Great point that we need to help stakeholders perform at scale. Asking C performers to collaborate is a recipe for an F level collaboration. Collective impact demands high performing organizations, as described in Leap of Reason
Great efforts; holistic, enabling, gap managing, connection building innovative approach. The task is though greatly difficult because of aeons of male superiority and poverty.
In any efforts, I try to reach the ultimate customers directly, just as marketers do, or the strongest influencers of the ultimate customers.
Building a few distributed models of successful implementations that directly shows the positive aspects of the focal idea go a long way to change the mindsets.
As showing result in this type of venture takes relatively long time, perhaps targeting grown up segments with short term innovative targets may produce effectively usable results.
Dasra is reaching out to a sector which has probably been addressed earlier. But with collective effort internationally continuously is the only answer for success. I agree with Dasra.
Dasra’s experience in this field is clear from the astute observation of the tendency of organizations, in the indian development sector, to view their work through the lens of the service provided as opposed to the target group of their service.
The Dasra Girl Alliance, by channelling indigenous philanthropy to non-profits so as to enable them to implement processes and institutions seen in established corporates, is transforming the landscape of the social sector. Collective impact will serve as a, much needed, catalyst of this transformation.
If any organisations out there want to join our growing movement then please create your own group on the site (it’s free) and send us a ‘partner request’.
The Dasra Girl Child Alliance initiative is to be lauded for addressing the need to focus on the health and development of adolescent girls in India. Creating a culture of collective impact in this country is always going to be challenging, but it is heartening to see the progress that Dasra has made and I am sure they will be able to build on this momentum going forward
This is the case in most non for profit organisations, where funders are plenty but there is uncertainty on whether the funds are actually trickling down to combat the real issue from a grass root level. Kudos to the Dasra Girl Alliance initiative for identifying this problem and sincerely taking steps to building a sustainable and scalable platform for all the stakeholders involved.
“when all stakeholders can perform their best, and work together to get the best out of one another, the stage is set for collective impact. ” The Dasra Girl Alliance has clearly demonstrated how this can successfully be used towards the benefit of all involved.
The world needs more collective impact initiatives, and we need more of them to succeed.
Dasra really needs to be congratulated for their efforts towards creating and sustaining models that are actually addressing key issues that impede continuous and long term support of non profit organisations .
How willing is the social sector to work with the private sector? I mean, I understand the strategic advantage of it, but is business too dispassionate to adhere to the goals of the social sector?
@Claire - that’s a good question. In my experience (UK) the social sector completely distrust the private sector and that’s a real barrier to progress on both of their parts. There really is an advantage to both sectors if they could align their interests and support each others strategic endeavours (to bring about change).
There are many enlightened business leaders who want to bring about change but struggle with the inertia that exists within their organisational structure. The bigger the org, the harder it is to make change. They know that to remain viable and relevant in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace that they need to respond to the consumer’s desire for change, but how do they do that internally when all of their staff are accustomed to business-as-usual processes and procedures.
People are waking up to the fact that voting with their wallet is a better and more powerful experience than voting in an election where there is a disconnect between what you voted for and what you actually got. (#yeswecan).
In a world of dwindling resources it is natural that the interests of brands, people and organisations will begin to align around the desire to bring about change. What’s important in my view is that the markets will find a way to commercialise this desire so that it can be invested in by everyone.
This is social impact investing of a very new kind. Very exciting it is too!
If you’d like to know more about what is happening here in Manchester (the birthplace of steam and the computer) then please do get in touch as we have some valuable learnings that we’d love to share. Please get in touch via this comments section or join Kindly.com (it’s free) and from there send us a ‘partner request’ which will connect us together and broaden the growing movement to #BRINGABOUTCHANGE
The three pronged approach of raising awareness, capacity building of all stakeholders and fostering a culture of collective impact is an excellent solution for tackling social issues. The Dasra Girl Alliance is making a sizeable dent in the problem by combining all three of these and its efforts will effect large scale change. With so many stakeholders involved, it is heartening to see the emphasis here is on collaboration not competition.
The Dasra Girl Child Alliance is one more wonderful initiative of Dasra - collective impact will only happen if there is awareness, collaboration and a true spirit of venture philanthropy in helping NGOs to scale.
