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How to Integrate Network Weaving Into Your Daily Job?A Conversation with Beth Kanter

NNF COP: Feb 9, 2011Creative Commons Share-Alike 3.0

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NNF COP 9 Feb 2011

Pre-Convening Exercise

Whose are these? How does your map compare?

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NNF COP 9 Feb 2011

Today’s Conversation

Checking-in: How are you weaving networks?

Understanding your daily work

Strategies for weaving networks

Bridging the gap

Mapping your professional networks

Why is this hard?

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Common Foundation Activities

What’s missing?

Staying Informed in the FieldDeveloping Program Strategy

Exploring Potential OpportunitiesConducting Due Diligence

Managing Grantee RelationshipsAssessing Impact

Grant ManagementMarketing & Communications

Knowledge ManagementIT

Financial Management….

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How do I Weave Networks?Here are some starters:

What else?

Convene

Act transparently & model a

network mindset

Close Triangles

Posequestions to

individuals/crowd

Seek feedback from

individuals/crowd

Share learning

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NNF COP 8 Feb 2011

Closing the Gap: Strategies for Weaving NetworksHow might you use some of these strategies in your daily work? Why would it be worth taking the time?

Convene

Act transparently & model a

network mindset

Close Triangles

Posequestions to

individuals/crowd

Seek feedback from

individuals/crowd

Share learning

Staying Informed in the FieldDeveloping Program Strategy

Exploring Potential OpportunitiesConducting Due Diligence

Managing Grantee RelationshipsAssessing Impact

Grant ManagementMarketing & Communications

Knowledge ManagementIT

Financial Management….

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Staying Informed in the FieldDeveloping Program Strategy

Exploring Potential OpportunitiesConducting Due Diligence

Managing Grantee RelationshipsAssessing Impact

Grant ManagementMarketing & Communications

Knowledge ManagementIT

Financial Management….

NNF COP 9 Feb 2011

Closing the Gap: ExamplesThe Peery Foundation used Twitter to gather input on their strategy

Develop Program Strategy

Convene

Act transparently & model a

network mindset

Close Triangles

Posequestions to

individuals/crowd

Seek feedback from

individuals/crowd

Share learning

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NNF COP 9 Feb 2011

Your Professional Network

Reflecting on the visual of your LinkedIn network…

• What patterns do you see?

• What surprises you?

• What might you do differently with you network?

• How might you use the map and these insights in your work?

A few examples:

Beth K. Diana S. Jessica G.

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Making the Leap: Why is this hard?

• Information overload

• Time consuming

• Steep learning curve

• Few incentives for making the investment

• Others?

How to overcome these challenges?