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Collective Impact Forum staff, partners, and guest contributors share the latest learning, innovations, and stories from the field.
- May 19, 2014
The Importance of “Emergence” in the Youth Field
I don’t know if he could hear it from the podium, but there was an audible “ah-hah” moment from the audience when John Kania spoke two weeks ago at the Ready b…
- May 14, 2014
The Types of Problems Suited for Collective Impact
I am often asked – should we adopt a collective impact approach in our work? While we have seen that the collective impact approach can be critical to achievin…
- May 5, 2014
Stopping for Directions on the Collective Impact Journey
Across the globe, hundreds of people and organizations are using collective impact to address a range of complex problems, such as climate change, poverty, and…
- April 23, 2014
Want Greater Impact? Have a Conversation First
This essay was originally posted to Philanthropy Northwest on April 2, 2014.Collective Impact, philanthropy’s flavor of the day, has entered its back-biting se…
- April 21, 2014
Four “Keep it Real” Insights About Applying the Principles of Collective Impact
This essay was originally posted to Living Cities' The Catalyst on April 1, 2014.In recent years, data driven cross-sector partnerships have refined promising …
- April 8, 2014
New Article on How to Move from Vision to Implementation in Collective Impact
Forming a steering committee and creating a common agenda is hard work. I know this from personal experience of having supported multiple initiatives in their…