Center for Social Innovation

Published: October 19, 2009 Download  1 hour 02 minutes, 28.5mb, recorded 2009-10-06

Social networks are groups of individuals or organizations that are connected through meaningful relationships. In this audio lecture, Heather McLeod Grant explores how to use collaborative practices and networked approaches to further social impact. Speaking about the work of the Monitor Institute, she shares information on tools the organization has developed in conjunction with other organizations, offers case studies to illustrate networked approaches, and provides suggestions to listeners for how to use social networks effectively in the nonprofit arena. McLeod Grant spoke at the Nonprofit Management Institute, an event convened by the Center for Social Innovation’s quarterly publication, the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Heather McLeod Grant is a senior consultant with the Monitor Institute. She is the coauthor of Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits, which was named a Top Ten Book of 2007 by the Economist. Additionally, she is an advisor to the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where she also lectures, and to leading nonprofits and foundations. McLeod Grant holds an MBA from Stanford University and an AB from Harvard University. She resides in the Bay Area with her husband and daughter.

Resources:

• Monitor Institute