Case studies
Social Movement Action Framework
Engaging a network to strengthen alliances for an Indigenous school diabetes prevention project
An Indigenous diabetes prevention school project used a network to support community partner's capacity building and collaboration. Read more in this case study.
In Quebec, Canada, community groups and researchers participated in a network using social movement approaches for the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project. In the early phase of the social movement, the network supported capacity building and collaboration of the community members. As the movement evolved, the network strengthened alliances among the community members and their shared decision-making. It also supported the program’s expansion to more children. At the conclusion of the project, the network supported the emerging leadership of the community partners (Tremblay et al., 2018).
Advancing knowledge uptake and sustainability through RNAO's Best Practice Champions Network®
The Best Practice Champions Network® has been engaging change agents for over two decades to facilitate connection, a sense of belonging and a place to continue the implementation of best practice guidelines.
Launched in 2002, the RNAO Best Practice Champions Network® supports the active engagement of volunteer peer Best Practice Champions in knowledge exchange amongst one another, and between them and RNAO. Through this international network, more than 100,000 champions access tools and strategies such as workshops, webinars and online modules (Grinspun, 2018).
