…making globalization work for all!
Forest Stewardship
Council:
… its developing Strategy and
Structure from a GAN Perspective
Steve Waddell - PhD, MBA
Chief Learning Steward &
Founding Executive Director
Global Action Network Net
+1 (617) 482-3993
swaddell@gan-net.net
Global Action Networks:
Integrating Five Strategies
1. Being truly global and multi-level
2. Implementing interdisciplinary action-learning and
reflective action
3. Building enduring yet nimble multi-stakeholder and
cross sectoral, inter-organizational networks
4. Generating systemic change through a range of nonviolent, boundary-crossing and diversity-embracing
activities
5. Realizing the public good
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Several dozen GANs—and growing…
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Building Partnerships for Development in Water and Sanitation
Climate Group
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Fair Labor Association
Forest Stewardship Council
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Global Compact
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Global Knowledge Partnership
Global Reporting Initiative
Global Water Partnership
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Marine Stewardship Council
Microcredit Summit Campaign
Social Accountability International
The Access Initiative (TAI)/ Partnership for Principle 10
Transparency International
Youth Employment Systems
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Vision: a healthy Global World
The Size of GANs
A 2006 study of 17 GANs:
 Staff: 25/18
 Annual budget: $9.9/$4.2 million
Development Stages and Activities
Initiation
Problem/
Solution Def.
Infrastructure
Development
Visioning
Convening
Identifying
leadership
stakeholders
Defining the
Broadening application
problem
of the physical
technology solution
Piloting a core
physical
Deepening
technology
understanding of the
solution
problem and social
technology solutions
Building initial
centralized Increasing network
network
membership and
piloting
decentralizing
structure
structure
Realizing the
Potential
Enhancing
legitimacy and
value
Creating interGAN
connections
Creating global
action norms
Increasing
participation
Communications
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Question 1: “Membership”
How can we be open and engaging?
 System Citizens
 Network Participants
 Organization/partnership/network
Decision-Makers
 Organization/partnership/network Funders
Question 1: “Membership”
Question 2: Glocal
How can we be Global and Local?
 The Global Steward:
 Interfacing with global actors
 Connecting/synergizing the network
 Addressing disparities
 The Local Steward:
 Testing
 Implementing
 Validating through real improvements
Question 2: Glocal
Question 3: Network
How can WE have “peer-like” relationships given
diverse “organizing logics” and resources?
 GAN-Global
 Simply a distinct set of responsibilities
 Stakeholder Groups
 Organizing around each groups’ core logic (market,
geography, community)
 Integrating diverse decision-making goals
(profitability, order, justice)
 Sub-Divisions
 Organizing around core logic of issue (eco regions)
Question 3: Network
Question 4: Efficiency
How can we maximize our resources’
impact?
 Defining compelling “coherence” activities
 Creating a solid “business” model
 Allocating resources to best address
(diverse) goals rather than power
differences
 Developing cost-appropriate decisionmaking processes
Question 4: Efficiency
Question 5: Movement
How can we build engagement and support?
 Shifting strategy -- and structure -- in
response to new factors.
 Building and maintaining trust and
legitimacy.
 Broadening leadership and participation.
Question 5: Movement
Gover
nment
Government
Civil
Society
Busi
ness
Civil
Society
Business
GAN-Net Activities
8.
Resource
Mobilization
(RMCoP)
7.
Policy and
Advocacy
(PACoP)
6.
Knowledge &
Learning
(K&LCoP)
1.
Leadership
(LeadCoP)
• Field-Building
• Action
Learning/
Advising
5.
Communica-tions
(ComCoP)
2.
Strategy,
Structure &
Governance
(SSGCoP)
3.
Measuring
Impact
(ICoP)
4.
Generative
Change
(GCCoP)
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