This is a short introduction to collective impact prepared for the New Jersey Campus Compact and Bonner Foundation AmeriCorps VISTAs Orientation in August 2017.

1. AN
INTRODUCTION
TO
COLLECTIVE
IMPACT

2. AMERICORPS VISTAS
FIGHT POVERTY
The best-known anti-poverty
programs, including Head Start
and Credit Unions, were expanded
by VISTA members! VISTA has
been on the forefront of ending
poverty in America for 50+ years.

5. How
does your
organization
make an
impact?
What issues is
it addressing?

6. “Large-scale social change requires
broad cross-sector coordination, yet the
social sector remains focused on the
isolated intervention of individual
organizations.”

7. COLLECTIVE
IMPACT
John Kania &
Mark Kramer
Stanford Social
Innovation Review,
Winter 2011

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JircsPgh_FU

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrXd05-7gK0

12. STRIVE
• Founded to tackle the student
achievement crisis and improve
education throughout greater
Cincinnati and northern Kentucky
• In 4 years, Strive partners
improved student success across
three large public school districts.
• 34 of the 53 success indicators
showed positive trends, including
high school graduation rates,
fourth-grade reading and math
scores, and the number of
preschool children prepared for
kindergarten

13. The Healthy Trail is
designed to drive
purchasing decisions
towards healthier
food alternatives
through education,
encouragement,
interaction and by
involving children in
food purchases and
meal planning
decision making.

14. AS VISTAS, YOU BUILD THE COLLABORATIVE!

17. YOU’LL PLAN AND BUILD COLLABORATION
http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/overview/models-for-community-health-and-development/collective-impact/main

18. YOU’LL BUILD CAPACITY!

20. TAKE AWAY THESE QUESTIONS
• What is the mission of your
organization?
• At what stage is the collaborative
functioning?
• Who are your core partners?
• What is your role?
• How will you measure impact?