Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Understanding and Applying Collective Impact

This Slideshare shows how Collective Impact is defined in the Cincinnati area.


I think a key part in such strategies is the aggregation of information showing who the stakeholders are and expanding understanding of the problems a community faces, along with on-going efforts to connect different groups with each other so relationships of trust and information sharing are developed. It's on this foundation that a group can begin to generate shared understanding and common goals.

This takes time. And it takes significant funding.

2 comments:

  1. This SSIR article regarding funder role in collective impact is worth reading. http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/collective_impact_funder_heal_thyself#!

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  2. The Donors Forum of Chicago has released a report showing collective impact organizations in Illinois. The PDF is at http://www.donorsforum.org/s_donorsforum/bin.asp?CID=21857&DID=65305&DOC=FILE.PDF

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