Connecting Advocacy and Data to Advance Collective Goals
Last year, Independent Sector published research on how advocacy by the nonprofit sector has evolved over the last 25…
How to Support a Collaborative Data and Learning Culture: Virtual Office Hour
In this virtual office hour session, we answer questions about supporting a data and learning culture, including approaches to…
How Community Leads the Way with Participatory Action Research (PAR)
Communities can be “researched,” engaged, and surveyed to explore a variety of questions such as what barriers are preventing…
How Homelessness is Solvable with a Collective Approach
Complex issues like homelessness can feel unsolvable or intractable, but that does not have to be the case. Through…
Measuring What Matters With Community-Led Monitoring
In this episode, we discuss the practice of community-led monitoring, and how this practice can help inform and influence…
Strategies for Using Data Effectively
In our new episode of the Collective Impact Forum podcast, we’re talking with Justin Piff from Equal Measure about…
The Power of Community-Led Data Gathering with the Center for Native American Youth
Nikki Pitre and Kendra Becenti from the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute share about their…
How to Keep Learning During a Crisis
When we’re working through a crisis, like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it can feel overwhelming to consider how we…
Evaluating Systems Change Efforts: Where to Start
Evaluating the impact of long-term systems change work is always complex- there is no one-stop primer or resource that…
Key Factors for Success in Collective Impact: Evaluation Findings from the Field
In the webinar "Key Factor for Success in Collective Impact," we hear from StriveTogether and Equal Measure about findings…
Using Data and Shared Measurement in Collective Impact
Data gathering and shared measurement systems are key elements for collective impact initiatives to better understand and assess their…
When Is Collective Impact Most Impactful: Using Insights from the Collective Impact Cross-Site Study to Improve Your Impact
What do we know about the practices that lead to positive systems and population changes in collective impact initiatives?
When Collective Impact has an Impact: A Cross-Site Study of 25 Collective Impact Initiatives
This research study looks at the question of “To what extent and under what conditions does the collective impact…
Using Data in Collective Impact
In this virtual coffee chat, JaNay Queen Nazaire and Jeff Raderstrong from Living Cities will share what they have…
Facilitating Intentional Group Learning: A Practical Guide to 21 Learning Activities
For organizations to be successful, individuals need opportunities to share data, as well as their knowledge and experiences, with…
How to Integrate Continuous Learning into Collective Impact
While many leaders understand the importance of continuous learning, more could be done to help funders, backbone leaders, and…
Learning in Action: Evaluating Collective Impact
This is part of a compilation of nine new articles about collective impact.
Evaluating Collective Impact webinar
This webinar is a companion to the recent publication by the Collective Impact Forum and FSG: Guide to Evaluating…
Guide to Evaluating Collective Impact
Practical guidance for planning and implementing evaluations of collective impact initiatives
Collective Impact: Implementing Shared Measurement
This webinar hosted by FSG’s Fay Hanleybrown features two panelists from successful collective impact initiatives using shared measurement systems.
