We are excited to annouce that registration for the Collective Impact Summit 2015 website is live! For all of the information about the event, please visit the website . Below, however, are some highlights that you need to know.

What is the Collective Impact Summit?

The Collective Impact Summit is an exclusive learning experience that will bring 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.

When will it take place and where will it be held?

The Collective Impact Summit will take place from September 28 – October 2, 2015 in Vancouver, BC.

What will the experience be like?

At Tamarack, we know that making positive change happen in communities is hard work. This is why we go to great lengths to design our learning events in ways that rejuvenate and offer unique team building experiences.

The Collective Impact Summit is an exclusive opportunity to accelerate your effectiveness at leading and implementing a Collective Impact approach to realize its full potential in your community. As a participant of the Collective Impact Summit, you will join a unique peer learning community that bridges the link between theory and practice. You will: participate in small group discussions (learning labs);be inspired by world-renowned thought leaders; engage in highly-participatory and practical workshops; and, learn and share case studies that illustrate Collective Impact in action. In addition, the Collective Impact Summit will offer daily “Tips and Tools” sessions provide you with plenty of resources that you can take home and apply immediately.  

Who will be speaking at the event?

World-renowned thought leaders who will be featured at the event include:

• Stacey Stewart – US President of United Way Worldwide and massive supporter of Collective Impact;
• John Kania – Co-author of the original Collective Impact paper and Managing Director at FSG;
• Al Etmanski – Social Innovator and author; and
• Karen Pittman – Co-Founder of the Forum for Youth Investment. 

Our core faculty including Liz Weaver and Paul Born with the entire Tamarack team will round out this Collective Impact miracle.

How do I know if this event is right for me or my team?

The Summit if for those who: 

• Are eager to accelerate the impact of their community change initiative in support of large-scale systems change
• Establish and work with a backbone structure
• Work on complex issues: community health and well-being, poverty reduction, housing, environmental sustainability, education, neighborhood revitalization, crime prevention, local food systems, youth or aboriginal engagement and more
• Are working at any stage in a collective impact effort: start up, formation, growth or renewal
• Are alumni of Tamarack’s previous Collective Impact or Communities Collaborating Institute gatherings
• Are policy makers or key supporters of collective impact work: including businesses; funders; national, provincial or regional governments; or intermediary organizations
• Manage or volunteer with a collective impact initiative or roundtable
• Want to deepen their understanding of collective impact and receive a certificate recognizing their collective impact learning

Please note that a number of subsidies are available to alumni of Tamarack's learning events, those travelling Internationally (from outside North America), and those groups wishing to invite a low-income volunteer to attend with them. To learn more about subsidy opportunities please email Carrie at [email protected]

Looking for more information?

To learn more about the learning agenda, speakers and more, please visit the event website: http://events.tamarackcommunity.org/summitagenda. If you have questions and comments, please direct them to [email protected]. 

We hope you will join us!

Register here