Weaving Collaborative Networks in Philadelphia How The Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development Manages Networks

Authors

  • Dana Kayser University of Pennsylvania
  • Hillary Kane

Keywords:

social network analysis, campus community partnerships

Abstract

The work of the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND) is based in a basic premise: that relationships are capacity. It is PHENND’s mission to build the capacity of its member institutions and community partners to develop mutually beneficial, sustained, and democratic community-based partnerships. PHENND’s uniqueness when compared to other capacity building organizations is undoubtably the focus on network. When we delve into the measurement of PHENND’s success as a facilitator of relationships and collaboration, we turn to network analysis. Social network analysis methodology studies relationships between actors, and between actors and attributes in order to draw conclusions. This year, PHENND has turned for the first time to this method to evaluate the PHENND’s practices as a manager of the larger PHENND network in its entirety in order to determine the distribution of partnership and collaboration among Philadelphia higher education institutions in reference to campus community partnership work, and determine which PHENND activities are most successful in the facilitation of networking, cooperation, coordination, coalition, and collaboration.

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Published

2021-03-04

How to Cite

Kayser, D., & Kane, H. (2021). Weaving Collaborative Networks in Philadelphia How The Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development Manages Networks. Social Innovations Journal, 5. Retrieved from https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/615

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Social Innovation and Entreprenership