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COLLECTIVE IMPACT & TOP METHODS Powerful Tools to Address Complex Community Issues

What is your Collective Impact Experience? • New to the idea • Starting to hear about it • Participating in a Collective Impact initiative

Why is Collective Impact important to my work and my community?

Collaborations Community Community Development Change Networks Community Collective Economic Impact Development Neighbourhood Revitalization

What is Collective Impact?

Collective Impact is… Fundamentally different, more disciplined, and higher performing approach to achieving large-scale social impact Source: Nonprofit Management- Collective Impact: Stanford Social Innovation Review, Winter, 2011

Imagine a Different Approach Collective Impact is the co comm mmit itme ment of a group of important actors from di different nt sect ctor ors s to a co comm mmon on agenda da for solving a specific social problem . Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012; FSG Interviews and Analysis.

TheCollaborationSpectrum Trust Compete Co-exist Communicate Cooperate Coordinate Collaborate Integrate Competition for No systematic Inter-agency As needed, Organizations Longer term Fully integrated clients, connection information often informal, systematically interaction programs, resources, between sharing (e.g. interaction, on adjust and align based on planning, partners, public agencies. networking). discrete work with each shared mission, funding. attention. activities or other for goals; shared projects. greater decision- outcomes. makers and resources. Turf Tight Loose

Working on Complex Issues

Used for Many Complex Issues Teen Pregnancy Education Health Homelessness Poverty Community Safety

Is Collective Impact right for you? • Is this the right approach? • Is the challenge you are trying to address of adequate scale to invest in this approach? • Do the pre-conditions exist?

Preconditions for Collective Impact • Influential champion(s) • Adequate resources • Sense of urgency for change

5 Phases of Collective Impact Components Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase V Assess Readiness Initiate Action Organize for Begin Sustain Action Impact Implementation and Impact Governance and Structure Strategic Planning Community Engagement Evaluation & Improvement

5 Phases of Collective Impact Components Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase V Assess Readiness Initiate Action Organize for Begin Sustain Action Impact Implementation and Impact Governance and Convene Identify Determine initial Launch work Building out the Structure Community Champions and workgroups and groups (WG’s) backbone org, Leaders form cross sector plan backbone and select evolve WG’s to Steering organization backbone meet emergent Committee (SC) organization strategy to guide the effort Strategic Planning Community Engagement Evaluation & Improvement

5 Phases of Collective Impact Components Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase V Assess Readiness Initiate Action Organize for Begin Sustain Action Impact Implementation and Impact Governance and Convene Identify Determine initial Launch work Building out the Structure Community Champions and workgroups and groups (WG’s) backbone org, Leaders form cross sector plan backbone and select evolve WG’s to Steering organization backbone meet emergent Committee (SC) organization strategy to guide the effort Strategic Hold dialogue Map the Create common Develop blueprint Refine strategies; Planning about the issue, landscape and agenda, clear for mobilize for quick context, and use data to make problem implementation, wins available the case definition, identify quick resources population level wins goal Community Engagement Evaluation & Improvement

5 Phases of Collective Impact Components Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase V Assess Readiness Initiate Action Organize for Begin Sustain Action Impact Implementation and Impact Governance and Convene Identify Determine initial Launch work Building out the Structure Community Champions and workgroups and groups (WG’s) backbone org, Leaders form cross sector plan backbone and select evolve WG’s to Steering organization backbone meet emergent Committee (SC) organization strategy to guide the effort Strategic Hold dialogue Map the Create common Develop blueprint Refine strategies; Planning about the issue, landscape and agenda, clear for mobilize for quick context, and use data to make problem implementation, wins available the case definition, identify quick resources population level wins goal Community Determine Begin outreach to Incorporate Engage Continue Engagement community community community voice- community more engagement and readiness. Create leaders gain community broadly and build conduct advocacy community perspective public will. engagement plan. around issue Evaluation & Improvement

5 Phases of Collective Impact Components Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase V Assess Readiness Initiate Action Organize for Begin Sustain Action Impact Implementation and Impact Governance and Convene Identify Determine initial Launch work Building out the Structure Community Champions and workgroups and groups (WG’s) backbone org, Leaders form cross sector plan backbone and select evolve WG’s to Steering organization backbone meet emergent Committee (SC) organization strategy to guide the effort Strategic Hold dialogue Map the Create common Develop blueprint Refine strategies; Planning about the issue, landscape and agenda, clear for mobilize for quick context, and use data to make problem implementation, wins available the case definition, identify quick resources population level wins goal Community Determine Begin outreach to Incorporate Engage Continue Engagement community community community voice- community more engagement and readiness. Create leaders gain community broadly and build conduct advocacy community perspective public will. engagement plan. around issue Evaluation & Determine if Analyze baseline Develop high Establish shared Collect, track, and Improvement there is a data to ID key level shared metrics report progress consensus/ issues/gaps metrics and/or (indicators and (process to learn urgency to move strategies at SC approach) at SC and improve) forward level and WG level

Reso esour urces ces

Resources • Collaboration for Impact: www.collaborationforimpact.com • Collective Impact Forum: www.collectiveimpactforum.org • Tamarack Institute: http://tamarackcommunity.ca • FSG Social Impact Consultants: http://www.fsg.org • Strive Together: http://www.strivetogether.org/ • Living Cities: https://www.livingcities.org/

Terri Phillips Amy Murphy 262-442-0047 414-429-4075 Amy-murphy@wi.rr.com terrip@sjdconsulting.net amy@amymurphyconsulting.com