Collective Impact is working with the Joint Commission on Sports Medicine and Science (JCSMS) to engage its membership in the Collective Impact approach. JCSMS serves as a convener and catalyst for cooperative ventures. The Collective Impact approach is a commitment of a group of individuals from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem, using a structured form of collaboration. The concept of collective impact hinges on the idea that organizations need to coordinate their efforts and work together around a clearly defined goal if they are to create lasting solutions to social problems on a large-scale. This approach was highlighted in a Stanford Social Innovation Review article titled “Collective Impact”. More recently, with financial support from the Wallace Foundation, the Teachers College of Columbia University engaged in research relating to collective engagement around education reform. Their report (Collective Impact and the New Generation of Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education) describes the development of cross-sector collaborations and presents findings from a scan of initiatives across the United States. With assistance from Collective Impact, JCSMS membership is exploring how the model might be used to address relevant issues facing their member organizations.
Collective Impact has provided Cultural Competence Capacity Building: Generational Cohorts training workshops for a variety of drug & alcohol prevention programs in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The United States population as a whole is growing older as two generations – the Traditionalist and Boomers - are rapidly aging. This is even truer in West Virginia where the number of people aged 65 and over is projected to rise 29% over the next 15 years. On the other hand, a younger generation has been entering the workforce by storm – the Millennials! On top of that, add in the “other” generation – Gen Xers - to the mix and we have fertile ground for an explosion of values, beliefs, workstyles, innovation, creativity, and everything in between. This fun and interactive workshop explores the importance of cultural competence in the workplace in general, with a specific focus on similarities and differences among the various generational cohorts in the workplace.
"Collective Impact collaborated with us in designing and leading a statewide training for the network of Family Resource Centers in West Virginia. Throughout the twists and turns of design and fulfillment of our 2-day training, we were fortunate to work with a team of consultants who were professional, client-focused, flexible, effective, interactive, strength-based, positive, and connected. All provided in an atmosphere of fun and with a mindfulness of varied learning styles. We left our meeting with a renewed energy of cohesiveness, coupled with action steps and concrete ideas to move forward. The success of our training would not have been possible without the insight and effectiveness of Collective Impact." ~ Genny Ferri, Community Partnership Coordinator, Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia - a project of TEAM For West Virginia Children, Inc., Huntington, WV
Manuel Lima senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing, explores the power of network visualization to help navigate our complex modern world. Taken from a lecture given by Manuel Lima as part of the RSAs free public events program. Watch it here!
