Describes Corrente Viva, the network formed by 30 civil society organizations (CSOs) that develop social services in several regions of the Greater Sao Paulo. Founded in 2000, the network aims to strengthen its member organizations to share experiences and reflect their representatives in the regional structures link - geographic divisions. It also aims to achieve projects that serve the general needs of the participants of the working group through the activities of CSOs. Problems include the modeling of new institutional and management form a network, avoiding attacks on the principles of shared responsibility, and control solutions, which initially led to its creation, along with the adoption of participatory decision-making, as well as to avoid the centralization of power and concentration of resources. "Hide
by Monica Bose, Elidia Maria Novaes, Luana Schoenmaker de Pedreira, Rosa Maria Fischer Source: Social Enterprise Knowledge Network 22 pages. Publication Date: July 19, 2005. Prod. #: SKE061-PDF-ENG
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