Collective Impact Examples

Collective Impact is “the commitment of a group of organizations from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem, using a structured form of collaboration.”

Collective Impact – 5 Conditions Specialized Agendas Common Agenda Fragmented Measurements Shared Measurement Mutually Reinforcing Activities Independent Activities Sporadic Communication Continuous Communication CI is NOT new It’s meant to build on previously existing work and to be coordinated and collaborative What is new about it is that it organizes and structures what we already know and do. Unsupported Efforts Backbone Organization Source: Tamarack

National School Wellness Coalition Started - 2014 Backbone Organization | Continuity & Focus - .5 FTE 25 Partners 15 Steering Committee Members Monthly conference calls – 30 minutes Annual in-person working session Coordinated Action Committee & Evaluation Committee 5 to 10 members each Monthly conference calls

National School Wellness Coalition Strategic Plan Funding for Data Pilot Project – 2 ½ Years Joint Fundraising Efforts Underway Coordinating Partners’ Work – Begin in 2017

Addison Early Childhood Collaborative Formed in 2012 ASD4 Metropolitan Family Svcs. Library YWCA Health Dept. +8 Others Funded in 2014 | Backbone Organization – <1 FTE Steering Committee – every two months Community Change Training in 2016 System Scan 2-year Operating Plan

Addison Early Childhood Collaborative Work Groups – meet monthly Parent and Family Engagement Annual Community Resource Fair Resource Guide (new work) Kindergarten University Early Childhood Alignment & Coordination Kindergarten Symposium Community Breakfast Data Common Metrics & Tracking (started late 2016)