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2. Collective impact is a structured, multi-sector approach to address complex problems
Collective impact is the commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for addressing a specific complex problem at scale

3. Collective impact has five elements
COMMON AGENDA
Shared measurement
Mutually
Reinforcing activities
Continuous communication
Backbone support

4. Collective impact principles of practice
Design and implement the initiative with a priority placed on equity
Include community members in the collaborative
Recruit and co-create with cross-sector partners
Use data to continuously learn, adapt, and improve
Cultivate leaders with unique system leadership skills
Focus on program and system strategies
Build a culture that fosters relationships, trust, and respect across participants
Customize for local context

5. Collective Impact in action looks like this
Common agenda and shared metrics
strategic guidance and support
partner-driven action
= community partner (e.g., nonprofit, funder, business, public agency, parent)
Community partners working on strategies
Steering committee
Work group
Backbone support
Guides strategy
Supports aligned activities
Establishes shared measurement
Builds public will
Advances policy
Mobilizes resources
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* Adapted from Listening to the Stars: The Constellation Model of Collaborative Social Change, by Tonya Surman and Mark Surman, 2008.

6. Launching a collective impact initiative has four prerequisites
Champions are respected by and have the ability to engage cross-sector leaders
Government leadership is engaged
Influential Champion and Supportive Leadership
Urgency for Change
Critical, complex problem in the community
Frustration with existing approaches
Availability of Resources
Committed, potential funding partners with sustained funding for at least 3 – 5 years
Basis for Collaboration
Trusted relationships among cross-sector actors
Presence of existing collaborative efforts
These are becoming increasingly specific with time, and will be deepened in our final month of the readiness assessment

7. For Conversation
What about collective impact feels like it is important for NSF INCLUDES alliances to adopt in the structure of their work?
Are there elements of the collective impact approach that feel less relevant?
What might look different about the collaboration approach for alliances that are working in a regional or non place-based way?
What key questions about collective impact do you hope NSF considers in the design and support for INCLUDES?
Are there any other recommendations that you’d like to make to NSF related to using the collective impact approach?
Note: Tomorrow we will go into much more depth on the roles of the backbone in particular.

8. KP to add NSF Logo and Grant #
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CoExIST
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