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Collective Voices
Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- August 12, 2014
A Mayor’s View: The Effect of Collective Impact Initiatives on City Hall
By Ronda JacksonThis interview was originally posted to Living Cities' The Catalyst on July 29, 2014.In our journey to explore and learn more about the role of…
- August 6, 2014
It Takes a Community: Newark Comes Together to Make the Most of Summer for their Youth
Across the nation, community leaders have increasingly recognized the promise of summer to accelerate student learning. But to maximize collective impact and r…
- August 5, 2014
Developmental Evaluation in the Context of Collective Impact – Part 2
This is the second part of a two-part series on developmental evaluation and collective impact. Read part 1.In Part 1, Kathleen Holmes with the Missouri Founda…
- August 4, 2014
Vibrant Communities – Getting to Shared Outcomes
A very interesting meeting happened in Montreal in July. The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Lucie and Andre Chagnon Foun…
- July 31, 2014
Montana’s “Nested Collective Impact” Leverages Rural Community Connections
Montana recently hosted Jeff Edmondson of StriveTogether in a daylong workshop to explore collective impact in rural communities. Six Montana towns, with popul…
- July 30, 2014
Developmental Evaluation in the Context of Collective Impact – Part 1
Making the Choice to Use Developmental EvaluationWhen the Missouri Foundation for Health decided to focus on decreasing infant mortality rates, we knew the app…