Grantmakers+Gathering+on+Networks

===//On October 17-18 in San Francisco, CA, GEO and Monitor Institute hosted an interactive convening focused on how funders can increase their impact by supporting networks and embracing more open and collaborative approaches to grantmaking. Attendees explored concrete examples and tools that grantmakers can use to tap the power of networks and increase peer-to-peer learning among grantmakers who are experimenting with networks.//===


 * PROGRAM**: [[file:networksconfprogram_final.pdf]]


 * PARTICIPANTS**: [[file:GEO_Attendees.pdf]]

VIRTUAL LIBRARY: Access resources (slide presentations, handouts, video) of different portions of the conference, aggregated on the GEO website
 * Conversation Snapshot: Monitor Institute synthesized participants' written comments - and drawings - from table conversations that took place on Day 2 of the convening

MEDIA COVERAGE: View an analysis of the media coverage (mostly tweeting statistics) for this event
 * Storify: View Twitter history curated by GEO on Storify!
 * __Blog Posts__: Beth Kanter agreed to coordinate a blogging team to record insights from the conference:
 * 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