--- title: The Latest | Karen Pittman description: Karen Pittman has made a career of starting organizations and initiatives that promote youth development – including the Forum for Youth Investment, which she co-founded in 1998. Karen is a sociologist and recognized leader in youth development with a career spanning appointments with the Urban Institute in the US, with the Clinton administration as the Director of the President’s Crime Prevention Council with Gen. Colin Powell in creating America’s Promise. The Forum for Youth Investment has a mission of moving ideas to impact by leading the charge to create ready youth, ready communities and ready leaders. --- [![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) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! [![Write a post](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1) #### Subscribe. Be in the know. Get the latest updates about community change and building vibrant communities. [Learn More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/subscribe?hsLang=en-us) × - [Climate Change & SDGs](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/climate-transitions) - [Collective Impact](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/collective-impact) - [Community Engagement](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-engagement) - [Community Development](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/cities-deepening-community) - [Evaluation](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/evaluation) - [Innovation](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-innovation) - [Leadership](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/collaborative-leadership) - [Poverty](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/cities-reducing-poverty) - [Youth](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/communities-building-youth-futures) ## Karen Pittman ![Karen Pittman](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Karen_Pittman_Square.jpg) Karen Pittman has made a career of starting organizations and initiatives that promote youth development – including the Forum for Youth Investment, which she co-founded in 1998. Karen is a sociologist and recognized leader in youth development with a career spanning appointments with the Urban Institute in the US, with the Clinton administration as the Director of the President’s Crime Prevention Council with Gen. Colin Powell in creating America’s Promise. The Forum for Youth Investment has a mission of moving ideas to impact by leading the charge to create ready youth, ready communities and ready leaders. ### Recent Posts [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Images/MISC_TheoryOfChangeFYI.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/4-steps-to-align-collective-impact-efforts?hsLang=en-us) ### [4 Steps to Align Collective Impact Efforts](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/4-steps-to-align-collective-impact-efforts?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Karen Pittman](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/karen-pittman) on June 4, 2015 For more than a decade, the [Forum for Youth Investment](http://forumfyi.org/) has helped communities map, convene and align coalitions and initiatives focused on the interlocking issues that affect young people's futures, from premature births to college completion. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/4-steps-to-align-collective-impact-efforts?hsLang=en-us) [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=3401&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) ### Tamarack [Home](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) [Latest](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest) [Events](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/eventlisting?hsLang=en-us) [Donate](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/donate?hsLang=en-us) [About](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/whoweare?hsLang=en-us) ### Follow Us [** ** ](https://www.facebook.com/TamarackInstitute) [** ** ](https://twitter.com/Tamarack_Inst) [** ** ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tamarack-institute-for-community-engagement)   In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth we honour and acknowledge that our work occurs across Turtle Island (North America), which has been home since time immemorial to the ancestors of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples. ### Subscribe Be in the know. Get the latest updates, events and resources about community change. [Learn More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/subscribe?hsLang=en-us) Tamarack Institute © 2023