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Lessons from Vibrant Communities in applying Collective Impact

After more than 10 years, we've learned some lessons we want to share. by: Liz Weaver

Over the past 10 years, thirteen cities across Canada have been involved in an action learning experiment to reduce poverty. They have been applying collective impact conditions and have learned some lessons.

by: Kirsti Piirtoniemi

This gathering has been designed as an advanced learning opportunity specifically for individuals who are - or desire to - play a leadership role in the Leadership Roundtable, Coordinating Committee or Backbone Organization for a Collective Impact initiative. Register early as this event was oversubscribed in Toronto and Cincinnati last year!

Greetings from your Community Animator

New to the site? Read this post for some helpful tips by: Community Animator

Hello CCI visitors and members! I'm your new Community Animator (aka online facilitator) Kirsti, and I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about myself, share some interesting facts about the CCI learning community, and give you some tips on how to get the most out of this website.

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Announcing FSG's New Collective Impact Forum

An Initiative for Practitioners and Funders Working to Solve Complex Social Problems by: Community Animator

FSG and the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions are pleased to announce the Collective Impact Forum, an online and in-person community of practice, to enable practitioners and funders of collective impact to increase their effectiveness. Watch this video to learn more.

from FSG Social Impact Consultants by: Community Animator

FSG Social Impact consultants has created a series of case studies that feature collective impact initiatives across a range of issues areas. Each case study describes how the initiative began, how the five components of collective impact have taken shape, their results to date, and lessons learned. Many also include a practitioner interview.

Blog by Jeff Edmondson by: Kirsti Piirtoniemi

Ashoka fellow Jeff Edmondson, Director of StriveTogether in Cincinnati, OH shares his thoughts on the power and potential of feedback loops to increase social gains. Original blog post from Forbes online.

Hosting Conversations that Matter, Matters

by: Katharine Weinmann

Here are some thoughts about the Edmonton CCI and on how hosting conversations that matter, matters - from the perspective of a conversation host and artist.

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Red Deer & District's Tamarack Experience

CCI 2013 by: bjstannard

Tamarack’s Communities Collaborating Institute 2013...

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Promising Practices for Strong Neighbourhoods

Excerpt from Engage! e-zine [October 2013 issue] by: Community Animator

Where We Live Matters is a rich new resource for undertaking place-based work at the neighbourhood level developed by Community Development Halton. It includes: promising practices, a literature review and a proposed approach for this work for undertaking this work.

Excerpt from Engage! e-zine [October 2013 issue] by: Community Animator

The work of Vibrant Communities has been profiled as a case study of successful collective impact initiatives by FSG Social Impact Consultants.

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