Collective Impact

1. Collective Impact Select Presentation Slides Leslie R. Crutchfield, FSG senior advisor NYATEP Policy & Research Symposium May 21, 2013

2. FSG Overview FSG Overview • Nonprofit consulting firm specializing in strategy, evaluation, and research with offices in Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, DC, and Geneva • Partner with foundations, corporations, nonprofits, and governments to develop more effective solutions to the world’s most challenging issues • Recognized thought leader in philanthropy and corporate social responsibility with multiple articles published in HBR, SSIR, Chronicle of Philanthropy, and the American Journal of Evaluation • Staff of 100 full-time professionalswith passion and experience to solve social problems • Advancing Collective Impact via publications, conferences, speaking engagements, client projects

3. FSG Offers Strategy and Evaluation Consulting Expertise to Help Our Clients Achieve Greater Social Impact Consulting Services Thought Leadership Client Organizations • Overview of FSG • Corporations: • Foundations: • Nonprofits: • Governments and Multilaterals: Strategy:Devise clear goals and effective strategies that apply resources to maximum potential Implementation: Develop and execute action plans that mesh strategy with organizational realities Organizational Change: Align organizations and operations in support of strategies to ensure maximum social impact Evaluation: Make strategic decisions and take informed action using evaluation Coalition Building: Build cross-sector collaborations, unite stakeholders to achieve large-scale collective impact

4. FSG Is Playing a Leadership Role in Accelerating Collective Impact Approaches to Solving Large-Scale Social Problems TBD: Add Backbone Paper to this list after it is publicly released • FSG and Collective Impact • Client work in Collective Impact: FSG understands how to enable and sustain cross-sector partnerships through our work with clients in the following sectors: • FSG articles paved the way for Collective Impact: • Leading Boldly (2004) • Breakthroughs in Shared Measurement (2008) • Catalytic Philanthropy (2009) • Collective Impact (2011) • Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work (2012) • Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth (2012) • Economic development • Education reform • Environmental sustainability • Juvenile justice • Teen substance abuse • Public health

5. There Are Several Types of Problems Simple Complicated Complex • Introduction to Collective Impact Baking a Cake Sending a Rocket to the Moon Raising a Child The social sector often treats problems as simple or complicated Source: Adapted from “Getting to Maybe”

6. Traditional Approaches Are Not Solving Our Toughest—Often Complex—Challenges • Introduction to Collective Impact IsolatedImpact • Funders select individual grantees • Organizations work separately and compete • Evaluationattempts to isolatea particular organization’s impact • Large scale change is assumed to depend on scaling organizations • Corporate and government sectors are often disconnected from foundations and nonprofits Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012; FSG Interviews and Analysis

7. Imagine a Different Approach—Multiple Players Working Together to Solve Complex Issues • Introduction to Collective Impact • All working toward the same goal and measuring the same things • Cross-sector alignment with government, nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate sectors as partners • Organizationsactively coordinating their action and sharing lessons learned Isolated Impact Collective Impact Collective Impact recognizes that no single organization is responsible for a major social problem, so no single organization can cure it Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012; FSG Interviews and Analysis

8. Introduction to Collective Impact Collective Impact is the commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem. Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012

9. Achieving Large-Scale Change through Collective Impact Involves Five Key Elements 1 • Five Elements of Collective Impact Common Agenda • Common understanding of the problem • Shared vision for change 2 Shared Measurement • Collecting data andmeasuring results • Focus on performance management • Shared accountability 3 Mutually Reinforcing Activities • Differentiated approaches • Coordination through joint plan of action 4 Continuous Communication • Consistent and open communication • Focus on building trust 5 • Separate organization(s) with staff • Resources and skills to convene and coordinate participating organizations Backbone Support Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012; FSG Interviews and Analysis

10. The Collective Impact Approach Can Apply to Solving Many Complex Social Issues • CI across Issue Areas Homelessness Health Education * Economic Development Youth Development Community Development * * * * Indicates FSG Client

11. Collective Impact Is a Unique Approach to Bringing Actors across Sectors Together to Work toward a Common Agenda • Collective Impact vs. Collaboration More Elements of Collective Impact Collective Impact is distinct from other forms of collaboration Source: FSG Interviews and Analysis

