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Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- 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…
- December 20, 2016
No Switzerland: Why “Neutrality” May Not Be the Right Way to Describe Backbone Leaders
As we reflect on 2016, we want to share four key areas that stood out for the Collective Impact Forum community. Read below to see the Forum’s most-read resour…
- August 29, 2016
Backbone Board Members Have Additional Roles and Responsibilities
Backbone organizations are unusual entities and that means they need unusual boards too. Board members of organizations responsible for performing backbone fun…
- August 1, 2016
Lessons Learned from our Conversations with Experienced Backbone Leaders
Over the past two months, we published seven interviews with experienced backbone leaders. Although we approached these interviews with a loose agenda (“How ha…