Note from Beth: Since the concept of working in Networks is can be hard to explain to newcomers, learning from case studies, stories, and examples can be illuminating. The design was to share this learning was amazing. In the morning, each of the ten case study presenters gave a 5 minute "teaser" about their case study or what one presenter called "showing a little leg." After lunch, conference participants got to to choose two presenters to spend an hour with in a small group to ask … [Read more...]

Note from Beth: Since the concept of working in Networks is can be hard to explain to newcomers, learning from case studies, stories, and examples can be illuminating. The design was to share this learning was amazing. In the morning, each of the ten case study presenters gave a 5 minute "teaser" about their case study or what one presenter called "showing a little leg." After lunch, conference participants got to to choose two presenters to spend an hour with in a small group to ask questions … [Read more...]

  Guest post by Mary Manuel “Social networks are not about technology, they are enabled by technology”.  I’m sitting with this thought as I write and publish my first ever blog.  As a digital immigrant, my goal for this conference is to practice learning the language of my new country at the GEO Networks conference over the next two days. As I become absorbed in frenetic tweeting of my “aha” moments and pay half attention to the speakers, I become afraid that I will lose the culture and … [Read more...]

The morning plenary for A Grantmakers' Gathering on Networks was designed to deliver robust, thought-provoking content for grantmakers who want to use a networked approach for the strategy as well as time for people to make connections with others and process and apply these new ideas. After a welcome by Kathleen Enright, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Diana Scearce, Monitor Institute was our facilitator.   She immediately had us moving around and introducing … [Read more...]

Over the next couple of days you will be reading more frequent but shorter  posts from these guest bloggers from the Growing Social Impact in a Networked World:  A Grantmakers' Gathering of Networks meeting in San Francisco on October 17-18th.    Guest bloggers were tasked with writing a brief post about one idea about networks that sparked their imagination during the gathering. Scott Bechtler-Levin, President, IdeaEncore Network Paul Connolly, Chief Client Services Officer, TCC Group Stephen … [Read more...]