This is the second presentation in a four-part series.

1. Social Network Support Project: Network Weaver Learning Community Network Health and Lifecycles: Second in a Series of Four Sessions Community Foundation for Monterey County September 2, 2010 Thank you June Holley of Network Weaving, Monitor Institute, and Packard Foundation

6. It’s [Lawrence Community Works] informal; people can come in and out of the network. It’s easy and fun to be a part of and there is a lot to do. You make your own way through the maze. - Bill Traynor

8. Characteristics of Healthy Networks

21. You’ve diagnosed your network’s areas of strength and weakness. Now, what do you do? Answer: It depends…

24. How Networks Progress and Evolve Source: Valdis Krebs and June Holley, Building Smart Communities through Network Weaving 1. 2. 3. 4. Multi-Hub Small World Core Periphery Hub and Spoke Scattered Clusters

25. A Few Strategies for Network “Weaving”/ Development Bring together core of clusters of people who work together as peers Grow and engage periphery to bring in new resources and innovation Support overlapping projects or collaborations, many very small, initiated by many Nurture quality connections so projects can be high risk & high impact Source: June Holley, www.networkweaving.com

26. The Green and Healthy Building Network: 2005 Source: Barr Foundation “Green and Healthy Building Network Case Study” by Beth Tener, Al Neirenberg, Bruce Hoppe

27. The Green and Healthy Building Network: 2007 Source: Barr Foundation “Green and Healthy Building Network Case Study” by Beth Tener, Al Neirenberg, Bruce Hoppe

30. A Few Strategies for Strengthening Your Network Close triangles Nurture quality connections Bridge difference Support overlapping projects Map the network Grow and engage the periphery Source: Adapted from June Holley, www.networkweaving.com . Source for Network Graphic: orgnet.com Monitor Institute

32. What are the three most important issues you need to address in order to strengthen your network? (Draw on insights from your network diagnostic.) 1. 2. 3. Issue #1: Barriers to overcome: Assets to tap: Actions to take: Issue #2: Barriers to overcome: Assets to tap: Actions to take: Issue #3: Barriers to overcome: Assets to tap: Actions to take: For each priority issue, explore: (1) barriers to overcome, (2) assets to tap in order to do so, (3) potential actions you might take. (Draw on the list of potential actions in the Network Development Tool.) Strategies for Strengthening Your Network Monitor Institute

33. We’re half way through! September 27, 1:00 to 5:00 PM Harden Foundation, 1636 Ercia St Network Participation and Engagment October 21, 1:00 to 5:00 PM MC Health Dept, 1270 Natividad Rd Network Tools

35. http://workingwikily.net/resources.html#must-reads WorkingWikily Must-reads Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media “A place to capture and share ideas, experiment with and exchange links and resources about the adoption challenges, strategy, and ROI of nonprofits and social media.” (By Beth Kanter.) Building Smart Communities Through Network Weaving An introduction to the basics on networks, how they evolve, and how they can be shaped for social impact—illustrated through a case study. (By Valdis Krebs and June Holley in 2006.) Net Gains: A Handbook for Network Builders Seeking Social Change A handbook covering the basics on networks –including their common attributes, how to leverage networks for social impact, evaluating networks, and social network analysis. (By Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor in 2006.) The Networked Nonprofit An article about how nonprofit leaders are achieving greater impact by working through networks. Includes detailed examples. (By Jane Wei-Skillern and Sonia Marciano in 2008.) WeAreMedia Project: The Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits