A Network InitiativeNAMETitleSite/OfficeAgencyDATE

Your Title

• Provide background related to the development of your network

Your TitleManaging by Network

Network Goal / Vision

Write Network Initiative Goal

Network Objectives

• List objectives

Formal and Informal Network Partnerships

Partners with Volunteers Agreements

• Your examples

Partners With Assistance Agreements

• Your examples

Partners Under Contract • Your examples

Partners With MOU• Your examples

Intra/Inter Agency Partners• Your examples

Partners With MOU• Your examples

Informal Partnerships • Your examples

Potential Partners• Your examples

Stage of Network Development

What’s the status of your network development:?VisioningConceptualResearch and DevelopmentImplementation PlanningActiveEvaluating

What are you doing at this stage to manage the network and move to the next stage?

Network GeographyCommunities of Place, Identify and Interest

Where does your network operate?

Who benefits from the development of your network?

Benefits of the Network

Present

1. List the current benefits of your network initiative

Future

2. List the future benefits of your network initiative

Evaluating Network Potential and Performance

Evaluation Criteria Comments

1 Advance strategic priorities of the agency

2 Leverages funding

3 Demonstrates big-picture thinking

4 Demonstrates entrepreneurship

5 Management of formal agreements and contracts

6 Demonstrates effective external and internal communication

7 Demonstrates accountability

8 Potential as a network management model

Lessons Learned About Network Management

List two to three lessons learned about network management that your wish to share with colleagues within your agency

List one to two lessons learned about network management that changed the way you interact with partners