Funders+Guide+Preface



= Preface =

**//Who’s the Guide for?//**
 * Funders who:
 * have been intentionally experimenting with supporting and working through networks and are looking for frameworks and tools to strengthen their practice.
 * are 'accidental network funders' – ended up supporting networks in service of their overall programmatic goals and would like to step back to think about how to increase their effectiveness
 * have been learning about networks and social change, see the potential, and are interested in doing more network-centric grantmaking.

**//What’s in It? How to Use It?//**

**//Origins of this work//**
 * Include discussion of how the Guide relates to other recent resources: e.g., Working Wikily, Connected Citizens, Collective Impact, LLC paper on Leadership in Networks, work on ecosystems
 * Acknowledge that the framing for much of the Guide is US-centric. This is a reflection of the focus of the community members most involved in developing the Guide. The concepts here are very relevant and at play outside the US and in global networks (reference GANs, IDRC work, etc)

Go back to the Funders Guide Preliminary Outline.