Great position with a fantastic junior faculty/post-doc mentor.

Hi Friends - My family and I are safe and currently sheltering in place with the rest of Highland Park. We are all in shock.

If you're not giving your employees a 10% raise right now, you're giving them a pay cut.

I'm hiring! Come work with me to transform systems of care as a research associate. Applications open until August 15. Apply at [email protected]. docs.google.com/document/d/13F… Network for Nonprofit & Social Impact #socialimpactjobs #research #hiringnow #nonprofit #socialimpact #hiring #work

We're excited each issue of NVSQ now includes an #openaccess article!! Check out this one on collaborative governance in the US and #collectiveimpact by Anne-Marie Boyer, Katherine R. Cooper, Dr. Shaun M. Dougherty Dr. Rong Wang & Michelle Shumate journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…

Check out our latest Impact Insights newsletter. It focuses on referral networks that connect people to benefits, programs, and services. Learn how to design and manage these networks using real-time performance data. linkedin.com/pulse/systemso… via LinkedIn

“I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing,” said Toad.

My students challenged me to make a 5-levels-of-difficulty-video for #NetworksforSocialImpact. The first level is explaining my book to my now 6th grader. My favorite part is around 1:02 when I ask him what he knows about what I do for a living. His answer was, "Not much." 🤣🤣

Today's post is about the 2nd part of our big summer project "Understanding Networks across 5 levels of difficulty". Here Professor Shumate is talking to Alison Casler - undergraduate student in Communication Studies. Let's dive deeper. youtube.com/watch?v=9csKz4…

Here's the second part of the five levels of difficulty video featuring one of our GREAT NU School of Comm undergraduates - Alison Casler. Other undergraduate interns who made this project happen are Kat Kosup, Brett Mayfield, and Lola Knight. Check out the two hats' props around 4:40.

Every #network for #socialimpact will face a crossroads moment. the network will either adapt or disband. This article, which I co-authored with Kate Cooper, describes common crossroads moments (e.g., losing major funding) and what networks can do now to prepare to face them.

Let's talk with Allen Swilley, who works at Fair Housing Agency as a Director of Organizational Effectiveness and see how he understands nonprofits for social impact as the 4th part of our project "Understanding Networks". Professional opinion ow.ly/S8l050Konjn

I always enjoy talking with Allen Swilley about #NetworksforSocialImpact. He is now leading My Brother's Keeper in Chicago and demonstrating his collaborative leadership skills. He's a #socialimpact leader to watch.

Almost all networks face “crossroads moments.” Michelle Shumate & Katherine R. Cooper explain “the prior decisions that they make influence their options and, by extension, their outcomes.” Read on for more on how networks can negotiate these moments well. ssir.org/articles/entry…

For those thinking about the challenges of switching to mastodon, I encourage my academic friends to join fediScience.org. It's the server for actively publishing scientists. If you want to see who in your follower list is already there, use @debirdify <- makes a list.

The pandemic exacerbated societal inequalities, putting a strain on social services. In a new working paper, Michelle Shumate and her colleagues examine care networks and compare performance before and after the emergence of COVID-19. #WorkingPaperWednesday spr.ly/6015PHZAS