Standard 1: Clear Strategic Purpose
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Rationale
The goal(s) of a network give(s) prospective members a basis for determining whether to participate, provide a basis for selecting members, and drive the design of network activities. Explicitly stated measurable outcomes and/or milestones are essential for gauging a network’s effectiveness by its members, leader(s), sponsor(s) and donor(s) (see Standard 5). Good Practice Assessing Need and Defining Goal(s).
Engage prospective members and other stakeholders in assessing and defining the need for a network. This scoping process will require consulting prospective members concerning goals and other key questions of network design. Define the goal(s) of the network, and determine whether a network is the most cost-effective way to achieve it/them (see table below). Determine the network’s duration, appropriate to achieve its goal(s), recognizing that the term may require adjustment. Defining Outcomes and Milestones.
Engage members and other stakeholders in assessing and defining outcomes and milestones. It may not be possible, or desirable, to define measurable outcomes at the outset of a network. Particularly if the network’s goal is to solve a complex problem, its members may need to develop a shared understanding of the problem and to develop solutions through experimentation and learning before measurable outcomes can be articulated. Measurable milestones (activity and output measures) provide a framework for gauging progress. Needs that may be met by a network | A network may be warranted if. . | Alternatives to a network | Examples of measurable milestones | Strengthen the capacity of members to adapt and use proven methods, tools, strategies or approaches | - Building the capacity requires transfer of tacit knowledge and/or ongoing technical support.
- Sharing experience and know-how among members will accelerate effective adoption.
- Adoption requires cultural change.
- The challenges facing members are similar.
| | By July 2009, 30 members will have incorporated credible ecosystem services objectives into their shellfish restoration projects, and will have begun to monitor them. | Create best practices and the know-how to use them, by innovating, testing and documenting new strategies, methods, tools, or approaches | | | By July 2010 demonstrate and document, in 18 markets, an effective strategy to engage the nursery industry in preventing invasions of alien species. | Conceive and coordinate actions, across boundaries, to achieve particular objectives. | | | By July 2010 strategies for restoring Pacific salmon will be implemented in 35 priority watersheds. |
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