Network Leadership Resources

Our Resource Library contains dozens of articles, infographics, and webinars related to building, managing, and evaluating cross-sector community networks. Start by searching for a topic of interest or read our Intro Guide below.

Introduction to Network Leadership
Blogs

Network Leadership is the practice of building, managing, and evaluating cross-sector community partnership with a network approach. While traditional leadership emphasizes hierarchal styles of leadership, network leaders must manage a dynamic environment without formal roles, hierarchies, or authority. There are a lot of common examples

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Webinars

Webinar: Building Resilient Community Networks in Challenging Times

https://www.youtube.com/embed/piEBg1y24sU Presenter: Jenna Bannon, Denver’s Early Childhood Council When the Rules Don’t Apply: There is an art and science to building a network. But what happens when what you think you know about networks is challenged by things you haven’t considered? Join the Center on

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Webinar: Collaboration Launchpad: Sparking your Network’s Connections

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ex3YlE4EmYcCollaboration Launchpad: Sparking your Network’s Connections. The first step to forming a network is getting the right people in the room. The second step is to get them talking to one another. Join Katie Edwards, Executive Director, of the Nonprofit Centers Network, as she shares

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Webinar: Mixed Method Approach to Assess a Network Intervention of Public & Private Sector Partners: The Example of Million Hearts

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_t5luYMsB0AMore and more a “network intervention” is the chosen approach for addressing complex public health issues. This webinar will provide an example of network intervention by highlighting the Million Hearts Initiative’s (MHI), an initiative of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Center for

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Webinar: How to Facilitate Effective Discussions with Groups of Diverse Stakeholders

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jhVYE9a50Dw Presenter: Kap Wilkes, Director of Program Development, National Rural Health Resource Center More and more organizations, groups, and industries are recognizing that complex issues can’t be addressed from one direction alone. To achieve sustainable outcomes, representatives of diverse stakeholder groups are coming together in

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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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