- 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…
- December 15, 2014
At the Speed of Trust – Part 2
In my last blog, I discussed the power of trust in collective impact, speaking from my personal experience in…
- December 12, 2014
2014’s Top Collective Impact Resources
We’re excited to share with you some of the “top” reads for the year from the Collective Impact Forum--the…
- December 11, 2014
Collective Impact in Neighborhood Revitalization Part 1: Engagement and Building Trust
There are many urban neighborhoods and small rural communities whose “better days” are a distant memory. Revitalizing these locations…
- December 9, 2014
At the Speed of Trust – Part 1
We hear a lot about the five conditions of collective impact (CI); however, the more I’m exposed to CI…
- November 24, 2014
Don’t Talk to Me about “Driving” Social Change
I recently met with the former head of a major pharmaceutical company to talk about improving the lives of…