Presentation by John Kania, managing director, Foundation Stratetgy Group (http://www.fsg.org) Oct. 23 in Spring, Mass. at a Building Communities of Hope event hosted by New England child welfare leaders and other community partners.

1. COLLECTIVE
IMPACT
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2. depressing &
insurmountable
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3. EXCITING
UNPRECEDENTED
&
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4. the bigpicture
the big picture
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5. WHAT KEEPS US FROM MAKING
BETTER
FASTER
LARGER
PROGRESS?
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6. HEALTH?
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7. EDUCATION?
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8. ENVIRONMENT?
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9. POVERTY?
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10. we think it’s
• FINANCIAL RESOURCES
• PUBLIC WILL
• HUMAN CAPITAL
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11. ISOLATED IMPACT
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12. what if…?
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13. ISOLATED IMPACT
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14. COLLECTIVE IMPACT
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15. 5 elements of
collective impact
SHARED MUTUALLY
COMMON
MEASUREMENT REINFORCING
AGENDA
ACTIVITIES
CONTINUOUS BACKBONE
COMMUNICATION ORGANIZATION
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16. collective impact is being applied to
many different social problems
EDUCATION HEALTH CARE HOMELESSNESS
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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17. results in:
EDUCATION
34 indicators of student success
tracked annually
2011: 81% 2011: 74% 2009: 68%
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18. results in:
HEALTH CARE
15% decrease in young children’s
BMI at the community level
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19. results in:
WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT
6,000 public housing residents in new
jobs in five years
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20. results in:
YOUTH SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PREVENTION
In eight years…
46% reduction in binge drinking
44% reduction in smoking
28% reduction in marijuana
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21. working in collective impact
requires a mindset shift
ADAPTIVE TECHNICAL
PROBLEM vs. PROBLEM
SOLVING SOLVING
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22. working in collective impact
requires a mindset shift
…BUT WE DO
NO SILVER
HAVE SILVER
BULLETS…
BUCKSHOT!
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23. working in collective impact
requires a mindset shift
CREDIBILITY vs. CREDIT
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24. COULD IT
HAPPEN?
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26. rules for interaction
1. TRAVEL AT THE SAME SPEED AS
YOUR NEIGHBOR
2. MAINTAIN A MINIMUM
DISTANCE FROM YOUR
NEIGHBOR AND ALL OTHER
OBJECTS
3. ALWAYS TURN TOWARDS THE
CENTER
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27. collective impact:
WHAT IT TAKES
1. ACHIEVE A PERPETUAL STATE OF
SIMULTANEOUS PLANNING AND DOING
2. ALLOW FOR THE “SHOCK OF THE POSSIBLE”
3. PAY ATTENTION TO RELATIONSHIPS
4. LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN FOR HOW TO
RESPOND TO UNANTICIPATED RESULTS
5. ADOPT AN ATTITUDE OF “BURNING
PATIENCE”
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