--- title: Applying the Collective Impact Model & Applying it Well description: Resources for Collective Impact Backbone Orgs from the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Find out how to apply the Collective Impact model & apply it well image: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Events/CIS/CIS_2015/Keynote_Logos/FSG.jpg --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # Applying the Collective Impact Model & Applying it Well Posted on January 29, 2016 [By Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *"Communities and organizations around the world are adopting a different mindset to achieve large-scale systemic change through collective impact... As cross-sector groups engage more deeply in this practice, funders and practitioners alike find ourselves probing for answers to the question: **How do you do this work well?" **- **Shiloh Turner, Kathy Merchant, John Kania & Ellen Martin** ([Stanford Social Innovation Review](http://ssir.org/articles/entry/understanding_the_value_of_backbone_organizations_in_collective_impact_1))* Are you interested in understanding and exploring the value of backbone organizations in Collective Impact? [The Greater Cincinnatti Foundation](https://www.gcfdn.org/) and [FSG](http://www.fsg.org/) partnered together to explore the topic of how Collective Impact work can be done well by investigating the following four questions:  ![GCFDN.png](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Tamarack_New_Website/Latest_/GCFDN.png?width=200&name=GCFDN.png)![FSG.jpg](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Events/CIS/CIS_2015/Keynote_Logos/FSG.jpg?width=130&name=FSG.jpg) 1. How and to what extent are backbone organizations effective catalysts for achieving community-level progress?  2. How and to what extent do backbone organizations contribute to improved social outcomes? 3. How is success best measured for backbone organizations? 4. What common challenges and best practices can be shared across backbone organizations?  Check out this fantastic four-part exploration in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on what it takes to be a backbone organization, and how to evaluate and support it's work. **Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations in Collective Impact: [Part 1](http://ssir.org/articles/entry/understanding_the_value_of_backbone_organizations_in_collective_impact_1), [Part 2](http://ssir.org/articles/entry/understanding_the_value_of_backbone_organizations_in_collective_impact_2), [Part 3](http://ssir.org/articles/entry/understanding_the_value_of_backbone_organizations_in_collective_impact_3) and [Part 4](http://ssir.org/articles/entry/understanding_the_value_of_backbone_organizations_in_collective_impact_4)** Are you interested in taking your learning to the next level? - Take a look at a small collection of [Collective Impact learning resources](https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/c4c-halifax-agenda?hsLang=en-us#LearningResources) - Explore the concept of [Collective Leadership for Collective Impact](http://tamarackcci.ca/blogs/twklaus/collective-leadership-collective-impact-0) - Join the [Canadian Collective Impact](https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/collectiveimpact_cop?__hstc=96422787.12848651a05c6372d46f152b0d3a4816.1453136430019.1465222838927.1465237971747.158&__hssc=96422787.7.1465237971747&__hsfp=3401679719&hsLang=en-us) online Community of Practice Topics: [Collective Impact](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/collective-impact), [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/sienna-jae-taylor) ![Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Headshots/Team_Headshots/Sienna_Headshot.jpg) ### By [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) Sienna Jae Taylor has a love for all things community and a deep passion for positive, social change. She recently worked with the Tamarack Institute as a Community Animator and previous to that was a member of the Pillar Nonprofit Network team as the 2015 ChangeTheWorld Coordinator. Sienna brings to her work experience in community engagement and animation, strength and creativity in the art of communication and a natural flair for relationship building. 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