Collective Impact Forum podcast

Collective Impact Forum

The Collective Impact Forum is here to share resources, tools, and stories to support social change makers working in cross-sector collaboration.

The Collective Impact Forum is here to share resources, tools, and stories to support social change makers working in cross-sector collaboration.

 

#100

How Can a Collaborative Radically Restart?

What does it look like for a collaborative to shift from nearly sunsetting to achieving a ... more

22 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:01

22 Oct 2025


#99

How Can Your Collaborative Strategy Be Both Structured and Emergent?

What does it look like for a collaborative to balance planned strategies with new and risi... more

11 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:23

11 Sep 2025


#98

Building Belonging through Conversations

In a time when so many are grappling with division and polarization in their communities, ... more

23 Jul 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:37

23 Jul 2025


#97

How to Influence without Authority

A backbone’s role in a collective is often to facilitate collaboration among partners and ... more

21 May 2025

47 MINS

47:52

21 May 2025


#96

How Collaboration Can Support Communities Through Economic Transitions

How can a community shift their economic future? In this episode, we explore how communiti... more

07 Apr 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:50

07 Apr 2025


#95

Defending and Advancing Democracy and Equity in Collective Impact Work

Collaboratives based in the U.S. that are working to solve for and reduce disparities in t... more

26 Feb 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:15

26 Feb 2025


#94

Why Community Listening is Critical to Achieve Effective Philanthropy

Listening to community members and tapping into community expertise are key factors when t... more

18 Feb 2025

40 MINS

40:46

18 Feb 2025


#93

Why is Backbone Leadership Different?

What are the skills and mindsets necessary to be a backbone leader for a collaborative? In... more

16 Jan 2025

41 MINS

41:36

16 Jan 2025


#92

Partnering with Companies to Advance Collective Impact

Companies can be a critical partner in collective impact work. However, working with compa... more

20 Nov 2024

45 MINS

45:20

20 Nov 2024


#91

How to Foster Effective Partnerships with Government

Achieving long-term change requires having government—whether local, state, or federal—at ... more

30 Oct 2024

46 MINS

46:05

30 Oct 2024


#90

Reflecting on a Career Committed to Collective Change

Later this fall, Tamarack Institute’s Co-CEO Liz Weaver will retire, closing a chapter tha... more

17 Oct 2024

52 MINS

52:06

17 Oct 2024


#89

Connecting Advocacy and Data to Advance Collective Goals

Last year, Independent Sector published research on how advocacy by the nonprofit sector h... more

02 Oct 2024

59 MINS

59:07

02 Oct 2024


#88

Designing to Inspire Community Joy and Connection

How can inclusive design spur community connections and build stronger partnerships in the... more

13 Sep 2024

53 MINS

53:21

13 Sep 2024


#87

How Practicing Futurism Can Strengthen Your Collaborative Strategy

When building a collaborative strategy or working through your implementation plans, it mi... more

28 Aug 2024

57 MINS

57:53

28 Aug 2024


#86

Advancing Equity in Times of Polarization and Division

Without proactively removing the structures and systems that have contributed to inequity,... more

22 Aug 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:28

22 Aug 2024


#85

The Necessary Skills to Navigate Change

Navigating and managing change is key to a collaborative’s journey, but it’s also one of t... more

07 Aug 2024

47 MINS

47:02

07 Aug 2024


#84

For Philanthropy to Succeed, All Strategies Must Address Disability

Addressing issues related to disability and access are often cordoned off within the socia... more

17 Jul 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:40

17 Jul 2024


#83

Why Understanding Local Context Is Critical for Collective Impact

Understanding a community’s “context” and its readiness for complex change work is a criti... more

02 Jul 2024

50 MINS

50:50

02 Jul 2024


#82

Why a Policy Agenda is an Important Part of Collective Impact Work

A core element of collective impact is changing systems in the pursuit of equity. Pursuing... more

20 Jun 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:13

20 Jun 2024


#81

Mental Health is Important for Every Collaborative

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we wanted to highlight the importance of recogni... more

16 May 2024

44 MINS

44:52

16 May 2024