1.
Understanding Networks: Resources for Nonprofits
Books, Videos Networks, the Science of Networks, and
Organizational Network Analysis
 The Hidden Power of Social Networks, Rob Cross and Andrew
Parker, Harvard Business School Press, 2004
o Driving Results Through Social Networks: How Top
Organizations Leverage Networks for Performance and
Growth, Rob Cross and Robert J. Thomas, Jossey-Bass 2009
o The Organizational Network Fieldbook: Best Practices, Techniques, and Exercises to Drive
Organizational Innovation and Performance, Rob Cross et al Jossey Bass, 2010
 Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How they Shape Our Lives, Nicholas
Christakis and James Fowler, Back Bay Books, 2011
 Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World, Patti Anklam,
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007
 Six Degrees, The Science of the Connected Age, Duncan J. Watts, W.W. Norton, 2003
 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, 2000
(Now out in Paperback)
 Linked, The New Science of Networks, Albert-László Barabási, Perseus Publishing 2002
 Achieving Success Through Social Capital, Tapping the Hidden Resources in Your Personal and
Business Networks, Wayne Baker, Jossey Bass Publishers, 2000.
 Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks (TED Talk)
 Rob Cross: Driving innovation through networks (Video, Wharton School)
Networks, NonProfits, Community and Collaboration
 “Net Gains: A Handbook for Network Builders Seeking Social Change,” Peter Plastrik and Madeleine
Taylor, 2006
 http://www.workingwikily.net/ (Blog: Working Wikily, Monitor Institute)
o “Working Wikily: Social Change with a Network Mindset, “The Monitor Institute
o “Connected Citizens: The Power, Potential, and Peril of Networks,” Knight Foundation and
Monitor Institute
 “Building Smart Communities through Network Weaving,” Valdis Krebs and June Holley
 http://www.networkweaving.com/ (Blog for Valdis Krebs, June Holley, Jack Ricchiuto)
 http://www.thenetworkthinkers.com/ (Valdis Krebs: Practical applications of network analysis)
 http://www.networkweaver.com/ (June Holley’s site)
o Order the Network Weaving Handbook
o Join the Network Weaver Community
 http://www.fullcirc.com/ (Nancy White’s website and blog)
 Digital Habitats: Stewarding Technology for Communities, Etienne Wenger, Nancy White, John D. Smith,
CPsquare, 2009
Patti Anklam, Net Work http://www.pattianklam.com
(For a hyperlinked version of this list, see http://www.pattianklam.com/net-work-resources)

2.
Understanding Networks: Resources for Nonprofits
Network Analysis Cases, Methods & Tools
 Case examples of organizational network analysis:
o Valdis Krebs: http://orgnet.com/cases.html
o Rob Cross: http://robcross.org/consulting_solutions.htm
 International institute for Social Network Analysis: http://www.insna.org/
o Summary of Software tools for SNA: http://www.insna.org/software/index.html
 ONA Survey Tool: http://www.onasurveys.com/
 InFlow: http://www.orgnet.com/inflow3.html
 NodeXL: http://www.connectedaction.net/nodexl/
 UCINET/NetDraw: http://www.analytictech.com/ucinet/help.htm
o Organizational Network Analysis tutorial: http://tinyurl.com/ona-course
o Network Mapping as a Diagnostic Tool (Louise Clark): http://tinyurl.com/lclark-tutorial
 Value Network modeling and analysis: www.valuenetworksandcollaboration.com
Social Media & Social Learning
 Enterprise 2.0, Andrew McAfee, Harvard Business School Press, 2009
 Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, Clay Shirky, Penguin 2009
 Open Leadership, Charlene Li, Jossey-Bass, 2010
 http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog (Jane Hart, Learning in the Social Workplace)
 http://www.jarche.com/ (Harold Jarche, Life in Perpetual Beta)
 http://www.rossdawsonblog.com/ (Ross Dawson, Trends in the Living Networks)
Social Media for Networks and Nonprofits
 Beth’s Blog: http://www.bethkanter.org/
 The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change, Beth Kanter, Allison Fine,
Randi Zuckerberg, Jossey-Bass, 2010
Articles on Leadership, Networks, Performance
 Rob Cross and Robert J Thomas, “A Smarter Way to Network,” Harvard Business Review, July/August
2011
 Herminia Ibarra and Hunter, Mark, “How Leaders Create and Use Networks,” Harvard Business Review
January 2007
 Brian Uzzi and Shannon Dunlap, “How to Build Your Network”, Harvard Business Review December 2005
 Rob Cross, Robert J. Thomas, and David A. Light, “How Top Talent Uses Networks and Where Rising Stars
Get Trapped,” Accenture Institute for High Performance Business, April 2006
 "Six Myths About Informal Networks and How To Overcome Them" by Rob Cross, Nitin Nohria and
Andrew Parker, Sloan Management Review April 2002
Patti Anklam, Net Work http://www.pattianklam.com
(For a hyperlinked version of this list, see http://www.pattianklam.com/net-work-resources)