A
Neighborhood Networks consortium is a particular type of partnership
organization that offers benefits to both Neighborhood Networks
centers and the local community. Establishing a consortium is critical
to effectively address the changing environment in which a Neighborhood
Networks center operates.
Neighborhood
Networks consortia offer considerable benefits. However, for consortia
to be successful, they require both a well-planned startup process
and meaningful support during the early years as well as strategic
planning for later years.
Although
they are diverse in their organizational structures and memberships,
consortia can provide the following services to their members:
- Shared resources such as staff, programming materials, and
information.
- Access
to funding opportunities and partnerships that are not available
to single centers.
- Networking.
- The
ability to offer joint programming.
- Opportunities
to secure or provide training that otherwise might not be available
to a single center.
- The
ability to combine resources for marketing and media outreach.
View
a list of Neighborhood
Networks Consortia.
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