Stages of Network Development
Most networks transition through five distinct stages of development. At each stage, network organizers focus on different priorities and have different questions about how to advance their network’s goals. Assessing where a network is in its stage of development, including whether it is transitioning between stages, also has implications for what types of support the network needs.
*Adapted from Monitor Institute/GEO, Catalyzing Networks for Social Change, 2011, and iScale’s Next Generation in Network Evolution, 2009.
