Travelling brings perspective and new ways of thinking. Adelaide, Australia has the right mix of size, people, connections and curiosity that position them well for a collective impact effort.

A blog about the summer issue of The Philanthropist on Collective Impact - a great resource.

A blog about ways to learn more about collective impact through learning forums and asking questions

A very interesting meeting happened in Montreal in July. The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Lucie and Andre Chagnon Foundation invited foundation colleagues from Canada and the United States to a workshop focusing on Evaluation and Learning for Aligned Action.

Before diving into a collective impact endeavor, consider the impact on your personal and organizational leadership. There are lots of potential rewards, but equally there is risk. Effective partners have to be both passionate about the cause and committed to the common agenda.

Over 40 countries are gathered together to discuss health, wealth and community in Glasgow Scotland, June 2014.

At the core of each of us, we want to belong to something. How can our communities become places where everyone is invited to belong?

By now we know that collective impact is often messy work. These collaborative processes are designed to address complex problems by bringing both traditional and non-traditional partners to a collective table. Inherent in this is messiness.

In these turbulent times, we need to hold on to and learn from the past as we move forward. Who are the water carriers in your organization?

Community capitals framework helps communities uncover their assets for positive community change