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Author: Alex Derr

Building A Network Strategy
Case Study

Building A Network Strategy to Improve Community Health

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps used the PARTNER CPRM to build a strategy  that would allow them to leverage their partnerships more effectively and increase their impact. Learn more > Case Study Executive Summary County Health Rankings & Roadmaps needed to understand how a network

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Sustaining Network Engagement
Blogs

Sustaining Network Engagement | 5 Tips From the Field

Last winter, we conducted a survey of network leaders to identify the top issues they’re dealing with. One of the top responses was sustaining network engagement: keeping partners involved and committed to their participation in the network over the long-term. It’s typical for engagement to

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Health System Patient Referrals for Unmet Social Needs
Publications

Health System Patient Referrals for Unmet Social Needs: Exploring the Capacity of Community-Based Organizations to Absorb Them

We conducted this research to better understand the capacity of community organizations to abosrb health system patient referrals for unmet social needs. This study examines the perspectives, resources, role and services provided by community-based organisations (CBOs) in response to the integration of health and social

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Network Evaluation Framework Brief
Briefs

Network Evaluation Framework

A Network Science Brief from Visible Network Labs Here at Visible Network Labs, we use our own framework for conducting network evaluations. We created it iteratively through dozens of surveys, interviews and evaluations with networks and collaboratives in a variety of sectors. The result is

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Network Leadership Values
Blogs

Network Leadership Values | Our 7 Principles to Follow

As more and more change agents build, manage and evaluate networks to reach their goals, we’ve worked to provide tools training to help the community advance their work. Over time, we took time to think about the moral and ethical dimensions of network leadership to

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Network Governance Structures
Infographics

Network Governance Structures Infographic

Network governance refers to the way a network makes decisions, sets goals, and manages the day-to-day affairs of the organization. Unlike traditional hierarchies, networks are fluid and flexible with many different ways to structure your governance. In this infographic, we introduce four common network governance

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Tools for Partners to Collaborate Online
Blogs

Tools for Partners to Collaborate Online | Our 9 Favorites

In this age of social distancing, it’s harder and harder to work with partners in our networks to reach common goals. We’ve found great success from a number of tools for partners to collaborate online. Some are community platforms, others help with communication or project

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