Towards a Better Place: A Conversation about Promising Practice in Place-Based Philanthropy
“Place-based” initiatives, which 20 years ago may have been called “comprehensive community initiatives,” bring much needed resources to struggling…
- April 26, 2015
Can Place-Based Grantmaking Help Turn the Tide of Inequality?
By Dennis Quirin and Steve PatrickThis post was originally published by the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions on…
- April 15, 2015
Three Steps for Advancing Equity
By Juan Sebastian Arias and Sheri BradyIn order to truly solve the complex social issues our communities face, the…
- April 7, 2015
Taking a Look at the NEA’s First Collective Impact Grants for Arts Education
Recently we announced the first round of the fiscal year 2015 grants at the NEA, including the first cohort…
- March 31, 2015
Collective Impact: Equity, Community and Network Thinking
This essay was originally posted to IISC's blog on March 26, 2015.Just returning from the Champions for Change gathering…
- March 19, 2015
Turf, Trust and the Collaboration Spectrum
This post was originally published in the Tamarack Institute's Communities Collaborating blog on January 30, 2015.This week was bookended…
- February 18, 2015
Moving the Needle on Poverty – A Made in Canada Approach
Beginning in 2002, collective impact roundtables in 13 cities across Canada began a consolidated effort to reduce poverty for…
Putting Community in Collective Impact
There is a growing concern that the robust notions of community can sometimes be left out of collective impact…
- February 9, 2015
How to Partner for Impact: The Nuts and Bolts of Aligning Collective Impact Efforts
This post marks the launch of a new Forum blog series on the nuts and bolts of aligning coalitions…
- February 4, 2015
Facilitative Leadership for Net Impact
This essay was originally posted to IISC's blog on January 29, 2015.“Our world is, to a very real extent,…
- January 27, 2015
How to Transform the Lives of Low-Income People
The Integration Initiative began in 2010 with the promise of transforming the lives of low-income people and the communities in which…
- January 20, 2015
How Well Does Grantmaking Practice Support Collective Impact?
Findings from a national studyThe five conditions for collective impact offer guidance not only for collective impact initiatives but…
It’s About the Community: Why Community Engagement and Process Matter in Collective Impact
Collective impact efforts are often discussed in terms of organizations or sectors, such as business, nonprofit, government, and philanthropy.
- January 15, 2015
New Tools for Collective Impact Working Groups
Do you need some ideas for facilitating an ice-breaker among community leaders who have not previously met before? Have…
Sample Strategies for Pursuing a Common Agenda
These strategies were developed for a collective impact effort focused on improving health outcomes in a large U.S. city.
Collective Impact Warm-Up Exercises for Meetings
These slides are a compendium of exercises used with both working groups and steering committees.
- December 22, 2014
Collective Impact In Neighborhood Revitalization Part 4: So, What Does It Look Like When It Works?
As we close out this series on community engagement, below are some successful relational organizing examples from initiatives that…
- December 19, 2014
Collective Impact in Neighborhood Revitalization Part 3: Residents as the “Engagers”
Collective impact is critical to neighborhood revitalization. Neighborhoods are complex environments where many systems operate. Systems such as: commerce,…
- December 17, 2014
Achieving Collective Impact Starts with Asking Hard Questions
This essay was first published at Youth Thrive on Oct. 28, 2014.Communities across the country are embracing the collective…
- December 16, 2014
Collective Impact in Neighborhood Revitalization Part 2: The Problem with “Community Outreach”
In many instances community development efforts start by first identifying problems and then posing solutions. After this initial set…
