In the Winter 2011 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review, we published what would become our most widely read and influential article, “Collective Impact.” Today, there are thousands of ...

Walking into his office, letting my eyes fall on the myriad of photographs with former presidents, innovators and legends, I knew it wouldn’t be any ordinary exchange. Each frame captured a moment in ...

After seven years visiting and consulting with more than 100 collective impact efforts around the world, I’ve drawn one main conclusion: Collective impact is really, really hard. On one hand, the ...

One of the hottest trends in the social sector is entering its second decade. The “Collective Impact” movement, first introduced in 2011, has become the go-to model for countless nonprofits, ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, the term “collective trauma” has been used to describe the impact that this worldwide crisis has had on millions. Yet the term can feel elusive and ...