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Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- June 21, 2019
Securing Funding for the Collective Impact Backbone Role: Lessons from the Field
One of the most common questions we hear from collective impact practitioners is how to raise the funds needed to support and sustain the backbone role. While …
- June 20, 2019
Envisioning a “New Normal”: Systems-Based Approaches for Achieving the Next Generation of Development Goals
International development is in the midst of a sea change, broadening from a general focus on project-based outcomes to production of sustainable, embedded cha…
- June 14, 2019
Advancing Equity, Justice, and a Culture of Collaboration: Insights from the 2019 Collective Impact Convening
Collective impact practitioners have an insatiable appetite for tools, case studies, and other actionable resources on the “how” of collective impact: how to e…
- April 26, 2019
Inside Funder-Intermediary-Evaluator Partnerships: Three Cases
By Meg Long and Clare NolanFunders who have ambitious goals to change large systems often create partnerships with intermediaries and evaluators to help realiz…
- April 25, 2019
2019 Collective Impact Convening Resource List
We're just a few weeks away from the 2019 Collective Impact Convening in Chicago. Before the big event, we have a few resources to share from some of this year…
- February 15, 2019
Creating Consensus with Targeted Universalism
A collaborative effort, driven by a diverse group of stakeholders united behind a common goal, can serve as a catalyst for addressing inequities at a systems l…