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Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- June 22, 2016
Conversations with Experienced Backbone Leaders: Vermont Farm to Plate
Welcome to the first in a series of conversations with experienced backbone leaders! (see this blog post describing the series.) In this chat, we’ll hear from …
- June 22, 2016
New Blog Series: Conversations with Experienced Backbone Leaders
Summer is upon us, and in the U.S. the weather is hot, and the days long. I spent my childhood in Alabama, where the often-unbearable summer heat made us appre…
- May 31, 2016
Is Collective Impact Incompatible with Equity?
In the winter of 2015, two East Coast Millennials joined the FSG team in San Francisco (just in time to miss the cold tundra of the Northeast Corridor).As a tw…
- May 23, 2016
Getting Back to the Purpose of Collective Impact
My Aunt Janice’s biscuits are legendary. They are fluffy, buttery and light. Whenever we visit her in Alabama, we stop by to gorge ourselves on these delectabl…
- May 18, 2016
How Do Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education Present Data to the Public?
The collective impact model of cross-sector collaboration emphasizes the use of shared measurement systems for identifying problems and needs, tracking progres…
- May 4, 2016
Advancing the Practice of Collective Impact
We appreciate Tom Wolff’s critique of collective impact and the insights he shares in his recent essay. Wolff’s years of experience in the field, and the persp…