Flying WILD provides opportunities for partnerships whether you are a non-profit organization, university, or even a municipality. With over 30 years of experience as a leader in the field of environmental education, CEE works hard to ensure that funding dollars are leveraged efficiently to support development and expansion of quality wildlife education programs and materials.

New sponsors and interested parties are encouraged to contact Flisa Stevenson by sending an email to flisascee@aol.com.

1.  Participation in a nationally recognized, educationally sound, and scientifically solid education program that will directly support bird conservation efforts

• An opportunity to expand your education program's offerings by participating in a well regarded national program that fits with your mission
• The Flying WILD Educators’ Guide that you can purchase as the heart of your program efforts.  The Guide contains 43 activities and a wealth of resources and information that will help you easily implement the program
• A leadership role in your community as you deliver the innovative and fun Flying WILD program to local educators
• The ability to grow a major program without extensive staff input as the facilitators you train independently conduct additional training as part of your program.

2.  A chance to interact and share information with your peers in the education community

• Membership in the Bird Education Network and opportunities to share information on the Bird Education Network Listserv
• Membership and participation in the Flying WILD City Partner Network dedicated listserv
• Membership and participation on the Flying WILD Educator Network dedicated listserv
• An invitation and travel stipends (providing grant funding) to attend National Flying WILD meetings
• An invitation and travel stipends (providing grant funding) to participate in Bird Education Network meetings

3.  Ongoing support for your Flying WILD education efforts

• The Flying WILD Newsletter about Flying WILD activities and resources
• A Partner Notebook that provides background, resources, and techniques
• Attractive posters and brochures that you can purchase to help publicize Flying WILD training
• Publicity for your program through the various Flying WILD listservs and newsletter
• Participation in research and evaluation opportunities as part of CEE program evaluation efforts
• Free student pages CD that contains all the handouts, data pages, etc. from the Flying WILD Educator Guide         
• Email support from CEE/Flying WILD staff on questions and problem areas
• An introductory workshop for the first group of local facilitators and educators at your facility.  The workshop will be organized and conducted by CEE/Flying WILD trainers.
• Training for partner staff by CEE/Flying WILD trainers on how to conduct FW workshops and organize the overall program. (This training is held in conjunction with the first CEE led Facilitator/educator workshop.)
• Support for your fundraising efforts in the form of letters of support, facts and figures on the national program, etc.
• Beginning September, 2008, new partners will be eligible to receive seed grants to help jump start Flying WILD training.

CEE will send a trainer to host the first Flying WILD workshop offered by new City Parnters in an effort to help new partners launch their Flying WILD program. Now is a perfect time to bring Flying WILD to your city by becoming a City Partner!