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Networks
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Building Sustainable Communities through Network Building
Communities are built on connections. Better connections usually provide better opportunities. But, what are better connections, and how do they lead to more effective and productive communities? (Source: www.orgnet.com) |
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Boston Green and Healthy Building Network: Case Study The Boston Green & Healthy Building Network provides a platform for collaboration to promote green and healthy buildings for representatives from about ten Boston-area non-profit organizations and the City of Boston. This case study summarizes learnings and maps the evolution of the network's composition and dynamics since it was launched in 2005 at the initiative of the Barr Foundation. (Source: Barr Foundation) |
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Lawrence Community Works - Case Study The problem that Lawrence, Massachusetts faces is familiar: how to restore a dying industrial city? But the answer is far from what community and economic developers are accustomed to trying. In quite unconventional ways, it builds heavily upon the social connections of individuals throughout the city to develop new leadership, vision, and change. (Source: Barr Foundation) |
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Weaving Tangled Webs What's all the buzz about 'networks'? Explore how network-centric advocacy and network thinking may impact the way funders work with Marion Kane's presentation at the 'Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities annual conference. The presentation defines and describes two types of networks - 'Production Networks' and 'Social Networks for Social Purposes' and explores their application to philanthropy. (Source: Barr Foundation) |
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NET GAINS: A Handbook for Network Builders Seeking Social Change This handbook provides the growing number of people who are developing networks for social change with practical advice based on the experiences of network builders, case studies of networks small and large, local and international, and emerging scientific knowledge about “connectivity.” (Source: Innovation Network for Communities) |
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Building the Field of Dreams: Social Networks as a Source of Sector-Level Capacity in the After-School World Since 2003 , the Barr Foundation has applied network thinking to its investment in the after-school sector. This report summarizes the funding approach and lessons learned from two experiences in the Arts and Sports after-school sectors. (Source: Barr Foundation) |
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Network Power for Philanthropy and Nonprofits Decisions to rely on networks to more effectively generate social change are not new to philanthropy and nonprofits. The Barr Foundation convened a group of experts and facilitated a study on the growing use of network strategies by nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurs, and foundations. Read the key findings in the final report. See networks in action in the accompanying case study on Lawrence Community Works. (Source: Barr Foundation) |
