The Network Transition

A Message from the Director

December 21, 2009

Judi Casey, MSW Principal Investigator/ Director

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has provided full financial support for the Sloan Work and Family Research Network for the past thirteen years. This generous support has allowed us to provide all of our resources, events and publications free of charge to our users. Our current grant will end in June 2010. This spring, we will apply for one final transition grant which if approved will move us toward self-sufficiency. To that end, we have begun exploring different revenue generating business models to ensure the future viability of the Network.

During this transition phase, we want input from you! This is an opportunity for our users to participate in the creation of the next generation of the Network. Here's how you can get involved:

• Share your comments and thoughts about the transition with me directly – call: 617-552-2866 or send me an email.

• Return to this page for updated information about our activities and progress.
  

The Network has evolved into the premier online destination for work and family information. Visits to the site have tripled to over 300,000 this past year, and just last week, we hit a weekly all time high of 11,000 visits! This transition to self-sufficiency provides an exciting opportunity to build on our past successes. I hope that we can count on your support, and we welcome your feedback!

— Judi
 

Network Accomplishments

• In November 2009, the Network had its most successful month in its history with over 45,000 visits—compared to approximately 28,000 visits in November 2008, 9,500 in November 2007, 6,800 in 2006 and 5,000 in 2005.

• We have almost 900 Twitter followers.  Join us at: http://twitter.com/SloanNetwork

• Ninety-three different countries have visited the Network within the last year, with the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, and South Africa being the most common countries accessing the Network.

• The editors note from the Resource Shelf had this to say about the Network:
  “We think this is truly an outstanding website that provides continually updated information on topics of interest to almost everyone — researchers, policymakers, human resources professionals…and working parents.”
   

Updates About Network Transition

• Blogs about the Transition:
  • Exciting Opportunities for the Sloan Network
  • Please Take our Network Survey

Survey

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Survey Results

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