Networks & Alliances: Strategies for Social Impact

Author: Dr. Anna Neya Kazanskaia
Publisher: NEYA Global Publishing
Year: 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64357/collaboration-2025

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About the Book

Networks & Alliances: Strategies for Social Impact examines how collaboration has become central to the survival and influence of non-profits in the twenty-first century. Facing resource scarcity, shifting legitimacy demands, and volatile political environments, NGOs increasingly turn to alliances and networks to pool expertise, amplify voice, and enhance resilience.

The book draws on network theory, institutional theory, and civil society studies to analyse collaboration not as an assumed good, but as a strategic practice that carries both opportunities and risks. It explores how alliances can strengthen legitimacy and impact, while also highlighting how collaboration can dilute missions, reproduce inequalities, and expose organisations to new vulnerabilities.

Through theoretical framing, historical analysis, and case-based insights, this book provides a critical understanding of collaboration as both necessity and contested practice. It equips leaders, scholars, and practitioners to assess when networks enhance resilience and when independence may be the wiser path.

Key Topics

Theoretical foundations: collective action, resource dependence, institutional theory
Historical evolution of NGO collaboration: from local associations to transnational coalitions
Governance of networks and federations
Motivations for collaboration: survival, legitimacy, scaling impact
Risks and contradictions: mission drift, inequality, donor-driven partnerships
Measuring effectiveness in alliances
Comparative case studies of grassroots, international, and digital coalitions
Future of collaboration in an era of digitalisation and geopolitical change

Academic Value

This book advances civil society research by shifting the focus from assumptions of collaboration’s benefits to its real-world dynamics. It integrates theoretical perspectives with empirical case studies, offering a rigorous framework for analysing why and how NGOs collaborate.

For scholars, it contributes to debates on networks, legitimacy, and institutional adaptation. For practitioners, it provides insights into evaluating the costs and benefits of collaboration in diverse political and resource environments.

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About the Author

Dr. Anna Neya Kazanskaia is the founder of NEYA Global and NEYA Global Publishing. She has authored over 100 books on non-profit strategy, resilience, and governance. Her research bridges academic rigor and practical insight, offering frameworks that help NGOs adapt, collaborate, and maintain legitimacy in complex environments.