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Research Methodology
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Social Sector: Perspectives and Interventions
Marketing for Social Ventures and Marketing Research
Social Network Analysis
Financial Management
Project Management
Evidence-based Intervention Advocacy and Policy Making
Legal Framework for the Social Enterprises
Fund Raising
Social Marketing
Social Enterprise Management
Business Ethics
Risk Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Impact Assessment and Policy Valuation
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Motivation
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Social Network Analysis
Financial Management
Project Management
Evidence-based Intervention Advocacy and Policy Making
Legal Framework for the Social Enterprises
Fund Raising
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Social Impact Assessment and Policy Valuation
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COMMENTS
BY Chris Thompson
ON June 16, 2015 07:17 PM
Great point that we need to help stakeholders perform at scale. Asking C performers to collaborate is a recipe for an F level collaboration. Collective impact demands high performing organizations, as described in Leap of Reason
BY Atanu Chaudhuri
ON June 17, 2015 07:37 AM
Great efforts; holistic, enabling, gap managing, connection building innovative approach. The task is though greatly difficult because of aeons of male superiority and poverty.
In any efforts, I try to reach the ultimate customers directly, just as marketers do, or the strongest influencers of the ultimate customers.
Building a few distributed models of successful implementations that directly shows the positive aspects of the focal idea go a long way to change the mindsets.
As showing result in this type of venture takes relatively long time, perhaps targeting grown up segments with short term innovative targets may produce effectively usable results.
BY Harsha
ON June 17, 2015 10:34 PM
Dasra is reaching out to a sector which has probably been addressed earlier. But with collective effort internationally continuously is the only answer for success. I agree with Dasra.
BY Vikramaditya
ON June 17, 2015 11:25 PM
Dasra’s experience in this field is clear from the astute observation of the tendency of organizations, in the indian development sector, to view their work through the lens of the service provided as opposed to the target group of their service.
The Dasra Girl Alliance, by channelling indigenous philanthropy to non-profits so as to enable them to implement processes and institutions seen in established corporates, is transforming the landscape of the social sector. Collective impact will serve as a, much needed, catalyst of this transformation.
This is a great piece.
BY Mike Riddell
ON June 20, 2015 04:11 AM
in the UK we have developed a collective impact platform that is called Kindly.com.
Our purpose is social and environmental change, driven by cross-sector collaboration.
Our umbrella movement is called The Manchester Collective. http://www.kindly.com/manchester
If any organisations out there want to join our growing movement then please create your own group on the site (it’s free) and send us a ‘partner request’.
#PeoplePower
BY Shivanika
ON June 24, 2015 11:21 PM
The Dasra Girl Child Alliance initiative is to be lauded for addressing the need to focus on the health and development of adolescent girls in India. Creating a culture of collective impact in this country is always going to be challenging, but it is heartening to see the progress that Dasra has made and I am sure they will be able to build on this momentum going forward
BY Sakina Athanawala
ON June 25, 2015 02:19 AM
This is the case in most non for profit organisations, where funders are plenty but there is uncertainty on whether the funds are actually trickling down to combat the real issue from a grass root level. Kudos to the Dasra Girl Alliance initiative for identifying this problem and sincerely taking steps to building a sustainable and scalable platform for all the stakeholders involved.
BY Nita Joshi
ON June 25, 2015 04:12 AM
“when all stakeholders can perform their best, and work together to get the best out of one another, the stage is set for collective impact. ” The Dasra Girl Alliance has clearly demonstrated how this can successfully be used towards the benefit of all involved.
The world needs more collective impact initiatives, and we need more of them to succeed.
Dasra really needs to be congratulated for their efforts towards creating and sustaining models that are actually addressing key issues that impede continuous and long term support of non profit organisations .
BY Claire
ON June 25, 2015 08:41 PM
How willing is the social sector to work with the private sector? I mean, I understand the strategic advantage of it, but is business too dispassionate to adhere to the goals of the social sector?
BY Mike Riddell
ON June 25, 2015 10:21 PM
@Claire - that’s a good question. In my experience (UK) the social sector completely distrust the private sector and that’s a real barrier to progress on both of their parts. There really is an advantage to both sectors if they could align their interests and support each others strategic endeavours (to bring about change).
