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ISSN (Print) 0316-3849
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Published by Agora Foundation
[1 journal]- Point/Counterpoint on Collective Impact
Authors: Don Bourgeois, Paul Born
Abstract: Paul Born, President of Tamarack: An Institute for Community Engagement, and Don Bourgeois, Barrister & Solicitor and former editor of The Philanthropist, face off on the question of whether Collective Impact is a new and innovative approach to create effective social change or just a re-packaging of old ideas about collaboration.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times
Authors: Larry Gemmel
Abstract: Deepening Community is Paul Born’s fourth book and his most personal reflection to date on people, relationships, and what constitutes community in today’s “chaotic” society.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- United Way and Success By 6: Growing Up with Collective Impact
Authors: Michael McKnight, Deborah Irvine
Abstract: Celebrating its 11th anniversary, the collaborative approach to early childhood development in British Columbia implemented by United Way through its Success By 6 program is an intriguing model, which bears remarkable similarity to the Collective Impact framework. Supported by the provincial government and the credit union movement and coordinated by a modest provincial office, the Success By 6 BC Partnership is an example of a collaborative initiative led by United Way at the community level to address complex issues affecting children and families.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Collective Impact: The Birth of an Australian Movement
Authors: Kerry Graham, Dawn O'Neil
Abstract: There has been considerable interest in Collective Impact in Australia and Dawn O’Neil and Kerry Graham have been playing a leadership role, supported by the Centre for Social Impact, to bring the framework down under. In this update they relate the latest perspectives from Collective Impact 2014: Convene, Immerse, Learn, Australia’s first ever conference on the Collective Impact framework, and describe why Collective Impact is needed in Australia to create transformational change and how they are working together to foster a movement for social change.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Evaluating Collective Impact: Five Simple Rules
Authors: Mark Cabaj
Abstract: Since the 1960s, the field of evaluation has struggled to develop concepts and methods that are useful for the complex work of community change. The ambitious nature of the latest iteration of community change approaches, Collective Impact, amplifies this challenge. This article describes five simple rules that have emerged out of 50 years of trial and error that can assist participants, funders, and evaluators of Collective Impact initiatives to track their progress and make sense of their efforts.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Q & A: John Kania and Fay Hanleybrown
Authors: Liz Weaver
Abstract: Liz Weaver from the Tamarack Institute was able to catch up with John Kania and Fay Hanleybrown from FSG at the Champions for Change – Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact conference held 1-3 April 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia. John and Fay share their recent experience and latest thinking about Collective Impact in this interview for The Philanthropist.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement: Unlikely Allies Pursuing
Authors: Roisin Reid
Abstract: Canada’s boreal forest is one of the largest and most ecologically significant ecosystems on the planet and the source of supply for one of Canada’s most significant natural resource sectors. Recognizing this, forest companies and environmental organizations in Canada came together to create the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) in 2010, creating a unique and unprecedented approach and a new era in conservation and resource management. Communications Consultant Roisin Reid uses the framework of Collective Impact to reflect retrospectively on the creation and development of the CBFA and considers whether Collective Impact offers further insights into how this work might proceed as they move from Phase III–Organizing for Impact to Phase IV–Sustaining Action and Impact.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Community Knowledge: The Building Blocks of Collective Impact
Authors: Lee Rose
Abstract: Shared Measurement is a critical, and some think challenging, component of Collective Impact and in this article Lee Rose argues that we already have significant community knowledge, but that the power of community data to support and drive change lies in how we need to look differently at how we use and share these resources.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Innoweave and Collective Impact: Collaboration Is Just the Beginning
Authors: Aaron Good, Doug Brodhead
Abstract: Innoweave, an award winning collaborative capacity building program designed and delivered by J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, SiG, and over 150 partners from all sectors across Canada, has added new workshops and resources to help groups of community organizations develop Collective Impact initiatives. Drawing from this experience, the authors describe why Innoweave added a Collective Impact module and what it hopes to achieve, citing examples of organizations that are successfully using Collective Impact to tackle complex problems.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Collective Impact: Venturing on an Unfamiliar Road
Authors: Hilary Pearson
Abstract: In 2010 Hilary Pearson wrote in The Philanthropist about the emerging trend of creating Funder Collaboratives to address the challenges of the 2008/2009 economic downturn. In this update, Pearson looks at the emergence of Collective Impact from a funder’s perspective, exploring whether this new approach can help address perennial questions of effectiveness and impact and how funders are responding to these collaborative initiatives.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- The Role of Philanthropy in Collective Impact
Authors: Cathy Mann
Abstract: There is no doubt that Collective Impact is a “change maker,” having considerable resonance with those involved in innovative community development projects like the East Scarborough Storefront. But can such collaborations be funded given the current focus of many funders on narrowly defined issues and specific outcomes? Cathy Mann, a fund raising consultant with more than twenty years of experience, looks at the role of philanthropy in supporting Collective Impact networks and the backbone organizations that are so critical in sustaining them.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Guest Editorial: Collective Impact
Authors: Larry Gemmel
Abstract: Since its introduction in the Winter 2011 edition of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the theory of “Collective Impact” presented by FSG consultants John Kania and Mark Kramer (2011) has attracted considerable attention in the United States, Canada, and around the world. According to Regina Starr Ridley, Publishing Director, “‘Collective Impact’ is SSIR’s most viewed article with close to 300,000 page views, more than any other article SSIR has published.” The framework certainly has resonance with many people in the social sector, and its potential promise of fostering innovation and addressing complex social issues has spawned a virtual movement of those adopting the approach and eager to learn more. But is Collective Impact merely a re-branding of collaborative approaches that have been used for years, or does this model provide new insights and techniques that will in fact break through on some of the most intractable problems affecting western societies?
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- The Promise and Peril of Collective Impact
Authors: Liz Weaver
Abstract: On the one hand, Collective Impact is deceptively simple: a clearly defined framework with three pre-conditions and five conditions and a growing body of experience about how such an approach can effectively address complex social issues. But as is often the case, the devil is in the details, and Liz Weaver provides a detailed analysis from an implementation perspective based on the 12 years’ experience that Tamarack has had acting as the backbone organization for Vibrant Communities and now playing the lead role in Canada in providing support for the implementation and development of Collective Impact networks across the country.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Apprendre à danser le tango sur un fil de fer : Agir selon une
approche d’Impact Collectif
Authors: Lyse Brunet
Abstract: Sommaire
Au cours des vingt dernières années, Lyse Brunet a été au coeur d’initiatives majeures axées sur une approche d’impact collectif en tant que vice-présidente de Centraide du Grand Montréal et première directrice générale d’Avenir d’enfants, un fonds de 400 millions de dollars créé conjointement entre le Gouvernement du Québec et la Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon. Jetant un regard sur son expérience, Lyse présente une réflexion personnelle sur les défis que comporte une approche d’impact collectif et sur son potentiel pour répondre à des enjeux sociaux complexes.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
- Learning to Tango on a Tightrope: Implementing a Collective Impact
Approach
Authors: Lyse Brunet
Abstract: For the past 20 years, Lyse Brunet has been at the heart of collaborative community development in the province of Québec through her work at Centraide of Greater Montréal and as the first Executive Director of Avenir d’enfants, a $400-million philanthropic partnership between the Québec government and the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation. Looking back at this experience, Lyse notes the many similarities with the Collective Impact model and reflects on the successes and challenges of developing collaborative solutions to complex social issues.
PubDate: 2014-07-04
Issue No: Vol. 26 (2014)
