https://youtu.be/f2BJTJBxVsI Over the past year, we have tested PARTNERme, our social connectedness screening tool, in a number of unique pilot projects with community partners in health care, education, and mental health sectors. We learned a great deal about measuring social connectedness in a variety of
https://youtu.be/plXJcRT2ouM Network mapping and social network analysis is a powerful method for visualizing the quality and quantity of connections in a network of partners. It allows you to see who works with who, what resources are exchanged, how partners trust and value one another, and
https://youtu.be/1EpAPAqmjSQ Ecosystem Mapping and Tracking Can Teach You a LOT. An ecosystem consists of all the organizations, individuals, programs, and other entities that interact and interconnect to affect the outcomes of your work. For example, the healthcare ecosystem includes organizations like hospitals, clinics, public health
https://youtu.be/UTH3hHITDBA Translating Network Data Into Actionable Insights An organizational network analysis provides valuable information to drive your collaborative strategy and better manage your community partnerships. However the key impact comes from translating network data into actionable insights that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your
https://youtu.be/F6qDAjrdK0w Advice for Collecting & Analyzing Network Data for Your Strategy You’re working as part of a network of partners, but you’re not sure if you’re doing this correctly. Sound familiar? Collaboration feels like some naturally intuitive; we often see groups build partnerships simply because
https://youtu.be/z_JGehQcRH0 Best Practices & Advice for Tracking Your Network Strategy A data-driven network strategy consists of your goals for collaboration as a network for the future. In our previous Network Leadership webinar, Designing Your Network Strategy, we share some of the main considerations key to
https://youtu.be/FAoc7a5-d7k Best Practices & Advice for Designing Your Network Strategy. Our July 2020 Network Leadership from the Field Webinar focused on Designing Your Network Strategy. Dr. Danielle Varda, CEO & Founder of Visible Network Labs, leads this 45 minute session by walking through our Network
Evaluating Collaboration: A Webinar Starting an evaluation of a coalition, network or other inter-organizational partnership isn’t easy. Leah Perkinson of Evergreen Consulting joined us for an hour-long discussion on evaluating collaboration the right way to make the most of your analysis. She’s joined by VNL
Collaboration is a broad term encompassing many kinds of connection, interaction, and partnership. While there are many different ways to measure this intensity, we use a four-level scale to avoid complicating things and make the survey easy for network members to answer. This ensures we
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