Collective Impact has been working with the Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living to help the organization develop a strategic plan for the future as well as engage in succession planning for the planned departure of its founding Executive Director who has lead the organization for nearly 30 years.
During this engaging and productive process, Collective Impact is becoming more educated about the variety of needs of people with disabilities as well as the numerous services, resources, and supports available to the disabilities community. Did you know that in the United Stated, 12.6% of adults have some type of disability? Did you know that in West Virginia, the number is even higher, with 19.4% of adults having some type of disability? And in West Virginia, adults with disabilities are more likely to smoke (21.9%) and be obese (43.3%).
The challenges facing people with disabilities is overwhelming, but many of these challenges are being met daily by organizations like NWVCIL. A BIG shout out to the good folks at NWVCIL for your passion, tenacity, and strong work on improving the lives and communities of people with disabilities in the mountain state!
Collective Impact designed and implemented the 12-state NeighborWorks America Southern District Partnering for a Stronger Future: Maximizing Regional Opportunities to Increase Sustainability Executive Directors' Forum. Participants at the forum included the executive leadership of approximately 60 affordable housing and community development organizations in the southeast region of the United States. The project included the provision of planning, assessment, and facilitation services. NWA supports over 250 member organizations nationwide so they can build more houses, empower more individuals, and transform more communities than they would be able to do on their own. NWA member organizations helps individuals, families, and communities thrive through comprehensive approaches to affordable housing and community development.
"Working with Collective Impact was wonderful. The facilitators were skilled, organized and had great vision of what our project needed in order to be successful. We still receive so many compliments on our finished product, and even better, it is still a relevant piece of information that our organization and our community rely on to proceed with accomplishing our goals." ~ Amanda Moore – Executive Director, Clay County Business Development Authority, Clay, WV
Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” unshakable optimist Simon Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. 'People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe. There are only two was to influence human behavior; you can manipulate it or you can inspire it. "Why" is your purpose, it is your reason for doing what you do. It drives behavior. This is where "gut" decisions came from. Click here to to view the TED talk short edition of Start with Why!
