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Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- September 25, 2026
Leadership That Heals: What We Learned from the Collective Leadership Advancing Racial Equity (CLARE) Pilot
In 2025, the Collective Impact Forum launched the Collective Leadership Advancing Racial Equity (CLARE) program, a year-long leadership development experience …
- June 24, 2026
Dear CIF: How Do We Turn Big Ideas into a Clear Goal and Strategy?
Question: "A group of community partners has come together with the idea of working collectively but while we have a general agreement on direction, we are hav…
- June 3, 2026
Dear CIF: How to Navigate Leadership Transitions within a Collaborative?
Question: "We keep having so much leadership transition at key partner organizations. What advice do you have for mitigating the impact of these transitions?"A…
- April 23, 2020
Scenario Thinking for an Unpredictable Year: Status Quo is Not an Option
During the past month, many of us have had our lives and livelihoods completely upended. We have been forced to respond to emergencies in our work and for some…
- 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 …
- July 31, 2017
Build Your Team Like Broadway
Building a steering committee or leadership team for a collective impact initiative can feel high stakes. When done well, it opens the door to innovation and i…