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DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH

1:00–2:30pm

Welcome and Opening Plenary

Paul Born, President, Liz Weaver, Vice-President & Lisa Attygalle – Director of Enagement, Tamarack, An Institute for Community Engagement with John Kania, Managing Director, FSG

Welcoming of the Learning Community and introduction to the week's learning themes and learning labs.

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2:30–4:15pm

Role Clarity – The Core Roles of a Backbone Leader

Liz Weaver, Vice-President, Tamarack, An Institute for Community Engagement

As a group, we will reflect on the range of roles played by the backbone organization, and discuss the unique nature of the work of the backbone leader. We will hear from a panel of backbone leaders who will discuss the roles, skills and effectiveness of the Backbone Organization.

4:45–6:00pm

Keynote: System Leadership for Collective Impact

John Kania, Managing Director, FSG

Complex social problems require a unique type of leader – the system leader, individuals who catalyze collective leadership. Leadership in this type is particularly important in collective impact. System leaders are not singular heroic figures, but those who facilitate the conditions within which others can make progress toward social change. In fact, any individual in any organization across sectors and formal levels of authority – from grantmakers to grantees – can be a system leader. In this session we will explore the core capabilities necessary for system leadership: the ability to see the larger system; fostering reflection and more generative conversations; and shifting the collective focus from reactive problem solving to co-creating the future.

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6:30-8:00pm               

Learning Lab Dialogue & Dinner

Sylvia Cheuy, Director of Seeking Community, Tamarack, An Institute for Community Engagement

We will debrief the day's learning in structured small group conversations.

DAY 2: THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH

8:30–9:00am

Plenary: Welcome, Inspirations and Reflections from Day One

Paul Born, Sylvia Cheuy & Lisa Attygalle - Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement

Welcome to day two, summary of learning from day one and reflections from the learning community.

9:00–10:30am             

The Effective Backbone Organization

Veronica Borgonovi, Associate Director, FSG

The plenary session will break into four groups based on their stage of development of collective impact projects: Idea Phase (Pre start up); Idea to Formation (Start-up – 1 year); Growth Phase (2 – 3 years); and Mature Phase (4 years or more). Each session will discuss the following questions, among others: What is working well? What is challenging? What would you do differently?

10:45-12:30pm           

Concurrent Workshops - Round One

Community Engagement for Collective Impact (Paul Born)

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The Nuts and Bolts of Collective Impact (John Kania)

Continuous Communication for Backbone Organizations (Lisa Attygalle)

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Evaluating Collective Impact Efforts (Veronica Borgonovi)

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• Access the handout here

Collaborative Governance (Liz Weaver)

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Mutually Reinforcing Activities (Sylvia Cheuy)

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• Access the common agenda worksheet
• Access the mutually reinforcing worksheet 

1:30-3:15pm              

Practical Tools for Leading Collective Impact Initiatives

Faculty and fellow practitioners will lead sessions sharing practical tools for implementing collective impact. Participants will be able to take part in two 45-minute rounds:

Round One – 1:30-2:15pm:

A How to Guide to Appreciative Inquiry (John Kania)

Effective Storytelling (Veronica Borgonovi)

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Raising Resources to Sustain Impact (Paul Born)

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• Access the friendraising workbook
  

The Eco-Cycle Approach to Community Change  (Liz Weaver)

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• Access the workshop exercise
  

Social Media: Taking it to the next level (Lisa Attygalle) 

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Working Well with Friends, Allies and Enemies (Sylvia Cheuy)

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• Access the Effective Dialogue Worksheet
• Access the Befriending Your Nemesis Worksheet

Round Two – 2:30 – 3:15pm

A How to Guide to Appreciative Inquiry (Reprise) (John Kania)

Effective Storytelling (Reprise) (Veronica Borgonovi)

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Collective Impact Backbones Open Space (Louise Merlihan)

Most Significant Change – A Story Gathering Tool (Liz Weaver)

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The Engagement Funnel (Lisa Attygalle)

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Tools for Thinking Differently Together (Sylvia Cheuy)

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3:30-5:15pm

Concurrent Workshops - Round Two

Shared Measurement (Veronica Borgonovi)

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Collective Impact – The First 12 Months (Paul Born)

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The Nested Effect:  Multiple Backbones (Liz Weaver) 

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An Advanced Collective Impact Conversation (John Kania)

Exploring Technology for Community Engagement (Lisa Attygalle)

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Growing your Adaptive Leadership Capacity (Sylvia Cheuy)

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• Access Complexity in Community Change
• Access the Adaptive Leadership Style Worksheet
• Access Leadership in the Age of Complexity
• Access Nine Organization Leadership Principles
• Access Stacey Matrix Complexity Worksheet

DAY 3: FRIDAY, APRIL 17

8:30–8:45am

Welcome, Inspirations and Reflections from Day Two

Lisa Attygalle, Director of Engagement & Sylvia Cheuy, Director of Seeking Community, Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement

Welcome to day three, summary of learning from day two and reflections from the learning community.

8:45-10:00am

Keynote: Getting to Impact

Paul Born, President, and Liz Weaver, Vice-President, Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement

This session will focus on the critical importance of community in developing collective impact efforts.  

10:00-10:30am

Learning Lab Debrief

Sylvia Cheuy, Director of Seeking Community, Tamarack, An Institute for Community Engagement

Learning Labs will meet to debrief about their past 3 days of learning and focus on their efforts going forward.

11:00–11:45am

Plenary: Final Words from Faculty

A faculty panel will engage with learners around questions that have arisen for them over the course of the training.

11:45–12:30pm             

Closing Session

John Kania, Managing Director, FSG & Paul Born, President, Tamarack- An Institute for Community Engagement

Final reflections and closing speeches from the faculty.