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The Power of the NWP as it Makes an Evolutionary Leap Forward—An Evaluator's Perspective
By: Mark St. John, Laura Stokes
Date: March 30, 2012
Summary: This slide presentation includes an overview of data showing the NWP's cumulative leadership development and work accomplished over more than 35 years. It focuses on why the NWP is so strong and well positioned as it makes an evolutionary leap into a more uncertain funding environment: it is a true networked organization.
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The Power of the NWP as it Makes an Evolutionary Leap Forward—An Evaluator's Perspective 
This presentation is prepared by Inverness Research, Inc. for the 2012 Spring Meeting of the National Writing Project, held in Washington, D.C., on March 29. This meeting focused on celebrating the NWP's success in garnering a SEED grant and on making the case for the NWP's vital national role in writing improvement.
Purpose
The presentation begins with an overview of data showing the NWP's cumulative leadership development and work accomplished over more than 35 years. The presentation then focuses on why the NWP is so strong and well positioned as it makes an evolutionary leap into a more uncertain funding environment: it is a true networked organization. Networks have unique characteristics that make them highly adaptive and effective.
The presentation concludes with an analysis of the multiple forms of "capital" the NWP has accrued and is now able to draw upon as it defines its future. The closing image is of an aspen grove—the earth's largest living organism, flourishing and growing from a unified root system.
Key Points
- Appreciating what the NWP has built, and is building upon.
- Understanding what makes the NWP strong and capable of evolutionary leaps.
- Identifying assets the NWP draws upon moving forward.
