Complex, systems change requires leadership from various partners: state government leaders, funding agencies, schools, hospitals, the private sector, community organizer and more. This is where collective impact comes into play – as a method to engage partners from different sectors to solve the complex social problems of the day.
Collective impact – an approach which brings together different sectors for a common agenda to solve large complex problems – can be applied to existing collaborative work to help facilitate cross-sector engagement to effectively implement their strategies to achieve their desired results. Collective Impact Shared Resources is a comprehensive list of resources pertaining to collective impact.