Collective Power to Transform Systems
The workshop Collective Power to Transform Systems explores how collective power, fueled by authentic relationships and shared values, can…
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…
Introduction to Systems Change
To make lasting, transformational progress in communities, collaborative initiatives often pursue both programmatic work and systems change strategies. But…
Reflecting on a Career Committed to Collective Change
Later this fall, Tamarack Institute’s Co-CEO Liz Weaver will retire, closing a chapter that includes many decades supporting community…
- October 4, 2024
Call for Applications for Collective Leadership Advancing Racial Equity (CLARE) Program
The Collective Impact Forum, a partnership between FSG and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions, is launching the…
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…
The Skills and Mindset Shifts Backbones Need for Collective Impact
In this one hour session, Dominique Samari, JD and Paul Schmitz, authors of the newly released report “Backbone Leadership…
- September 17, 2024
Call for Virtual Session Proposals for the 2025 Collective Impact Action Summit
The Collective Impact Forum invites you to submit a proposal to host a session at the virtual 2025 Collective…
Designing to Inspire Community Joy and Connection
How can inclusive design spur community connections and build stronger partnerships in the process?During the COVID pandemic, the Van…
2025 Collective Impact Action Summit
-Save the date for April 29-May 1, 2025 as backbone leaders, practitioners, funders, partners, and more gather virtually from…
When You Can’t Say Equity: Advancing Equity in an Anti-Equity Context
In this virtual office hour session, our team of presenters discussed the challenges of advancing equity in contexts where…
How Practicing Futurism Can Strengthen Your Collaborative Strategy
“The future doesn’t happen to us. We create it with the decisions that we make today. What the future…
The Skills and Mindset Shifts Backbones Need for Collective Impact
Join us for a free virtual office hour with Dominique Samari, JD and Paul Schmitz, authors of the newly…
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,…
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…
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…
When You Can’t Say Equity: Advancing Equity in an Anti-Equity Context
If you have questions about how to maintain an equity focus in your collaborative work during these times of…
Essentials for Collective Impact 2024 Workshop Series
-This workshop series provides practical guidance, tools, and resources on four key areas of collective impact work.
- July 18, 2024
Inside Philanthropy: The Power of Place-Based Partnerships in the Fight for Equity
In a new guest column for Inside Philanthropy, Jennifer Splansky Juster, Monique Miles, and Cindy Santos issue a call to action for philanthropy to support equ…
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…
