Difference between revisions of "NGO Networking"
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Another reason for network formation is wanting to make an impact on an issue of real relevance to society. In an August 4, 2004 interview with Leibler and Ferri, Theresa Shaver of the White Ribbon Alliance, “an international coalition of individuals and organizations formed to promote increased public awareness of the need to make pregnancy and [[Children's NGOs|child]]birth safe for all women and newborns in the developing, as well as, developed countries” (White Ribbon Alliance), noted that her group’s formation was based on “the vision of a world in which childbirth is not a potential death sentence and women’s lives are valued.” In additional interviews, several network representatives cited “the need to fill a void and said that the anticipated benefits outweighed the potential risks” (Leibler and Ferri). | Another reason for network formation is wanting to make an impact on an issue of real relevance to society. In an August 4, 2004 interview with Leibler and Ferri, Theresa Shaver of the White Ribbon Alliance, “an international coalition of individuals and organizations formed to promote increased public awareness of the need to make pregnancy and [[Children's NGOs|child]]birth safe for all women and newborns in the developing, as well as, developed countries” (White Ribbon Alliance), noted that her group’s formation was based on “the vision of a world in which childbirth is not a potential death sentence and women’s lives are valued.” In additional interviews, several network representatives cited “the need to fill a void and said that the anticipated benefits outweighed the potential risks” (Leibler and Ferri). | ||
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“NGOs work in a society as institutions in their own right and through negotiation with other institutional actors to achieve their interests. Their success in working in society depends to a great extent on their ability to influence others in their environments…”(Doh and Teegan 217)
Optimally, networks have the potential to benefit Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the areas of organizational development, performance, and advocacy. Likewise, the means for education and partnership multiply when NGOs connect with other NGOs or organizations. The Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance study, “NGO Networks: Building Capacity in a Changing World,” cites key characteristics shared by most networks and diverse approaches to NGO networking. In analyzing these characteristics and the way that networks function, a brief history of network ideology and NGO networking since the 1980’s, when such partnering practices became more common, provides background to the topic. NGO networks operate in many different areas of society and the circumstances from which they form are likewise varied. It is understood that as the challenges and benefits of NGO networking are negotiated, the present and future of NGO networks will remain a learning process that means continuing to evolve as engines of change.
