Growing Social Impact in a Networked World
A Grantmakers' Gathering on Networks
San Francisco | October 17-18, 2011
Hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and Monitor Institute
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Monday, October 17
Pre-session: Networks 101
Presentation from Diana Scearce
Welcome and Opening: Growing Social Impact in a Networked World
Welcome Remarks from Kathleen Enright + video
Katherine Fulton's presentation (view the video)
Net-Centric Grantmaking: Challenges and Opportunities
Live stream session recording
Overview of Perspectives on Understanding and Activating Networks + video
Perspectives on Understanding and Activating Networks
Strategic Planning for Networks, A Case Study of the Wikimedia Foundation Open Strategy: Presentation from Eugene Eric Kim
Re-Amp Energy Network: Presentation and case study from Rick Reed and Heather Grant
Our Networked World: Synthesis and Learning with Leaders from Outside Our Field + video
Tuesday October 18, 2011
Strategies and Tradecraft for Catalyzing Networks
Network Weaving: Resource from June Holley
Helping Established Organizations Develop a Network Mindset: Presentation from Heather Grant
Participants recorded their questions, comments and drawings from three rounds of short conversations on table templates, see what they had to say.
Putting In Practice Tools For Understanding, Activating And Strengthening Networks
Option 1: Deep Dive into Social Network Mapping and Analysis
- Presentation and resource from Roberto Cremonini
Option 2: Quick-Fire Tool Tutorials
- Systems Mapping: Presentation from Scott Spann
- Understanding Ecosystems and Strategic Landscape Mapping: Presentation from Gabriel Kasper
- Diagnostic Tool for Assessing Network Health: Tool and scorecard from Heather Grant
New Insights About Growing Impact in a Networked World: Developing a Learning and Action Agenda for Funders
Gabriel Kasper from Monitor Institute interviewed conference attendees about what they were taking away and produced this video of the "top ten aha moments."
Conference Conversations Captured through Beth Kanter's Blog:
- Top Ten Things We've Learned About Networks Guest post by Gabriel Kasper
- Close the Triangle Guest post by Scott Bechtler-Levin
- The Power of Curation Guest post by Paula Goldman
- Evaluating Networks and their Effectiveness Guest Post by Tom Kelly
- The New and The Unknown Guest post by Kate Wing
- Relationship Building as a Measure of Impact Guest Post by John Esterle
- Network Leadership: A Few Ingredients in the Secret Sauce Guest post from Kathy Reich
- Shifting our Role in the Hub Guest post from Annie Hernandez
- Power and Control Guest post from Marie Sauter
- Doing the Conventional, Unconventionally Guest post from Anna Muoio
- Networks are beautiful Guest post from Stephanie McAuliffe
- Day Two: Growing Social Impact in a Networked World – Focus on the How to Guest post by Laura Efurd
- Turning Waste into Opportunity Guest post from Sande Smith
- How do funders help established organizations develop a network mindset? Guest post by Adene Sacks
- Networks and Social Movements Guest post by Mary Manuel
- The Elephant in the Room: "Funders" and Power Guest post by Eugene Eric Kim
- Wikimedia: Networks + Strategic Planning = Big Yes Guest post by Carole Martin
- Open Source Strategic Planning Guest post by Paul Connolly
- What Mesh Businesses Should Support Philanthropy? Guest Post by Stephen Downs
- The New Unit of Analysis: Networks Guest post from Barbara Kibbe
- The Story of the Boston Youth Sports Initiative Network The Story of the Sports Initiative Network Guest post from Annie Hernandez
- Ho'owaiwai: A Network in Hawaii Guest post by Laura Efurd
- The Digital Immigrant Guest post by Mary Manuel
- Plenary Session: A Grantmakers' Gathering on Networks
- Blogging Team: Growing Social Impact in a Networked World
- This Week On Beth's Blog: Growing Social Impact in A Networked World – A Grantmaker's Gathering on Networks
Follow the Conversations and Highlights on Twitter:
- View Twitter highlights on Storify
- Use the hashtag #netfunders
