- July 1, 2016
Conversations with Experienced Backbone Leaders: Communities that Care
Our conversation series with experienced backbone leaders continues with a conversation with Kat Allen, co-chair of Communities that Care…
Confronting Power Dynamics and Engaging the Community’s Voice in Collective Impact
Plenary discussion at the 2016 Collective Impact Convening.
- June 24, 2016
Lessons on Using Data for Collective Impact
Using shared measures to track progress toward goals and understand where partnerships are making progress and where improvement is…
Equity as the Soul of Collective Impact
Opening remarks at the 2016 Collective Impact Convening.
Conversation with Eric Liu and Norm Rice
Conversation with Eric Liu – Citizen University & Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program, Steve Patrick – Aspen…
- June 22, 2016
Conversations with Experienced Backbone Leaders: Project U-Turn
This is the second in our conversation series with experienced backbone leaders. (see this blog post describing the series.)In…
- June 22, 2016
Conversations with Experienced Backbone Leaders: Vermont Farm to Plate
Welcome to the first in a series of conversations with experienced backbone leaders! (see this blog post describing the…
- June 22, 2016
New Blog Series: Conversations with Experienced Backbone Leaders
Summer is upon us, and in the U.S. the weather is hot, and the days long. I spent my…
- May 31, 2016
Is Collective Impact Incompatible with Equity?
In the winter of 2015, two East Coast Millennials joined the FSG team in San Francisco (just in time…
- May 23, 2016
Getting Back to the Purpose of Collective Impact
My Aunt Janice’s biscuits are legendary. They are fluffy, buttery and light. Whenever we visit her in Alabama, we…
- May 18, 2016
How Do Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education Present Data to the Public?
The collective impact model of cross-sector collaboration emphasizes the use of shared measurement systems for identifying problems and needs,…
- May 4, 2016
Advancing the Practice of Collective Impact
We appreciate Tom Wolff’s critique of collective impact and the insights he shares in his recent essay. Wolff’s years…
- May 4, 2016
Ten Places Where Collective Impact Gets It Wrong
This essay was originally posted to the Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice in March 2016.In 2011 Kania and…
- April 27, 2016
Collaboration and Collective Impact: How can Funders, NGOs, Governments and Citizens Achieve More Together?
There is a long history of experiments to align the actions and thoughts of many different organisations trying to…
- April 26, 2016
Assessing the Collective Impact Field’s Needs: Insights from Our Second Annual Survey
Earlier this year, the Collective Impact Forum gathered feedback through its second annual survey of members who have created…
- April 25, 2016
The Evolution of Collective Impact in Detroit
The interview was originally posted on Living Cities on April 4, 2016.The Integration Initiative—or “TII”—began in 2010 as a…
Collective Impact Principles of Practice
What does it take for a collective impact initiative to succeed and reach population-level change?
- April 17, 2016
Collective Impact Principles of Practice: Putting Collective Impact into Action
We have been inspired watching the field of collective impact progress over the past five years, as thousands of…
- March 27, 2016
Collective Impact Backbones – Different Approaches and a lot of Complexity
A closer look at the diversity of collective impact efforts reveals a diversity of backbone infrastructure designs as well.…
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
The Collective Impact Forum & Results for America present a panel discussion to celebrate the release of "Community Engagement…
