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Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- December 22, 2025
Introducing the Backbone Leaders Learning Lab: A New Space for Collaborative Leaders
Across the country, people who lead place-based collaborations tell us the same thing: this work matters, but it is also hard. Backbone leaders help partners s…
- August 18, 2025
2026 Action Summit Call for Sessions – Now Open for Submissions
The Collective Impact Forum invites you to submit a proposal to host a session at the virtual 2026 Collective Impact Action Summit on April 14-16, 2026.Proposa…
- July 9, 2025
Shape the 2026 Summit – What Do You Want to Focus On?
Save the Date! We are excited to announce that the 2026 Collective Impact Action Summit will be held online April 14 – 16, 2026! We hope you will save the date…
- May 6, 2025
Tending the In-Between: A Moment for Recalibration
Across the country, collaboratives are responding in real time to the impact that deliberate efforts to dismantle hard-won rights and protections are having on…
- March 14, 2025
Celebrating 100,000 streams!
We are excited to share a big milestone with you. The Collective Impact Forum podcast has surpassed 100,000 streams!Launched in early 2020, the Collective Impa…
- January 8, 2025
Reckoning with the U.S. Election: 10 Reflections and Recommendations for Collective Impact Networks
Before I begin, an important caveat. The Collective Impact Forum – like many of our members – is a nonprofit organization that does not endorse candidates for…