This document provides a comprehensive list of resources for understanding networks, including books, videos, cases, tools and articles. It covers topics such as the science of networks, organizational network analysis, building networks for non-profits and social change, social media, social learning, and using networks for leadership and performance. The resources include published books, blogs, websites, tutorials and articles that can help nonprofit organizations understand and leverage the power of networks.

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)