How to Collaborate in Polarized Times
In this episode, we share a discussion from this spring’s 2022 Collective Impact Action Summit. This discussion explored ways…
2023 Collective Impact Action Summit
-Join us this April 25-27, 2023 as backbone leaders, practitioners, funders, partners, and more gather virtually from around the…
Collaboration in Polarized Times
The ability of diverse groups to collaborate toward shared goals is a prerequisite for collective impact. But many communities…
Essentials of Collective Impact Workshop series
-This fall, the Collective Impact Forum is launching “Essentials for Collective Impact,” an online four-workshop series.
Data and Learning for Collective Impact
-Are you looking for a primer on where to get started on how to use data in your collaborative…
Community Engagement in Collective Impact
-What does it mean to do “community engagement” and what are the variety of avenues to communicate, collaborate, and…
Introduction to Collective Impact and the Backbone Role
-Join us for an introductory workshop on collective impact. This training will provide an overview of the basic elements…
Advancing Equity in Collective Impact
-Advancing equity is core to achieving collective impact, but how does leadership prepare to address equity and structure an…
How Can We Tell Stories of Systems Change that are More Reflective of the Way Change Happens?
Storytelling is a crucial tool that helps foster connections and deeper understanding, but how does one tell stories about…
Leading From ‘Languishing’ to Beloved Community with Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson
In this episode, we hear from Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, who serves as President and CEO of the Children’s…
Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson: Leading From ‘Languishing’ to Beloved Community
In this video, we feature the closing keynote address from this past spring’s Collective Impact Action Summit. In this…
- July 7, 2022
Resources to Advance Equity Practice: Survey Findings
In March 2022, the Collective Impact Forum conducted a survey called “Resources to Advance Equity Practice.” The purpose of…
The Power of Parent Engagement
Parents can be powerful advocates in supporting the wellbeing of children and families in their community. But sometimes collaboratives…
What Does It Mean to Lead in Emergent and Transformational Ways?
What does it mean to lead in an emergent way? How do we support ourselves and our collaboratives to…
Building Community Authority in Place-Based Collaboration
What is “community authority,” and what are ways to authentically build it within place-based collaborative work? In this new…
- May 26, 2022
Moving Mindsets
I often counsel collective impact teams that our ability to create narrative is one of our most powerful tools.…
How Can We Move Beyond Transactional Towards Relational Collaboration?
What does it mean to be “in relationship with”? What does “relational” mean? Why are these questions important for…
Mobilizing Innovative Partnerships for Community Investment
How can community anchor institutions, like hospitals, help launch and strengthen community investment initiatives?In this episode, we learn about…
- May 11, 2022
On the Art of (Re)Gathering
As any collective impact practitioner knows, our work involves meetings. A lot of meetings. We gather colleagues, allies, and…
How Can We Tell Stories of Systems Change that are More Reflective of the Way Change Happens?
Join us on Wednesday, July 20 at 2pm ET for the final session in a new three-part virtual office…