Understanding and Applying Collective Impact

This Slideshare shows how Collective Impact is defined in the Cincinnati area.

Collective Impact: The “New Normal” in the Greater Cincinnati Region from gcfdn

I think a key part in such strategies is the aggregation of information showing who the stakeholders are and expanding understanding of the problems a community faces, along with on-going efforts to connect different groups with each other so relationships of trust and information sharing are developed. It's on this foundation that a group can begin to generate shared understanding and common goals.

This takes time. And it takes significant funding.