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Webinars

Webinar: A Network Approach to Fostering Empowerment, Leadership & Innovation within Public Sector Agencies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfzBi0D3II As the pace of change accelerates globally, institutions designed to function in simpler times are strained. As task complexities increase, budgets are being simultaneously trimmed and public sector employees are increasingly taking on more work. Often this tendency to “do more with less” comes

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Webinar: Using Network Analysis to Evaluate Early Childhood Systems of Care

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8cM4dSktjUcJoin this webinar to learn about using social network analysis to better understand, leverage, and evaluate organizations collaborating together. SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Project LAUNCH sites are pioneering new ways to promote young children’s wellness by funding states and tribes to

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Webinar: Network Knowledge Mapping: Mapping the Known, Discovering the Unknown

https://www.youtube.com/embed/-15wyiyaiZQNetworked organizations have tremendous potential for tackling complex problems and achieving ambitious goals. They also face great difficulties in coordinating their efforts and providing evidence to show their shared success. Creating a “knowledge map” can help you make the case for your important work. Knowledge

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Webinar: Framework for High-Impact Community Initiatives

https://www.youtube.com/embed/XxXwFGvn0wIThis webinar will discuss understanding the purpose of strategic partnerships for community initiatives, discerning when these partnerships are appropriate, and what key elements to attend to in their development and maintenance. Joe Mendyka, from Foothills United Way, will present the process of developing the Framework

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Webinar: Six Characteristics of High Performing Networks

https://www.youtube.com/embed/c_H_U-RjXC4 If we are investing time in a network as a leader or participant, wouldn’t we prefer that our network operate with excellence and its efforts land right on target? High-performance networks don’t happen accidentally- they are marked by specific characteristics that set them apart

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Webinar: Network Leadership For Collective Impact

https://www.youtube.com/embed/4puVWodevNg This webinar explores the connections between Network Leadership and the Collective Impact frameworks. Participants will learn about the linkages between the two approaches, and the implications for strategy, structure, evaluation and engagement processes. Webinar Presenter: The webinar is from the perspective of practitioner, Blythe

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Social capital and health care access
Publications

Social Capital & Health Care Access: A Systematic Review

There is a growing interest in community-level characteristics such as the relationship or link between social capital and health care access. To assess the rigor with which this construct has been empirically applied in research on health care access, a systematic review was conducted. A

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