Moving from messy to results oriented.

A group of 80 learners came to the Dartmouth Sportsplex on November 26, 2015 to participate in a one-day workshop that introduced Collective Impact.

In every community there are partners that could support our collective impact and collaborative efforts. A university or college campus includes administrative staff, faculty, decision-makers, individual students and student groups that could provide strength to your initiatives.

In every community there are partners that could support our collective impact and collaborative efforts. Volunteer Centres are one of the those partners. Discover more about the role Volunteer Centres could have in your communities.

For those leading collective impact community change efforts, we know that this work, like the tango, is complex and non-linear. Collective impact often feels like a dance – one step forward and one step back with different leaders and followers interchanging around a circular dance floor.

After several days in Newfoundland at a recent collective impact summit, during one of the best times to watch icebergs float by, we are reminded of the similarities of icebergs to collective impact.

Challenges like poverty need more than single sector solutions. In Vibrant Communities, business leadership has been pivotal in creating direct benefits for citizens.

Sometimes we just have to acknowledge our egos, get out the way and focus on the community change we seek.

Paying attention to the structure of the collective impact effort is important. It will help the partners have clarity about their roles and the expectations of their engagement. It will help the table navigate through tough decisions and most importantly, it will help the community understand what is being achieved and how.

Learn about The Outcomes Diary Tool. It can help you develop a systematic way of documenting community changes in real time and have real impact.