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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…
Partnering with Companies to Advance Collective Impact
Companies can be a critical partner in collective impact work. However, working with companies can pose unique challenges, from understanding how to initiate t…
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…
How to Foster Effective Partnerships with Government
Achieving long-term change requires having government—whether local, state, or federal—at the collaborative table as a key partner. However, many collaborative…
Bringing an Anti-Racist Approach to Collective Impact: Interview with Dr. Zea Malawa
How can the collective impact approach put anti-racism at the center of its work? How can collective impact work authentically center Black and Pacific Island…
Roundtable Discussion: Embracing Collective Impact at United Way
In this episode, we feature an unabridged roundtable discussion amongst a group of leaders who are part of United Way organizations from across the United Stat…