COLLECTIVEIMPACT

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that works across sectors to drive social changeHands On Consulting Idea Generation Communities of Practice

We conduct about 100 consulting projects per year. We are experts in strategic planning, learning and evaluation, implementation and organizational change.

Through papers, articles, blogs and webinars we influence more than 250,000 people per year. Recent groundbreaking ideas from FSG include Collective Impact and Shared Value.

With the goal of advancing knowledge and practice we currently host communities for community foundations, as well as for practitioners of Shared Value and Collective Impact.

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ISOLATED IMPACT

what if…?ISOLATED IMPACTCOLLECTIVE IMPACT

COMMON AGENDA

SHARED MEASUREMENT

MUTUALLYREINFORCING

ACTIVITIES

BACKBONE ORGANIZATION

CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION

5 elements of

collective impact

collective impact is being applied to

EDUCATION HEALTH CARE HOMELESSNESS

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

many different social problems

ENVIRONMENT

In ten years…

5.8% decrease in net coal-fired power production

30 proposed coal plants defeated

6 states established energy efficiency standards

results in:

ACTIONS

• The U.S. Midwest makes a significant contribution to climate change through GHG emissions

CONTEXT

• The Garfield Foundation catalyzed collective impact by convening 7 foundations and 13 NGOs across 6 states

• Participants identified four key levers for change:

• Stopping new coal-fired power plants

• Retiring existing coal-fired power plants

• Replacing coal with renewable power

• Reducing overall consumption

RE-AMP Set a Goal of 80% Reduction in Global Warming Pollution in the Midwest

by 2050

THE PROCESS THE GOALS

Steering Committee

Clean Up CoalWorking Group

RETIRE OLD COAL

STOP NEW COAL

80% Reduction in

Global Warming

Pollution by

2030

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

Media Center

INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY

INCREASE NEW CLEAN ENERGY

FUNDER Working Group

Working group reports and online platform promote transparent process and continuous communication

1 Synthesis at Each Level

2 Information Combined

3 Analyze and Plan

This specific, ambitious, and shared goal helped to motivate partners and drive greater cohesion between

members

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RE-AMP’s Structure Includes 6 Working Groups and an Online Platform for

Communication

Together, RE-AMP has built the capacity of activists, increased funding, created shared resources, and fostered connections

among partnersSources: Monitor Institute, 2011, Transformer: How to Build a Network to Change a System; RE-AMP website: www.reamp.org

ENVIRONMENTresults in:

In eleven years…

15 restoration reefs were created in the watershed

22 tidal wetland sites have been restored

100 sites have been planted with native trees / shrubs

ACTIONS

• The Lafayette River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, has been infamous for pollution, serving as a dumping ground for industrial waste

CONTEXT

• 120 cross-sector stakeholders worked to identify priorities

• Participants identified three goals with associated metrics:

• A swimmable river

• Healthy river life

• Citizens making a difference

vs. ADAPTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

TECHNICALPROBLEM SOLVING

working in collective impact requires a

mindset shift

working in collective impact requires a

mindset shift

NO SILVERBULLETS…

…BUT WE DO HAVE SILVER BUCKSHOT!

vs.

working in collective impact requires a

mindset shift

CREDIBILITY CREDIT

Any Questions?To contact us directly:

Samantha King, Senior Consultant samantha.king@fsg.org

Collective Impact resources are available on FSG’s website: http://fsg.org/KnowledgeExchange/FSGApproach/CollectiveImpact.aspx

For additional resources and insights from the field, visit the Collective Impact Forum:

http://www.collectiveimpactforum.org