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Collective Voices
Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- January 27, 2015
How to Transform the Lives of Low-Income People
The Integration Initiative began in 2010 with the promise of transforming the lives of low-income people and the communities in which they live in cities acros…
- January 20, 2015
How Well Does Grantmaking Practice Support Collective Impact?
Findings from a national studyThe five conditions for collective impact offer guidance not only for collective impact initiatives but for other forms of collab…
- January 15, 2015
New Tools for Collective Impact Working Groups
Do you need some ideas for facilitating an ice-breaker among community leaders who have not previously met before? Have you hit a roadblock and need a fresh wa…
- December 22, 2014
Collective Impact In Neighborhood Revitalization Part 4: So, What Does It Look Like When It Works?
As we close out this series on community engagement, below are some successful relational organizing examples from initiatives that embody many of the elements…
- December 19, 2014
Collective Impact in Neighborhood Revitalization Part 3: Residents as the “Engagers”
Collective impact is critical to neighborhood revitalization. Neighborhoods are complex environments where many systems operate. Systems such as: commerce, hea…
- December 17, 2014
Achieving Collective Impact Starts with Asking Hard Questions
This essay was first published at Youth Thrive on Oct. 28, 2014.Communities across the country are embracing the collective impact approach as a way to move th…