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Building Belonging through Conversations
In a time when so many are grappling with division and polarization in their communities, where does one start to build connections to better understand when a…
How to Influence without Authority
A backbone’s role in a collective is often to facilitate collaboration among partners and help the group make progress toward a shared goal. This can be a comp…
How Collaboration Can Support Communities Through Economic Transitions
How can a community shift their economic future?In this podcast discussion, we explore how communities heavily reliant on a single industry can come together t…
Defending and Advancing Democracy and Equity in Collective Impact Work
Collaboratives based in the U.S. that are working to solve for and reduce disparities in their communities are facing compounding challenges with the current c…
Why Community Listening is Critical to Achieve Effective Philanthropy
We talk with Melinda Tuan from the Fund for Shared Insight about what it takes to support and encourage change in how foundations work with communities.
Why is Backbone Leadership Different?
We talk with Paul Schmitz and Dominique Samari, authors of the recent report, “Backbone Leadership Is Different," to learn about how backbone leadership is uni…