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Backbone Leadership Is Different: The Skills and Mindset Shifts Needed for Collective Impact
Leading a collective impact initiative is different and more complex than leading a traditional organization.Unlike a more hierarchical organization, a success…
Advancing Equity in Times of Polarization and Division
Without proactively removing the structures and systems that have contributed to inequity, place-based collaboratives can not make a meaningful impact on the l…
The Necessary Skills to Navigate Change
Navigating and managing change is key to a collaborative’s journey, but it’s also one of the most challenging as each partner’s relationship, personal history,…
For Philanthropy to Succeed, All Strategies Must Address Disability
“There is no issue in the social justice space that we will ever be able to remedy as long as disability is not at the table.” – Rebecca Cokley, Program Office…
Why Understanding Local Context Is Critical for Collective Impact
Understanding a community’s “context” and its readiness for complex change work is a critical factor for launching and advancing collective impact work.Knowing…
Why a Policy Agenda is an Important Part of Collective Impact Work
A core element of collective impact is changing systems in the pursuit of equity. Pursuing policy change and advocacy efforts are some of the key levers to eff…