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Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- July 1, 2026
Dear CIF: How to Start a New Collective Impact Initiative in Your Community?
“What are some steps to consider if I am interested in starting a new collective impact initiative in my community?”Answered by: Junious Williams, Senior Advis…
- November 29, 2021
Reflections on Collective Impact, 10 Years Later
This week, the Collective Impact Forum is pleased to launch the series Collective Impact, 10 Years Later a sponsored series in partnership with the Stanford So…
- November 11, 2021
Redefining Collective Impact
The year 2021 marks 10 years since the publication of the article “Collective Impact” in Stanford Social Innovation Review, authored by my FSG colleagues John …
- March 12, 2020
Avoiding Pitfalls with the Collective Impact Principles of Practice
No two collective impact initiative are the same … that of course is the reality of working to make progress on complex, systemic issues. However, one thing t…
- September 7, 2018
To Go Further, Get Serious About Organization Culture
We’ve all witnessed the importance of culture in organizations. Many leaders have seen their efforts fall apart because their team wasn’t aligned or power dyna…
- August 29, 2018
Making Meetings Work
One of the five core tenets or conditions of collective impact is “Continuous Communication,” which usually means meetings, lots of meetings. And let’s face it…