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Embracing an Ecosystem Approach for Philanthropy

Funders are shifting from being at the center of social change efforts to working in close partnership with the…

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We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…

Environment
Untapped Potential
September 9, 2014
Arani Kajenthira Grindle
The conclusion of World Water Week, which wrapped up on September 5 in Stockholm, seems an appropriate time to reflect on the ways in which this seemingly ubiq…
Collective Impact Education & Youth
It Takes a Community
August 6, 2014
Katie Willse
by Katie Willse, Chief Program Officer, National Summer Learning AssociationAcross the nation, community leaders have increasingly recognized the promise of su…
The Pride Foundation’s Journey–From Advocacy to a New Level of Co-Creation
August 6, 2014
Rebecca W. Graves
Pride Foundation is the largest LGBTQ community foundation in North America and a Northwest leader in the pursuit of equality for the LGBTQ community.
The Key to Helping Chile (and Other Nations) Prosper
August 4, 2014
Marina Pol Longo
Linking private sector investment to social prosperity is not a new idea. Business leaders and politicians alike have touted the benefits of private investment…
First, Fail. Then Climb Higher
July 22, 2014
Veronica Borgonovi
What does rock climbing have to do with social change?
Collective Impact
What Are Strategies?
July 21, 2014
Melissa Oomer Erin White
Both the consulting and the social sectors use an awful lot of jargon. We (the authors of this blog included) often assume that everyone in a room has the same…
Developing New Muscles: Communities Foundation of Texas’ Journey in System Fitness
July 6, 2014
Patty Russell
Three years after making the decision to invest in Dallas’ working poor, guest bloggers Sarah Cotton Nelson and Wende Burton of Communities Foundation of Texas…
Collective Impact
What Are We Doing Again?
June 24, 2014
Shijie "SJ" Lu
Scope Definition in Collective ImpactIf you’ve heard about collective impact, there’s a good chance you also know how collective impact efforts are defined by …
Collective Impact
Lessons in Grassroots Collective Impact
June 16, 2014
Cara Priestley
Let me ask you a question – how often in your collective impact work have you met the community where it is? When was the last time you opened a steering commi…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
What is Evaluation, Really?
June 16, 2014
Srikanth "Srik" Gopal Hallie Preskill
Over the years, people have approached us with wonderings about what really counts as evaluation.

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