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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 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.
"The hard truth is, every organization is facing complex social problems that they can't solve on their own. The good news is, every organization can build networks that will help them create solutions together. Connecting to Change the World is the must-read manual that will teach you how to put this strategy to work if you really want to make a difference."---Alan Webber, cofounder, Fast Company and author of Life Reimagined and Rules of Thumb "The case for how networks can be uniquely leveraged to work in hyper-complex situations-offering a nimble and expansive approach-helps readers see how taking the leap into a network way of working can yield big impacts." "We are living in a world where social change is about working networks, not about building organizations, especially if you need to work with Millennials. This book is a must read for anyone working in the nonprofit sector and wants to achieve more impact. The authors have done an amazing job overviewing the trends and offering valuable practical insights about how to build networks for social change-from design and connection to results."---Beth Kanter, coauthor, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit "Millennials' generational mission is to work together to change the world for the better. Connecting to Change the World is destined to become their guidebook for how to build the generative social networks they will use to accomplish their goal. Everyone interested in making global change happen at the local level will benefit from following the sage advice built on practical experience that permeates the pages of this book."---Morley Winograd, coauthor, Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation is Remaking America "As government leaders steer more and row less, networks become an indispensable tool to solve complex problems and achieve critical public goals. This insightful book will tell you everything you need to know to create and use networks effectively. Beautifully written, with case studies woven throughout, it is as entertaining as it is useful. I wish I had read it 25 years ago!"---David Osborne, coauthor, Reinventing Government and Banishing Bureaucracy "We all know that networks are key to the next generation of civic organizing, but what is the key to networks? Connecting to Change the World is chock full of advice and hard-won lessons from the frontiers of today's net-centric innovations. This is required reading for social change makers to understand that there is an art, a science, and a discipline essential to design, develop, maintain, sustain and grow powerful networks."---Sterlin
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.
"The hard truth is, every organization is facing complex social problems that they can't solve on their own. The good news is, every organization can build networks that will help them create solutions together. Connecting to Change the World is the must-read manual that will teach you how to put this strategy to work if you really want to make a difference."---Alan Webber, cofounder, Fast Company and author of Life Reimagined and Rules of Thumb "The case for how networks can be uniquely leveraged to work in hyper-complex situations-offering a nimble and expansive approach-helps readers see how taking the leap into a network way of working can yield big impacts." "We are living in a world where social change is about working networks, not about building organizations, especially if you need to work with Millennials. This book is a must read for anyone working in the nonprofit sector and wants to achieve more impact. The authors have done an amazing job overviewing the trends and offering valuable practical insights about how to build networks for social change-from design and connection to results."---Beth Kanter, coauthor, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit "Millennials' generational mission is to work together to change the world for the better. Connecting to Change the World is destined to become their guidebook for how to build the generative social networks they will use to accomplish their goal. Everyone interested in making global change happen at the local level will benefit from following the sage advice built on practical experience that permeates the pages of this book."---Morley Winograd, coauthor, Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation is Remaking America "As government leaders steer more and row less, networks become an indispensable tool to solve complex problems and achieve critical public goals. This insightful book will tell you everything you need to know to create and use networks effectively. Beautifully written, with case studies woven throughout, it is as entertaining as it is useful. I wish I had read it 25 years ago!"---David Osborne, coauthor, Reinventing Government and Banishing Bureaucracy "We all know that networks are key to the next generation of civic organizing, but what is the key to networks? Connecting to Change the World is chock full of advice and hard-won lessons from the frontiers of today's net-centric innovations. This is required reading for social change makers to understand that there is an art, a science, and a discipline essential to design, develop, maintain, sustain and grow powerful networks."---Sterlin