LEADER 05158nam 2200613 450 001 9910818402703321 005 20230126213301.0 010 $a1-61091-533-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000225161 035 $a(EBL)3317665 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001334416 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12495728 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001334416 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11393146 035 $a(PQKB)10528639 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317665 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317665 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11026072 035 $a(OCoLC)890788729 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000225161 100 $a20150313h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConnecting to change the world $eharnessing the power of networks for social impact /$fPeter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia ;$aCovelo, California ;$aLondon, [England] :$cIsland Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61091-532-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Member Engagement""""Network Infrastructure""; ""Provisional Planning""; ""Periphery Relationships""; ""Chapter 6. Know Your Condition: Taking a Networka???s Pulse""; ""Chapter 7. Back to Basics: Resetting a Networka???s Design""; ""Chapter 8. Three Rules to Build By""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Resources for Network Builders""; ""Appendices""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""; ""Board of Directors"" 330 $a"Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are under increasing pressure to do more and to do better to increase and improve productivity with fewer resources. Social entrepreneurs, community-minded leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropists now recognize that to achieve greater impact they must adopt a network-centric approach to solving difficult problems. Building networks of like-minded organizations and people offers them a way to weave together and create strong alliances that get better leverage, performance, and results than any single organization is able to do. While the advantages of such networks are clear, there are few resources that offer easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks. Drawn from the authors' deep experience with more than thirty successful network projects, Connecting to Change the World provides the frameworks, practical advice, case studies, and expert knowledge needed to build better performing networks. Readers will gain greater confidence and ability to anticipate challenges and opportunities. Easily understandable and full of actionable advice, Connecting to Change the World is an informative guide to creating collaborative solutions to tackle the most difficult challenges society faces. "--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Something new and important is afoot. Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are under increasing pressure to do more and to do better to increase and improve productivity with fewer resources. Social entrepreneurs, community-minded leaders, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropists now recognize that to achieve greater impact they must adopt a network-centric approach to solving difficult problems. Building networks of like-minded organizations and people offers them a way to weave together and create strong alliances that get better leverage, performance, and results than any single organization is able to do. While the advantages of such networks are clear, there are few resources that offer easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks. Drawn from the authors' deep experience with more than thirty successful network projects, Connecting to Change the World provides the frameworks, practical advice, case studies, and expert knowledge needed to build better performing networks. Readers will gain greater confidence and ability to anticipate challenges and opportunities. Easily understandable and full of actionable advice, Connecting to Change the World is an informative guide to creating collaborative solutions to tackle the most difficult challenges society faces"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aNonprofit organizations$xManagement$xTechnological innovations 606 $aOnline social networks$xPolitical aspects 606 $aSocial change 615 0$aNonprofit organizations$xManagement$xTechnological innovations. 615 0$aOnline social networks$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aSocial change. 676 $a658/.046 686 $aBUS074000$aBUS041000$2bisacsh 700 $aPlastrik$b Peter$0975654 702 $aTaylor$b Madeleine 702 $aCleveland$b John 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818402703321 996 $aConnecting to change the world$94081268 997 $aUNINA