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Net work resources
1. Understanding Networks: Resources for Nonprofits
Books, Videos Networks, the Science of Networks, and
Organizational Network Analysis
The Hidden Power of Social Networks, Rob Cross and Andrew
Parker, Harvard Business School Press, 2004
o Driving Results Through Social Networks: How Top
Organizations Leverage Networks for Performance and
Growth, Rob Cross and Robert J. Thomas, Jossey-Bass 2009
o The Organizational Network Fieldbook: Best Practices, Techniques, and Exercises to Drive
Organizational Innovation and Performance, Rob Cross et al Jossey Bass, 2010
Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How they Shape Our Lives, Nicholas
Christakis and James Fowler, Back Bay Books, 2011
Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World, Patti Anklam,
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007
Six Degrees, The Science of the Connected Age, Duncan J. Watts, W.W. Norton, 2003
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, 2000
(Now out in Paperback)
Linked, The New Science of Networks, Albert-László Barabási, Perseus Publishing 2002
Achieving Success Through Social Capital, Tapping the Hidden Resources in Your Personal and
Business Networks, Wayne Baker, Jossey Bass Publishers, 2000.
Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks (TED Talk)
Rob Cross: Driving innovation through networks (Video, Wharton School)
Networks, NonProfits, Community and Collaboration
“Net Gains: A Handbook for Network Builders Seeking Social Change,” Peter Plastrik and Madeleine
Taylor, 2006
http://www.workingwikily.net/ (Blog: Working Wikily, Monitor Institute)
o “Working Wikily: Social Change with a Network Mindset, “The Monitor Institute
o “Connected Citizens: The Power, Potential, and Peril of Networks,” Knight Foundation and
Monitor Institute
“Building Smart Communities through Network Weaving,” Valdis Krebs and June Holley
http://www.networkweaving.com/ (Blog for Valdis Krebs, June Holley, Jack Ricchiuto)
http://www.thenetworkthinkers.com/ (Valdis Krebs: Practical applications of network analysis)
http://www.networkweaver.com/ (June Holley’s site)
o Order the Network Weaving Handbook
o Join the Network Weaver Community
http://www.fullcirc.com/ (Nancy White’s website and blog)
Digital Habitats: Stewarding Technology for Communities, Etienne Wenger, Nancy White, John D. Smith,
CPsquare, 2009
Patti Anklam, Net Work http://www.pattianklam.com
(For a hyperlinked version of this list, see http://www.pattianklam.com/net-work-resources)
2. Understanding Networks: Resources for Nonprofits
Network Analysis Cases, Methods & Tools
Case examples of organizational network analysis:
o Valdis Krebs: http://orgnet.com/cases.html
o Rob Cross: http://robcross.org/consulting_solutions.htm
International institute for Social Network Analysis: http://www.insna.org/
o Summary of Software tools for SNA: http://www.insna.org/software/index.html
ONA Survey Tool: http://www.onasurveys.com/
InFlow: http://www.orgnet.com/inflow3.html
NodeXL: http://www.connectedaction.net/nodexl/
UCINET/NetDraw: http://www.analytictech.com/ucinet/help.htm
o Organizational Network Analysis tutorial: http://tinyurl.com/ona-course
o Network Mapping as a Diagnostic Tool (Louise Clark): http://tinyurl.com/lclark-tutorial
Value Network modeling and analysis: www.valuenetworksandcollaboration.com
Social Media & Social Learning
Enterprise 2.0, Andrew McAfee, Harvard Business School Press, 2009
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, Clay Shirky, Penguin 2009
Open Leadership, Charlene Li, Jossey-Bass, 2010
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog (Jane Hart, Learning in the Social Workplace)
http://www.jarche.com/ (Harold Jarche, Life in Perpetual Beta)
http://www.rossdawsonblog.com/ (Ross Dawson, Trends in the Living Networks)
Social Media for Networks and Nonprofits
Beth’s Blog: http://www.bethkanter.org/
The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change, Beth Kanter, Allison Fine,
Randi Zuckerberg, Jossey-Bass, 2010
Articles on Leadership, Networks, Performance
Rob Cross and Robert J Thomas, “A Smarter Way to Network,” Harvard Business Review, July/August
2011
Herminia Ibarra and Hunter, Mark, “How Leaders Create and Use Networks,” Harvard Business Review
January 2007
Brian Uzzi and Shannon Dunlap, “How to Build Your Network”, Harvard Business Review December 2005
Rob Cross, Robert J. Thomas, and David A. Light, “How Top Talent Uses Networks and Where Rising Stars
Get Trapped,” Accenture Institute for High Performance Business, April 2006
"Six Myths About Informal Networks and How To Overcome Them" by Rob Cross, Nitin Nohria and
Andrew Parker, Sloan Management Review April 2002
Patti Anklam, Net Work http://www.pattianklam.com
(For a hyperlinked version of this list, see http://www.pattianklam.com/net-work-resources)