- March 30, 2020
Change Management During the Pandemic: Thoughts for Collective Impact and Nonprofits
We are living in an unprecedented, unpredictable, and scary time. It is hard for all of us. After several…
Virtual Office Hour – March 23, 2020: Managing Change in (Rapidly) Changing Times
This has been a time of massive disruption in all of our lives and work. Those of us who…
Marshall Ganz – Community Organizing and Collective Impact
Marshall Ganz, a pioneer in grassroots organizing in the United States, shares in this “master class” keynote talk about…
- March 17, 2020
Community Equity and COVID-19—Seven Things Philanthropy Can Do
As the world finds itself navigating through the new, unchartered territory of working through a global pandemic, we wanted…
- March 12, 2020
Avoiding Pitfalls with the Collective Impact Principles of Practice
No two collective impact initiative are the same … that of course is the reality of working to make…
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 to Support a Successful Collaborative
What are the mental model shifts and other “intangible” (yet important) factors that can support the long-term health and…
Liz Dozier – Moving from Charity to Justice in Collective Impact
When social change work is approached as “charity” -- giving help to those in need -- collaboratives can fall…
Vu Le – Equity, Inclusion, and Collective Impact
Vu Le shares in this frank, humorous, and insightful talk about how collective impact can adversely affect communities when…
john a. powell – Operationalizing Equity in Collective Impact
Professor john a. powell (Othering and Belonging Institute) discusses how targeted universalism can help support building one’s thinking and…
Top things to consider when launching a new collective impact effort
The Collective Impact Forum team continues the deep dive into "getting started in collective impact" with a look at…
Getting Started – What is Collective Impact?
We’re kicking off the Collective Impact Forum podcast by diving into the foundations of the collective impact approach towards…
Champions for Change 2020
-The Collective Impact Forum's virtual backbone workshop Champions for Change 2020 will be on September 15-17, 2020.
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…
- December 9, 2019
Navigating Consent and Allyship
At work during an affinity group meeting, I shared a story from back in college where a close friend…
Funding the Long Game in Collective Impact Webinar
One of the challenges many collective impact efforts face is having financial support over a long enough period to…
- November 15, 2019
Re-framing the Way We Talk about Poverty: Three Insights from the FrameWorks Institute
For organizations and individuals engaged in collective impact work, it is important to remain inclusive in the way you…
Virtual Office Hour: Navigating the Backbone Role
The backbone team wears multiple hats.
- October 29, 2019
Assessing Collective Impact: Insights from Our Fifth Annual Survey
Insights from Our Fifth Annual Survey Earlier this year, the Collective Impact Forum gathered feedback through its fifth annual…
- September 24, 2019
Welcome to the Party! Onboarding New Collaborative Partners
If collective impact efforts have any certainties, one surely is the ever-revolving (one might hope ever-evolving) door of community…