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The Power of Precision: How to Reveal What Blocks Health Equity Progress
The journey from surface-level solutions to structural change begins with the courage to confront what lies beneath and the鈥
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Leading through Uncertainty: Three Questions for Funders
Here are three common questions that we've been hearing from our philanthropic partners during this time of uncertainty.
Education Nonprofit Leader Joins 糖心vlog官网观看鈥檚 Education and Youth Team
January 5, 2015Rick Cruz, our new co-leader of 糖心vlog官网观看鈥檚 Education and Youth team, shares his thoughts about important challenges for the sector and talks about his background.Ed鈥
Finding Common Ground in Evaluating Complexity
December 15, 2014When I first read a draft of the paper: Evaluating Complexity: Propositions for Improving Practice a few weeks ago, I found myself relaxing into the topic. I s鈥
At the Speed of Trust鈥揚art 2
December 15, 2014In my last blog I discussed the power of trust in collective impact, speaking from my personal experience in South Dallas to facilitate a community revitalizat鈥
Why Collective Impact is More Than a Buzzword鈥擨n Two Minutes
December 12, 2014There is no denying that collective impact has become a social sector buzzword. It鈥檚 often used as a blanket term for community efforts and grassroots movement鈥
At the Speed of Trust鈥揚art 1
December 9, 2014We hear a lot about the five conditions of collective impact; however, the more I鈥檓 exposed to collective impact work the more I realize it鈥檚 as much about the鈥
What Complexity and Emergent Strategy Mean for Evaluation
December 5, 2014In 2009, the Norlien Foundation established the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative (AFWI), to invest in improving the health and wellness of children and famil鈥
Working the Attractors
November 17, 2014Imagine a boat navigating a vast sea. How would that boat most efficiently reach its destination? By finding the areas with smooth current and avoiding those a鈥
Collective Impact, Privilege, and Empathy
November 13, 2014Collective impact is a promising approach for addressing complex problems 鈥 those which are ever-changing, interconnected, and cannot be solved by a single act鈥
Women, Work and Social Change
November 5, 2014On Friday, October 31, I had the honor of participating in an intimate roundtable discussion about women and the economy with President Obama at the Rhode Isla鈥
Sustaining Rural Water Supply Using the Principles of Collective Impact
November 3, 2014Imagine for a moment you live in a rural village in sub-Saharan Africa, where access to clean water is a remote possibility. Imagine the sense of promise and o鈥