Collective Impact
FSG offers comprehensive support in the design and launch of collective impact efforts, including planning support, facilitation of strategy selection, and analysis and guidance for the development of shared measurement systems. We also offer evaluation of collective impact efforts at different stages of maturity.
Expertise
Planning support for design and launch of collective impact initiatives
- Assessing feasibility for collective impact.
- Identifying key partners and building coalitions.
- Defining the need and creating a call to action.
- Developing and facilitating different levels of engagement for stakeholders.
- Conducting secondary research on analogous efforts.
- Creating a common vision and drafting a detailed action plan.
- Documenting the collective impact design process.
Facilitation of strategy selection
- Developing work plans and building capacity.
- Developing and supporting work groups.
- Conducting issue-specific research.
Development of shared measurement systems
- Conducting baseline data analysis.
- Developing common goals and shared measures.
- Mapping landscape of data availability and data capacity.
- Exploring long-term data management options.
Evaluation of collective impact efforts
- Designing and implementing evaluation of collective impact efforts at different stages of maturity.
- Developing mixed method approaches to match the specific evaluation needs of the collective impact effort.
Collective impact coaching
- Providing customized coaching services to collective impact initiatives at all stages: forming, emerging, and mature collaboratives.
- FSG can provide light-touch coaching assistance for leaders working on the areas listed above.
How We Work
- Engage stakeholders and beneficiaries in the design process.
- Reflect a systems orientation that acknowledges that social problems are complex and dynamic.
- Build capacity of key stakeholders to work effectively in emergent and adaptive ways.
- Communicate findings and facilitate dialogue in ways that are accessible to multiple stakeholders.
- We aim to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), through the questions we ask, the way we analyze data, how we engage with others, and the recommendations we make on strategy and partnerships.
Case Studies
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Addressing Preterm Birth
FSG worked with the University of California, San Francisco’s Preterm Birth Initiative to launch a collective impact initiative in…
- Dallas Children’s Medical Center
Addressing Childhood Asthma
FSG worked with Dallas Children’s Medical Center to develop a cross-sector coalition aimed at reducing childhood asthma in their…
- Early Matters
Improving Early Childhood Education in Houston, Texas
FSG worked with Early Matters to accelerate its progress on early childhood education in Houston, Texas, by helping the…
- Staten Island Foundation
Tackling Youth Substance Abuse
FSG worked with the Staten Island Foundation, community leaders, law enforcement agencies, educators, parents, and medical professionals to identify…
Work with Us
How can we partner with your organization to reimagine social change?
The Collective Impact Forum, an Initiative of FSG and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions
Tools, resources, and relationships for collective impact practitioners.
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