CASE STUDIES
We spent 18 months examining the role of networks and how they support community business to grow. We have captured this learning in a series of case studies, insights, films and more, to help you with your network building.
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NETWORKS TO EMPOWER ACTIVISTS
We spoke to Tim Gee from Friends of the Earth about how they use their network to campaign.
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Creating a social network map
Rebecca Watts and Sarah Perry from Living Wandle Landscape Partnership talk to us about mapping the network of the Wandle Valley...
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Supporters Direct on moving a network online
James Mathie from Supporters Direct talks to us about why they created an online space for their network members...
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How peer support can help transform a network
Emily Jewell from Community Managed Libraries Peer Network talks to us about how they've used the resources and peer support through ...
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What makes a network sustainable?
Jane Wood talks to us about building a sustainable network by listening to members, being clear on the unique value...
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Lessons from Which? on building communities for change
How do Which?, the largest consumer membership body, engage with their membership?
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How the SOUP movement has travelled the world
In network theory terms, there's a stage of innovation referred to as scaling out. This stage occurs after inspiration, ideas, ...
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Four networks, four business models
Here you'll find four examples of network business models drawing funds from a variety of services: public funding, private ...
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The Power of Collaboration for Leaders
Georgina Wilson attended our Networks & Coffee event. She explains how practising collaborative leadership can help people build ...
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Eden Project Communities listening to voices of experience
For those of us who are part of, or support, networks, this article poses an interesting question. Should we work to re-establish a ...
![A SNAPSHOT OF A NETWORK IN TRANSITION](https://www.unlockingnetworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cfgn_orig-400x284.jpg)
A SNAPSHOT OF A NETWORK IN TRANSITION
We know instinctively that ideas and energy move horizontally, organically and unstoppably. No matter the size or scope, networks are ...