Collective Impact

Model
Career Services Collaborative
 Structured approach to
making collaboration
work across government,
business, philanthropy,
non-profit organizations
and citizens to achieve
significant and lasting
social change
 Common Agenda
 Shared vision for change, one that includes a common
understanding of the problem and a joint approach to
solving it through agreed upon actions.
Shared Measurement
System
 Agreement about how success will be measured
and reported. Consistency is important and
accountability -- learn from each other's mistakes
Mutually Reinforcing
Activities
 Partners avoid duplication and instead, focus on
their specialty and ensure coordination with the
actions of others - everyone's actions to fit into
an overarching plan
Continuous
Communications
 Develop trust, stay informed of trends,
learn how each partner operates and how
best to integrate. Progress together toward
an overarching goal versus moving in many
directions
Backbone Support
Organization
 Staff, resources, skill-sets to serve as backbone and to
coordinate, follow-up, record, and ensure self and
partner follow-thru. Plan, manage, and support --
facilitation, technology, communication, data
collection, reporting, logistics
Action #1 – Common Agenda

 Identify Stakeholders
 Identify Customers
 Identify Problem
 Identify Overarching goals