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Book: The Network Weaver Handbook

Beth Kanter

My friend and colleague, June Holley , has written a much anticipated book, The Network Weaver Handbook. The Network Weaver Handbook is designed to give you skills and resources you need to build effective and innovative networks. It is also packed with resource lists and stories. Order it here.

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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How would you describe your board’s performance? They are wise stewards of our resources and visionaries who identify strategies for future growth. But I’m surprised how many groups give values and anticipated norms for behavior short shrift. the organization’s greatest asset? a thorn in the side? inconsequential?

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2012 is the Year of the Girl

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A few weeks ago I read an article in Fast Company about Anna Maria Chávez, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, and the innovative ideas the Girl Scouts have introduced – ideas I’ll return to in a future post. And, nearly 60 million American women, including me, are Girl Scout alumnae — once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout.

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New (Free) E-Book: Leading Systems Change Will Supercharge Your Facilitation Skills

Beth Kanter

But this is more than a simple report on a highly successful leadership program that takes a systems approach to serving an underserved community, it is the authors playbook of how to design and implement a program, including facilitation recipes for designing meetings. This section includes templates for meeting processes.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.10.17

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Connect with fellow Component/Chapter Relations Professionals (CRPs) to network and discuss current chapter challenges, such as how to measure and increase the health of chapters; best practices for chapter operations (volunteer tools, processes, etc.); Taming the Lion: How to Train Your Board (Washington DC Idea Swap). 1 CAE credit.

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Navigating Board Member Recruitment: A Complete Guide

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Boards need innovators and people comfortable leading change. Depending on your priorities and resources, this can take place over one or multiple sessions. After new board members are onboarded, your organization can continue supporting board members by making educational resources available and regularly asking for feedback.

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Book Review: Connecting to Change the World

Beth Kanter

Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change. Whether it is a network of organizations or individuals, the handbook provides a wealth of theory and practice on build, manage, and fine tune a network.

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