Screen LibraryConnecting to change the world : harnessing the power of networks for social impact /
"Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are under increasing pressure to do more and to do better to increase and improve productivity with fewer resources. Social entrepreneurs, community-minded leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropists now...
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Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are under increasing pressure to do more and to do better to increase and improve productivity with fewer resources. Social entrepreneurs, community-minded leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropists now recognize that to achieve greater impact they must adopt a network-centric approach to solving difficult problems. Building networks of like-minded organizations and people offers them a way to weave together and create strong alliances that get better leverage, performance, and results than any single "Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are under increasing pressure to do more and to do better to increase and improve productivity with fewer resources. Social entrepreneurs, community-minded leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropists now recognize that to achieve greater impact they must adopt a network-centric approach to solving difficult problems. Building networks of like-minded organizations and people offers them a way to weave together and create strong alliances that get better leverage, performance, and results than any single |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781610915328 : 1610915321 |
| Index Number: | HD62 |
| CLC: | C916.2 |
| Call Number: | C916.2/P715 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1. The Generative Network Difference -- Chapter 2. Start Me Up: Designing a Network -- Bonus Track-Advice to Funders and Other Network Engineers -- Chapter 3. Connect the Dots: Weaving a Network's Core -- Chapter 4. Network Evolution -- Chapter 5. Enable and Adapt: Managing a Network's Development -- Chapter 6. Know Your Condition: Taking a Network's Pulse -- Chapter 7. Back to Basics: Resetting a Network's Design -- Chapter 8. Three Rules to Build By. |