The guidebook addresses many of the questions we have wrestled with in our work as funders. It includes new frameworks and tools to help grantmakers engage with and support networks more strategically.
Article argues that foundations can play an essential role in generating authentic conversation on hard issues, but they must be both an equal player among community partners and an active steward of the mission.
Offers comprehensive list of resources for how Funders can support and leverage networks for social impact.
As more funders support networks as a mechanism for social change, new and practical knowledge is emerging about how to build and support effective networks. Based on extensive review of different types of networks and their evaluations, and on interviews
Participation in a network allows foundations to leverage their individual investment by surfacing multiple, ongoing opportunities for collaborative grantmaking.
A national membership organization of state associations of nonprofits provides examples from within its own network of how to take a networked approach to organizational capacity building.
Provides four ways funder-grantee networks can work together better and increase their impact.
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.
In response to the growing interest of grantmakers and network builders, this casebook profiles nine evaluations that address key questions about network effectiveness while expanding what is known about assessment approaches that fit with how networks develop and function.
In response to the growing interest of grantmakers and network builders, this paper examines the current state of the field of network evaluation. It discusses why network evaluation is of increasing interest to funders and to practitioners, and offers the