program of the Garden Conservancy Northwest Network are spring and fall in-person, all-day workshops. Each workshop is tailored to the needs of member organizations and is hosted by a different member organization. Fall and Spring workshops are open to members and non-members.
GCNN members have exclusive access to virtual events. Virtual Coffee Hours provide members a forum for resource sharing and roundtable discussions to share the successes, opportunities, and challenges at their gardens. Virtual Lunch & Learns are facilitated by garden leaders and relevant non-profit professionals that feature 45-minute, topic-specific presentations followed by a question/answer session.
2024 Events Schedule:
January 11, 2024: Virtual Coffee Hour & Steering Committee Meeting
March 20, 2024: Virtual Lunch & Learn
May 2, 2024: Spring Workshop
August 14, 2024: Virtual Coffee Hour
October 2, 2024: Virtual Lunch & Learn
October 24 & 25, 2024: Fall Workshop
Previous Workshops:
Spring 2024 Workshop, Civic Engagement to Strengthen & Support Public Gardens
Fall 2023 Workshop, Strengthening Your Board and Succession Planning
Spring 2023 Workshop, Creating Mission-Focused & Community-Centered Programming
Fall 2022 Workshop, Meaningful Volunteer Engagement
Fall 2021 Webinar, Tales From the Road: Taking Inspiration from Leading Botanic Gardens
Spring 2021 Webinar, Preventing Professional Burnout – Real Tools for Your Juggling Act
Fall 2020 Virtual Workshop, Master Planning for Public Gardens
Summer 2020 Webinar, Membership Program Techniques and Models
Fall 2019 Workshop, Developing a Revenue Stream Through Mission-Based Programming
Spring 2019 Workshop, Computer Technology for Your Organization
Fall 2018 Workshop, Garden Documentation
Spring 2018 Workshop, The Value of Public Gardens in the Pacific Northwest
Fall 2017 Workshop, Succession Planning
Spring 2017 Workshop, Effective Grant Writing for Your Organization
Taking Inspiration from Leading Botanic Gardens
Fall 2021 Webinar
with Jason Morse, Arboretum Foundation