Resources
Relationships Matter: How Agencies Can Support Family and Social Network Development
By: Elena Pell for the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2006) This report explores how participation in social networks impacts families and, conversely, how families impact social networks.
Breaking the Bank / (Re)Making the Bank: America’s Financial Crisis and the Implications for Sustainable Advocacy for Fair Credit and Fair Banking
By Manuel Pastor, Rhonda Ortiz, and Vanessa Carter (2010) Offering what they call the “troika of social change: projects, policy, and power,” the authors examine what makes social movements effective and explore what an effective movement for fair credit and banking could look like.
Paradox and Collaboration in Coalition Work
By: Sonia Ospina and Angel Saz-Carranza (2005) In this academic paper, the authors suggest that managing paradoxes well is key to successful collaborations between organizations within a network and between the network with its stakeholders.
Unstill Waters: The Fluid Role of Networks in Social Movements
By Robin Katcher (2010) This article explores some of the factors that keep social movement networks together to make lasting change.
The Frontera Asset Building Network: Building Strong Partnerships for Community Change along the Southwest Border
By: Nadia Funn and Mikaela Seligman This case study of the Frontera Asset Building Network offers lessons about building and maintaining strong networks.