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External Sources of Support  

personal relationships   

•    immediate family
•    extended family
•    close friends, neighbors and acquaintances
•    service professionals
•    helping professionals
•    social groups


professional relationships  

  •    organizational colleagues
•    colleagues in other organizations 
•    customers, clients, and collaborators
•    vendors, consultants, contractors
•    union representatives


organizational and community affiliations   

•    professional associations
•    alumni associations – national and local chapters
•    community or volunteer organizations
•    philanthropic cultural and civic organizations
•    certifying or licensing bodies
•    boards of directors, boards of trustees and advisory boards


opportunistic networks   

    the woman you met at the party
•    the man working out next to you in the gym
•    the couple behind you in the movie line
•    your hairdresser, hygienist, or mail delivery person

DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.