Module 7: What it Takes to Lead in Collective Impact

Uncommon Leadership - John Kania

Module 8 Interactive Panel:  Observing Patterns of Successful Collaboration 

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Module 9: Workshops - Collective Impact and Community Solutions

The Common Agenda and Community Engagement - Paul Born

At the heart of building a common agenda is to bring together those who have the power, knowledge and assets to bring an agreed path forward toward reality. This workshop will help you frame the engagement process you will need to undertake to build an effective collective impact campaign.

Collective Learning and Shared Measurement - Mark Cabaj

This session will review some of the emerging options and “tricks” for developing shared measurement and explore several practices and principles to improve the odds that the results of such systems are actually used.

Continuous Communication for Collective Impact - Lisa Attygalle

This workshop uses the Community Engagement Continuum as a model to explore Continuous Communication. Learn methods for building stakeholder and community loyalty by listening and engaging them in meaningful interaction.

• Here’s the kickstarter coffee mug I raved about in this session: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inventiveculture/impress-coffee-brewer

Governing for Backbone Organizations - Liz Weaver

In this workshop participants will explore the key components and roles of a backbone organization.  Workshop participants will learn about the leadership competencies required for working in community change and about the constellation model of governance. 

Module 10: Tools Sharing

The Top 100: A Strategic Engagement Tool - Paul Born

Learn to identify the key leaders you want to engage. The question we will ask together is, “Who are the 100 people if they agree things will change. The exercise you can be used in your teams and collective impact campaigns. The tool is fun and highly interactive.

Contribution Analysis: A Tool to understand your contribution to change - Mark Cabaj  

How do members of a collective impact initiative grapple with the reality that changes are due in part to their activities and in part to other factors.

Social Strategies: Social media as a tool for dynamic communication - Lisa Attygalle  

Social media can be a curse, wasting your time and taking you down a never ending road of catching up or your best friend. Discover how social media can be integrated into your continuous communication strategy. See examples of organizations who are doing it well and learn the key principles that are making them successful.

• As promised here’s some more information on Ning: http://www.ning.com/ And some examples: http://neighborsforneighbors.org/ http://my.socialactions.com/

Collective Governance: A tool for convening a leadership round table - Liz Weaver  

How do we bring the right people to the table and what do we do once they have arrived?  This practical recruitment tool will ensure that your collaborative builds for success. 

Friendraising: A Tool for Raising Funds - Paul Born

How do we engage donors early in our work so that funds will never be an issue for your work? The key strategies for raising funds for big ideas will be discussed.

Getting at Root Causes: Find different ways to find leverage points for change - Mark Cabaj

 If you are trying to tackle a complex issue, you need to get a grasp on its “root causes”. Participants will be exposed to four different techniques for mapping out the factors underlying tough community issues.

Gather Your Tribe: Databases as a key tool for engaging your constituency - Lisa Attygalle

 Having a usable database is one of the most valuable assets in your Collective Impact initiative. Learn methods for growing and using your database to achieve progress and scale.

• Additional resource – A Consumers Guide to Donor Management Systems: http://www.idealware.org/reports/consumers-guide-donor-management-systems

Common Agenda: A tool for Problem Definition - Liz Weaver

Getting agreement on a common agenda is difficult.  Using the Kellogg Theory of Change tool, participants will explore how to build a common agenda.