Welcome to the resource and summary page of the Collective Impact Summit, 2015.

The Collective Impact Summit is an exclusive learning experience that brings you the most current thinking and resources from the emerging field of Collective Impact. It is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic group of practitioners who are discovering new ways to lead, engage, and transform communities by tackling our most complex issues. 

From September 28- October 2nd, 2015 we heard from an impressive and inspirational line-up of keynote speakers, workshop presenters, crafters and artists, and experienced collaboration with individuals across Canada, the United States, and throughout the world. In addition to the tools and resources participants gained during the Summit, we have compiled day-by-day summaries of our learning and a resource library that will help you relive and remember helpful points from our presenters!

Click here to find the Collective Impact Summit workshop and speaker descriptions, presentations, and extra materials by day.

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Our Day-to-Day highlights are featured here below in sequence.  Please click on the links for the full summary!

Day 1 Full Summary PDF

Keynote:

• Stacey D. Stewart, US-President, United Way Worldwide

Learning Wall

• Questions we are bringing
• Possibilities for Collective Impact

Social Media

• Inspiration, questions, food for fodder

Day 2 Full Summary PDF

Keynote:

• Fay Hanleybrown, Managing Director, FSG, & Mark Cabaj, Here2there: Shared Measurement in Collective Impact

Learning Wall

• Common agenda
• Shared measurement
• Mutually reinforcing activities
• Continuous communication
• Backbone organization

Social Media

• Conversations, collaboration, and accountability

Day 3 Full Summary PDF

Keynote:

• Al Etmanski, Plan & Social Innovation Generation: Scaling Change- Getting to Possible

Learning Wall

• Innovation
• Patterns
• Love of the work
• Giving up control
• Moving forward and changes

Social Media

• Spirit, love, and peacemaking

Day 4 Full Summary PDF

Keynote

• Karen Pittman, Co-CEO, Forum for Youth Investment: Scaling the Practice of Possible

Learning Wall

• Possibilities
• Engagement

Social Media

• Engagement, change, and the messiness of collective impact

Day 5 Full Summary PDF

Keynote

• Mark Cabaj, Here2There, Finding Possible in Collective Impact 3.0

Panel Reflections

• Reflections
• What will you say to your colleagues?
• What is possible for you now?

Trees & Leaves: Poster Highlights

• Possibilities
• What we can do now

Social Media

• Equity, readiness, and togetherness