When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it caused cataclysms that cascaded through healthcare, public transport, delivery services, and food systems. In doing so, it laid bare an ugly truth that to…
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How to Build Trust in Collaborative Fundraising
Despite having good will and the best intentions, our fundraising campaign failed. It wasn’t because we didn’t meet our funding goal; it was because we were unable to get it…
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Bringing a Network Theory Perspective to These Times
PART 1 “While a network, like a group, is a collection of people, it includes something more: a specific set of connections between people in the group. These ties, and…
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7 Tips for Managing Virtual Meetings with Care during a Pandemic
As a professional facilitator and trainer in online and in-person spaces, I have found myself supporting colleagues and loved ones as they move work online, often onto new tech platforms…
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Building a network approach for positive community impact
As a nonprofit network, Pillar’s primary focus has always been to increase the visibility, credibility, capacity, and professionalism of the nonprofit sector. We know our sector is essential to building…
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Bridging: the art of solidarity
The perils and promise of living in liminal space For my whole life I’ve considered myself a “bridger”: someone who sees the truths and strengths in multiple perspectives, and tries…
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Invocations, Principles, Ingredients, and Recipes for Nourishing Social Justice Practitioners and Networks
As leaders working in networked ways, we have often found ourselves hungry for ingredients and recipes to serve our practice. As social justice practitioners and cooks, we know the wisdom is within us…
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Virtual Meeting Role Cards
Virtual meetings and events are common place by now. Technology like Zoom and the persisting globalization make effective virtual meetings a must. Since January 2019 I am co-hosting the monthly network weaver…
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Updates and Events from Visible Network Labs
When it comes to working with networks, there’s a better way of organizing than by intuition and gut alone. We at Visible Network Labs believe that network science, the study…
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Scaffolding for System Shifting Networks
Networks come in all shapes and sizes. However, if you want to be a system shifting network you will need to put in place scaffolding so that transformation can emerge…
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