- July 22, 2014
Putting the Community into Community Engagement
This essay was originally posted to The Huffington Post on July 10, 2014.Community. Engagement.These two words get a lot…
- July 17, 2014
Finding Our People … Just Like the Girl in the Bee Suit
This essay was originally posted to StriveTogether's Striving for Change blog on July 16, 2014.In the Blind Melon 90s…
Impacto Colectivo
Lograr cambio social a gran escala requiere de una amplia coordinación entre sectores, sin embargo, el sector social sigue…
- July 14, 2014
Building Cross Sector Collaboration “Muscle”
While several months back, May’s funder convening in Aspen showed that more grantmakers recognize that no single organization can…
Leading for Results with Patrick McCarthy
“I am going to weave four stories through my talk this evening, and they are four stories that start…
Leading for Results Panel Discussion
“You can’t be a passive funder in this kind of work. You have to have a point of view.…
Embracing Emergence and Collective Impact with John Kania
“How do we structure to take advantage of emergence? It’s a process of collective seeing, collective learning, and collective…
Embracing Emergence Panel Discussion
“We talk about getting everyone at the table. And I think we need to actually think about multiple tables.”
Putting Community in Collective Impact with Rich Harwood
“The narratives of our communities are the most important, hidden factor about whether our communities move forward or not.”
Sustaining the Movement: Promoting Quality Collective Impact
From the May 2014 convening Catalyzing Large Scale Change: The Funder’s Role in Collective Impact:
- July 10, 2014
Exploring Collective Impact – Perspectives from The Philanthropist
This post is a condensed version of my Guest Editorial for a special collective impact issue of The Philanthropist,…
- July 8, 2014
Eight Yummy Tensions of Collective Impact
This essay was originally posted to Living Cities' The Catalyst on July 3, 2014.I had the great fortune of…
- June 23, 2014
The Tango of Collective Impact
This weekend, I had the pleasure of watching couples dance the tango in a public square in London. The…
Setting a Common Agenda
This presentation gives a brief overview of how a common agenda can be developed, as well as examples from…
- June 16, 2014
Differentiated Roles, Common Goals: Direct Service Providers and Collective Impact
“We’re the ones doing the work. Other people are trying to take credit for work we’ve done. It’s harder…
Evaluating Collective Impact webinar
This webinar is a companion to the recent publication by the Collective Impact Forum and FSG: Guide to Evaluating…
- June 5, 2014
The New Science of Evaluating Collective Impact
In her seminal book, Leadership and the New Science, Margaret Wheatley takes a stance regarding the kind of leadership…
- May 19, 2014
The Importance of “Emergence” in the Youth Field
I don’t know if he could hear it from the podium, but there was an audible “ah-hah” moment from…
- May 14, 2014
The Types of Problems Suited for Collective Impact
I am often asked – should we adopt a collective impact approach in our work? While we have seen…
Advancing Summer Meals through Collective Impact
For kids, summertime should mean food, friends and fun. But for kids who rely on school meals, summer can…
