NNF+Archives

===In the nine months between Oct 2010 - June 2011 (Phase II of our work), the NNF hosted a series of webinars and in-person convenings for sharing, discussing, and developing new research and thinking related to networks. These conversations served as the basis of the content used to produce the report Catalyzing Networks for Social Impact: A Funder's Guide.===

We initially split our learning community into two cohorts of funders focused on "network impact" (evaluation and impact assessment) and funders focused on "network support" (how to invest resources in networks). During the course of the community of practice, however, participation in these two groups became less distinct.

The image below illustrates the Learning Trajectory of our community of practice. You'll find links to the notes for Phase II work (illustrated in ** green ** on the Learning Trajectory), below.



//**Defining Our Domain & Practice**// 9-Nov: Defining Our Domain ("network impact") and the practices that the CoP wants to learn about, as well as sharing live cases and refining our learning trajectory 10-Nov: Defining Our Domain ("network support") and the practices that the CoP wants to learn about, as well as sharing live cases and refining our learning trajectory

//**Network Lifecycle**// 16-Nov: Network Lifecycle & Approaches to Network Metrics/Evaluation 17-Nov: Applying the Network Lifecycle Model to a Cross-Section of Network Investments

//**Peer Assists**// 30-Nov: Two Participant Cases & Peer Assists* on Transitioning the Network & Inspiring Interest in Coordination 1-Dec: Participant Case & Peer Assist* on Building Peer Networks, with Adene Sacks from the Jim Joseph Foundation

//**Crowd-Sourcing & Evaluation**// 14-Dec: Approaches to Crowd Sourcing and Implications for Impact Assessment, conversation with Beth Kanter

//**Network Leadership & the Role of Foundations**// 15-Dec: Network Leadership & the Role of Foundations, with the Leadership Learning Community (LLC)

//**In-Person Convenings**// 12 January 2011 NNF Convening (Washington, D.C.) 14 January 2011 NNF Convening (San Francisco, CA)

//**Skills for Addressing Network Impact**// 8-Feb: Skills Needed to Assess Network Impact

//**Network Weaving**// 9-Feb: Integrating Network Weaving into Your Daily Work, conversation with Beth Kanter

//**Network Governance**// 23-Feb: Network Participation, Governance, and Learning Systems, a Conversation with Steve Waddell

//**Network Metrics**// 8-Mar: Network Metrics, conversation with iScale (authors of 'Next Generation Network Evaluation' report)

//**Peer Assist**// 9-Mar: RE-AMP Case Study and Peer Assist 23-Mar: Hawaii Community Foundation Peer Assist on Balancing the Tension between Emergent Network Impact and the Desire for Tangible Progress

//**In-Person Convening****s**// 5-6 April 2011 NNF Convening (San Francisco, CA)

15 June 2011 NNF "Virtual Party"
 * Vitural Party**


 * Note: Peer assists work like this:
 * The 'assistee' provides background info and frames the challenge (~8 min)
 * The group brainstorms possible solutions while the assistee listens (~8 min)
 * Open discussion (~8 min)