12. Working in Collective Impact Requires a Mindset Shift • Implementing Collective Impact Technical Solutions to Problems Adaptive Solutions to Problems Silver Bullet Silver Buckshot Credit Credibility Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012; FSG Interviews and Analysis

13. Launching a Collective Impact Initiative Has Three Prerequisites Influential Champion • Implementing Collective Impact • Commands respect and engages cross-sector leaders • Focused on solving problem but allows participants to figure out answers for themselves Financial Resources • Committed funding partners • Sustained funding for at least 2-3 years • Pays for needed infrastructure and planning Urgency for Change ! • Critical problem in the community • Frustration with existing approaches • Multiple actors calling for change • Engaged funders and policy makers Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012; FSG Interviews and Analysis

14. Collective Impact Efforts Tend to Develop over Three Key Phases • Implementing Collective Impact Phase III Sustain Action & Impact Phase I Initiate Action Phase II Organize for Impact Components for Success Develop group, structure communication, and decision making Create infrastructure (backbone and processes) Facilitate and refine Governance and Infrastructure Map the landscape and use data to make case Create common agenda (goals, strategy) Support implementation (alignment to goal and strategies) Strategic Planning Facilitate community outreach Engage community and build public will Continue engagement, conduct advocacy Community Involvement Analyze baseline data to identify key issues and gaps Establish shared metrics (indicators, measurement, and approach) Collect, track, report progress (process to learn and improve) Evaluation and Improvement Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012; FSG Interviews and Analysis

15. Collective Impact Is Best Structured with Cascading Levels of Collaboration • Implementing Collective Impact Common Agenda Shared Measures Steering Committee Governance, Vision, and Strategy Backbone Action Planning Working Groups Implementation Partners Public Will Community Members Source: FSG Interviews and Analysis

16. Elements for Success In Catalyzing Social Change, Collective Impact Also Depends on Essential Intangible Elements for Its Success Collective Impact’s Intangible Elements • Relationship and Trust building • LeadershipIdentification and Development • Creating a Culture of Learning • Fostering Connections between People • The Power of Hope Source: Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, 2012; FSG Interviews Source: FSG Interviews and Analysis

17. There Are Several Factors to Consider When Selecting an Area of Focus for a Collective Impact Initiative DEMONSTRATED NEED • Is there a demonstrated need in the local community? • The relative importance of each factor varies depending upon the local context and there is no one right answer for how to draw boundaries to your effort • Focusing the Collective Impact Effort SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY • Is there already significant local activity underway on which the CI initiative can leverage? SUFFICIENT ENERGY • Is there sufficient energy locally among local leaders and key stakeholders on which a CI initiative can be built? NATIONAL EXAMPLES • Are there relevant examples elsewhere that are demonstrated proof points? Source: FSG Interviews and Analysis

18. If You Are Thinking About Catalyzing Collective Impact You Should Consider the Following • Collective Impact: Readiness for Collective Impact Source: FSG Interviews and Analysis

19. Collective Impact: Key Takeaways 5 Conditions for CI Key Functions of Backbones • Key Takeaways • Guide Vision and Strategy • Support Aligned Activities • Establish Shared Measurement Practices • Build Public Will • Advance Policy • Mobilize Funding • Common Agenda • Shared Measurement • Mutually Reinforcing Activities • Continuous Communication • Backbone Support Intangible Elements • Relationship and Trust Building • Fostering Connections between People • Leadership Identification and Development • Creating a culture of Learning • The Power of Hope! As you move from planning to doing, remember three key ideas: Structure the effort for both intentionality and uncertainty, build effective backbone capacity, and attend to the “essential intangibles” Source: FSG Interviews and Analysis

20. Thank You • To talk more about Collective Impact, contact • Leslie Crutchfield, FSG senior advisor Leslie.crutchfield@fsg.org • www.fsg.org Collective Impact resources available on FSG’s website: http://fsg.org/KnowledgeExchange/FSGApproach/CollectiveImpact.aspx