Starting up Networks

On this site you find interesting information and help to start a network.

• Start-up Guide: In this five page document with nice illustrations seven core issues for launching a network are discussed briefly and a list of 10 hints from practitioners how to make a network sucessful is provided. 
• Facilitating Networks:  Good practises and important questions to ask when you consider setting up or improving a network. Based on experiences of DFID staff; a practical 9-page document by DFID  
• Success Factors for Networking: Learning from Others' Experience. This page provides you with information from and links to relevant experiences made in existing networks in and around SDC.
• The Launching a Network: Start Fitness Check summarises many networking experiences in form of guiding questions. The test is adapted from the CoP fitness test and helps optimising the shape of an upcoming network.
• Training-Offers related to set-up and maintenance of networks - a two-page list of interesting trainings and courses. Have a look and chose what's best for you. 
• Supporting Thematic Communities - the Helvetas Experience
• Experience sharing on network face-to-face events: On this page you can find the lessons learnt from past events.