We work with impact networks to:
Review, refocus and stretch your vision for your network. Boldly engage partners and funders in network priorities for social and economic impact.
Shift perspectives and practices to achieve ambitious outcomes. Embrace complexity and address challenges to accelerate systemic change.
“We have been able to reenergise member relationships. We are reengaging our network members constantly, and we are able to build a network which has a buzz …. We have been able to showcase more impact and to showcase it more intentionally. This is not the impact of Invest in Africa, but the collective impact of the entire network. From our members, we are seeing greater energy, there are enhanced collaborations between network members and connectivity among them…. We are being referred to other members, so we’re able to really attract new members who clearly align with our mission.”
Terry Kinyua, Country Manager, Invest in Africa – Kenya
Transform network capacity to resolve complex social and economic challenges
Working with the Creative Metier 4V Model and the Creative Metier team offers socially committed impact networks, and their funders, the opportunity to significantly accelerate their impact by drawing on our work with national, regional and global networks.
We work with you as thought partners and facilitators to apply and implement 4V in your unique context. Our collaboration transforms the capacity of your network and ensures sustainability and impact for the future.
We work to apply and implement 4V in the following contexts:
Networks of impact networks
- Draw on the 4V Model to address a specific focus area e.g. member engagement or power shifting convening
- Deliver a 4V programme across your member networks to strengthen collective performance
Networks with regional, pan-regional or global goals
- Apply 4V with global and regional network leadership to achieve a transformational shift in impact
- Deep dive with an individual or cohort of member networks to strengthen individual network performance
Across network funders portfolios
- Deliver a 4V programme across your partners to catalyse portfolio performance
- Draw on the 4V Model to address a specific focus area across your partners e.g. the financial viability or funder dependence
Explore examples of our work
The Creative Metier 4V Model
The Creative Metier 4V Model offers socially committed impact networks the opportunity to significantly accelerate their impact by drawing on our work with national, regional and global networks. It provides a diagnostic, a 360 view and a fresh perspective to strengthen network performance and impact.
Free 4V Model Diagnostic Tool
The 4V Model Diagnostic Tool is a free download to enable networks to evaluate themselves against the four thematic areas: Vital, Visible, Vibrant and Viable. Working through the Tool creates a vision for the future, establishes current position against the vision, and highlights critical focus areas to move each ‘V’ forward.
Funder Dialogue: Nicholas Colloff
The need for sustainable business models to ensure continuous funding presents a challenge for impact networks. To support networks we initiated the Funder Dialogue Series, conversations to create greater visibility of the funder landscape, insights into positioning and more effective proposal writing.