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Collective Voices
Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- November 15, 2019
Re-framing the Way We Talk about Poverty: Three Insights from the FrameWorks Institute
For organizations and individuals engaged in collective impact work, it is important to remain inclusive in the way you and your organization frame the issues …
- August 30, 2019
Unsticking Stuck Mental Models: Adventures in Systemic Change
Recently, New Profit, the Collective Impact Forum, and FSG co-hosted a webinar, the second in a series on systems change. The title of the webinar was Shiftin…
- 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…
- January 12, 2018
How the Orange County Community Foundation is Increasing Youth Resilience
This interview was first published in FSG's blog.ACT Anaheim, an initiative designed to address the needs of at-risk youth and families with a focus on 13-18 y…
- November 22, 2017
Systems Change Strategies: From Theory to Practice
“Systems change approaches” have become a mantra of the social sector. Communities feel the frustration with being “resource-rich and coordination-poor.” But w…
- May 23, 2016
Getting Back to the Purpose of Collective Impact
My Aunt Janice’s biscuits are legendary. They are fluffy, buttery and light. Whenever we visit her in Alabama, we stop by to gorge ourselves on these delectabl…