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Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- December 11, 2014
Collective Impact in Neighborhood Revitalization Part 1: Engagement and Building Trust
There are many urban neighborhoods and small rural communities whose “better days” are a distant memory. Revitalizing these locations would have a positive imp…
- December 9, 2014
At the Speed of Trust – Part 1
We hear a lot about the five conditions of collective impact (CI); however, the more I’m exposed to CI work the more I realize CI is as much about the intangib…
- November 24, 2014
Don’t Talk to Me about “Driving” Social Change
I recently met with the former head of a major pharmaceutical company to talk about improving the lives of kids. This well regarded executive was excited to in…
- November 6, 2014
Relearning the Two-Step of Conversation and Meeting
An earlier version of this essay was first posted to Philanthropy Northwest.Paul Schmitz’s recent essay makes a strong case that “collective impact efforts mus…
- October 28, 2014
Four Insights on How Collective Impact, Community Engagement & Racial Equity Intersect
This essay was originally posted to Living Cities' blog on July 24, 2014.At Living Cities, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to change the systems that…
- October 27, 2014
Finding the Right Size for Impact: Geographic Boundaries in Collective Impact
Dr. Larry Rand, Principal Investigator for the UCSF Preterm Birth Initiative, took the podium in front of a large group of his peers who work on issues of mate…