The Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary
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ally:
... a supporter as a stakeholder but
not an affiliate, for example, an economic development ally as
a contributing participant in
a network.
Stakeholders seek to benefit either directly
or indirectly from the information and resource exchanges that take place
in a network but their efforts are not managed
or
controlled. Allies are often acknowledged as partners of
network organizers when they invest capital and contribute resources. An ally
in a network participates by continuously maintaining and
building on relationships that facilitate ... informal
communication with others for mutual assistance or support (source
of quote).
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related: network; share network;
The Network; user contacts; mission contacts | ![.network logo [introduction]](../../../images/nwlemb130.gif){kind=small}