There are many enlightened business leaders who want to bring about change but struggle with the inertia that exists within their organisational structure. The bigger the org, the harder it is to make change. They know that to remain viable and relevant in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace that they need to respond to the consumer’s desire for change, but how do they do that internally when all of their staff are accustomed to business-as-usual processes and procedures.
People are waking up to the fact that voting with their wallet is a better and more powerful experience than voting in an election where there is a disconnect between what you voted for and what you actually got. (#yeswecan).
In a world of dwindling resources it is natural that the interests of brands, people and organisations will begin to align around the desire to bring about change. What’s important in my view is that the markets will find a way to commercialise this desire so that it can be invested in by everyone.
This is social impact investing of a very new kind. Very exciting it is too!
If you’d like to know more about what is happening here in Manchester (the birthplace of steam and the computer) then please do get in touch as we have some valuable learnings that we’d love to share. Please get in touch via this comments section or join Kindly.com (it’s free) and from there send us a ‘partner request’ which will connect us together and broaden the growing movement to #BRINGABOUTCHANGE
https://kindly.com/manchester
BY ERIK SPEAKMAN, Speakman Management Consulting
ON June 26, 2015 04:55 AM
Great article. I am interested to learn more about the activities/processes you all recommend for creating a culture for collective impact. Thanks.
BY Mike Riddell
ON June 26, 2015 05:09 AM
@erik
Let’s begin by agreeing a new way of measuring success? GDP is no longer relevant, appropriate or purposeful.
BY Zarir DeVitre
ON June 26, 2015 11:01 AM
The three pronged approach of raising awareness, capacity building of all stakeholders and fostering a culture of collective impact is an excellent solution for tackling social issues. The Dasra Girl Alliance is making a sizeable dent in the problem by combining all three of these and its efforts will effect large scale change. With so many stakeholders involved, it is heartening to see the emphasis here is on collaboration not competition.
BY Ganesh Natarajan
ON June 26, 2015 08:23 PM
The Dasra Girl Child Alliance is one more wonderful initiative of Dasra - collective impact will only happen if there is awareness, collaboration and a true spirit of venture philanthropy in helping NGOs to scale.
BY rohini komarappagari, Learn to Teach Online and Learn to make Educational video tutorials
ON October 9, 2015 11:34 PM
Social Entrepreneurship
Research Methodology
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Venture Plan
Basic Accounting
Quantitative Research Methods and Computer Aided Applied Statistics
Social Sector: Perspectives and Interventions
Marketing for Social Ventures and Marketing Research
Social Network Analysis
Financial Management
Project Management
Evidence-based Intervention Advocacy and Policy Making
Legal Framework for the Social Enterprises
Fund Raising
Social Marketing
Social Enterprise Management
Business Ethics
Risk Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Impact Assessment and Policy Valuation
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Motivation
Microfinance
Performance Management
Organisation Design and Human Resource Management
BY rohini komarappagari, Learn to Teach Online and Learn to make Educational video tutorials
ON October 9, 2015 11:35 PM
How can get learning resource or moocs or videos related to Social Entrepreneurship subjects as following
Research Methodology
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Venture Plan
Basic Accounting
Quantitative Research Methods and Computer Aided Applied Statistics
Social Sector: Perspectives and Interventions
Marketing for Social Ventures and Marketing Research
Social Network Analysis
Financial Management
Project Management
Evidence-based Intervention Advocacy and Policy Making
Legal Framework for the Social Enterprises
Fund Raising
Social Marketing
Social Enterprise Management
Business Ethics
Risk Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Impact Assessment and Policy Valuation
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Motivation
Microfinance
Performance Management
Organisation Design and Human Resource Management
BY Charles M Lines
ON January 17, 2018 06:02 AM
Yes, focusing on the development of women and girls (and the family) is essential to the success of many collaborative ventures: whether it be encouraging and developing women to take a greater part in the family business (as with Columbian Coffer Growers http://cuttingedgepartnerships.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/coffee-growers-grow-collaboratively.html), or going for even more far- reaching social and cultural change by demonstrating that women and girls can take part in activities traditionally associated with men (as the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq demonstrated here http://cuttingedgepartnerships.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/this-is-how-collaborative-person.html and here http://cuttingedgepartnerships.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/this-is-how-collaborative-person-works_18.html