Collaboration Benefits
Our members’ collaborative efforts include:
- improved education through increased funding from school trusts;
- support by education communities for actions that benefit school lands and schools;
- increased revenue from permanent school funds through professional management;
- data to support trust managers; and development of public information, for each state, about the trust lands and their support for children’s education.
Join Advocates by becoming a member here: www.advocatesforschooltrustlands.org/membership/
What We Do
In addition to hosting an annual conference, researching, and networking, Advocates For School Trust Lands provides support services to members. Advocates For School Trust Lands provides presentations to state, regional and national policy makers as requested. Presentations are tailored to meet the needs of each state and organization. They include but are not limited to training, research, outreach, consulting and networking assistance. (Connect with Advocates here)
Advocates For School Trust Lands has assisted state, regional and national organizations in preparing and adopting resolutions and position statements dealing with school trust lands.
Consultation
Advocates For School Trust Lands consults with Advocates members as they consider strategies that support the trustees in their mission as prudent managers. Upon request, this can include the review of legislative and policy proposals from a beneficiary perspective.
Presentations
Advocates has met with and provided presentations to legislative leaders, subcommittees, and task forces as they have reviewed performance and considered legislative and policy changes to capture opportunities for improved prudent management of the respective trusts.
Communication
Advocates For School Trust Lands provides ongoing communication with the state trust beneficiary groups and regional/state education groups as they determine their involvement, strategies and support efforts for the trust managers. The organization attempts to provide support towards attaining each group’s goals through targeted research, proposal review, networking and consultation.
Request some of these services for your organization here: www.advocatesforschooltrustlands.org/requests/