SSIR Guide to Collective Impact, 10 Years Later
A collection of SSIR articles about collective impact to mark the publication of a seminal article on the practice a decade ago.
Collaboration - Articles
Innovative ways organizations can work together to increase their overall reach and efficacy (more)
International Lessons on Building Resilient, Cross-Sector Partnerships
By focusing on three principles—shared goals, open acknowledgement of differing incentives, and the reduction of hierarchy and centralized strategy—organizations can build stronger partnerships, with an emphasis on action.
Governing in Partnership
How governments can partner with philanthropy, nonprofits, and businesses to magnify their social impact over the next four years.
Building a Trust-Based Philanthropy to Shift Power Back to Communities
To realize the deep systemic change that America is demanding, philanthropy must reorganize to build and demonstrate a trust-based culture, invest in community leadership capacity-building, and open up decision-making and information-sharing structures.
The Next Chapter in Design for Social Innovation
To address more complex social challenges, design thinking must become radically more collaborative and oriented toward systems change.
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Bringing Health Care Into Communities
Community health workers at the front lines of the pandemic are providing essential care for underserved populations.
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Tapping the Power of Virtual Volunteers
As the pandemic forces everyone to work remotely, employees are taking their activism and volunteerism online.
A Strategic Plan to Rebalance Power in Fresno for Inclusive and Equitable Growth
Establishing a shared understanding of Fresno’s racist policies and practices is key to how The Shared Prosperity Partnership will share power with residents who have been routinely excluded.
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Cultivating Serendipity
A new book prescribes an active approach to managing uncertainty and creating positive outcomes in a fast-changing world.
COVID-19 Is Challenging Medical and Scientific Publishing
To transform how early medical data is shared, reviewed, and published, MIT and UC Berkeley are developing a new model of academic publishing.