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The Collective Impact Forum is a nonprofit initiative that is here to help communities collaborate to reach their goals. https://collectiveimpactforum.org/
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Registration is open for the 2026 Collective Impact Action Summit! Join us online Apr 14–16 for keynotes, 30+ learning sessions, and an inspiring community of collaborative leaders. Early-Bird saves you $125 through Dec 31. 👉 collectiveimpactforum.swoogo.com/ciactionsumm...
Collective Impact Action Summit
<p>Spanning three days and featuring over 30 online sessions -- including keynotes, tool sessions, case studies, and short talks -- the Collective Impact Action Summit will share lessons learned from ...
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Registration is open for the 2026 Collective Impact Action Summit! Join us online Apr 14–16 for keynotes, 30+ learning sessions, and an inspiring community of collaborative leaders. Early-Bird saves you $125 through Dec 31. 👉 collectiveimpactforum.swoogo.com/ciactionsumm...
Collective Impact Action Summit
<p>Spanning three days and featuring over 30 online sessions -- including keynotes, tool sessions, case studies, and short talks -- the Collective Impact Action Summit will share lessons learned from ...
collectiveimpactforum.swoogo.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
New on the podcast--In our 100th episode, we talk with Annie Burke (TOGETHER Bay Area) about how the coalition went from near collapse to a thriving network advancing climate resilience and equity in the Bay Area. collectiveimpactforum.org/resource/how...
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Do you have experiences and advice to share with changemakers and collaborators during the next virtual 2026 Collective Impact Action Summit?

Share your ideas in our Call for Sessions! Last day to submit ideas is Friday, Oct. 17. collectiveimpactforum.org/blog/2026-ac...
October 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In @npquarterly.bsky.social, CIF advisor Dominique Samari (Kin Consultant Group) examines how deeply rooted personal and organizational patterns, like conflict avoidance and scarcity mindsets, can quietly undermine even the strongest collaborative strategies.
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The Patterns That Limit Organizations—and What Nonprofit Leaders Can Do About It - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Our conditioned patterns replicate themselves in our workplace cultures and strategic decision-making approaches—and can significantly limit impact. Organizations should take intentional, concrete ste...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Shout-out to the launch of KIN Consultant Group—a new kind of consulting firm for organizations ready to move beyond surface-level solutions, and led by CIF advisor Dominique Samari! 🌱 kinconsultantgroup.com Dominique is a true shining star and an amazing partner to work with!
September 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New on the Podcast - We talk with @wearecocreative.bsky.social about what does it look like for a collaborative to balance planned strategies with new and rising needs. collectiveimpactforum.org/resource/how...
September 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Excited to share this work during these challenging times
Join us on Sept. 8, 2pm-3:30pm ET, for an office hour tutorial on using the Responding to Threats and Challenges Planning Tool. We'll share what to consider when using it to explore how to move forward with your team or partners during uncertain times. fsg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Join us on Sept. 8, 2pm-3:30pm ET, for an office hour tutorial on using the Responding to Threats and Challenges Planning Tool. We'll share what to consider when using it to explore how to move forward with your team or partners during uncertain times. fsg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We are excited to announce our call for session proposals for the next field-wide virtual Collective Impact Action Summit, April 14 – 16, 2026! Visit our site to review the submission guidelines. The submission deadline is Friday, October 17, 2025. collectiveimpactforum.org/blog/2026-ac...
August 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Join us on August 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm ET for a special live-only webinar geared towards funders and CSR professionals about how to advance your mission during uncertain times. fsg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
In the guide Remaining Focused and Purpose-Led During Uncertainty, FSG and the Collective Impact Forum share a framework with four strategic response domains--Protect, Resist, Build, Bridge--for funders to consider in this moment:

Access the tool: www.fsg.org/resource/rem...
August 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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🎧 "Building Belonging Through Conversations" podcast from @ciforum.bsky.social - essential listening for fostering genuine connection across different community groups
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Building Belonging through Conversations - Collective Impact Forum
We talk with Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono about what they’ve learned hosting Belonging Conversations, and what factors have been most helpful in creating empathy across community divides.
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August 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New on the podcast! We talk with Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono about what they’ve learned hosting Belonging Conversations, and what factors have been most helpful in creating empathy across community divides. collectiveimpactforum.org/resource/bui...
July 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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An exciting opportunity to help inform next year's Collective Impact Action Summit!
Let us know your learning priorities with the Shape the 2026 Summit survey! This short survey should take less than 5 minutes. As a thank you for sharing your thoughts, two respondents will be randomly selected to win a free registration to the 2026 Summit! fsg.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
July 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Let us know your learning priorities with the Shape the 2026 Summit survey! This short survey should take less than 5 minutes. As a thank you for sharing your thoughts, two respondents will be randomly selected to win a free registration to the 2026 Summit! fsg.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
July 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Registration Now Open! We're excited to announce that registration is open for our 2025 Essentials for Collective Impact online workshop series! The focus is on skills & knowledge in four key areas that support collective impact and place-based collaboration. www.eventbrite.com/e/essentials...
Essentials for Collective Impact 2025 Workshop Series
This workshop series provides practical guidance, tools, and resources on four key areas of collective impact work.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
***Registration closing Monday, June 2 for our online workshop Community Engagement in Collective Impact that will be on June 5. Come join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-c...
Workshop: Community Engagement in Collective Impact
This workshop will focus on foundational concepts and practices around community engagement in collective impact and collaborative work.
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May 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New podcast! We talk with E3 Alliance’s founder and former CEO Susan Dawson about her new book and explore the essential skills backbone teams need to effectively influence their collective – especially when they do not hold formal authority. collectiveimpactforum.org/resource/how...
May 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Join us for our next free virtual office hour on Thursday, May 29 from 3pm-4pm ET where we will be answering questions and offering guidance on how to navigate change within collaborative work during uncertain or tumultuous times. fsg.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
***Upcoming virtual workshop***

We invite you to join us on June 5 for Community Engagement in Collective Impact. This session will explore foundational concepts and practices to help you build stronger, more inclusive engagement engagement efforts.

Register at: www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-c...
Workshop: Community Engagement in Collective Impact
This workshop will focus on foundational concepts and practices around community engagement in collective impact and collaborative work.
www.eventbrite.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
For CIF community members, there's a cool learning opportunity starting this week!

The Networks Festival is a 6-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 35+ sessions, all for systems change practitioners, and hosted by colleagues Greaterthan Collective and the Fito Network.

Learn more: www.tickettailor.com/events/netwo...
Buy tickets – Networks Festival 2025
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May 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
During next week’s 2025 Action Summit, we are hosting a special keynote discussion - Navigating the Now - a candid space to share strategies to help navigate the many challenges that collaboratives are currently facing. We hope you can join us! collectiveimpactforum.swoogo.com/ciactionsumm...
April 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is the last week to join prior to next week's virtual 2025 Collective Impact Action Summit, 4/29-5/1. Across 40+ learning sessions, we'll gather with changemakers from around the world to re-imagine what is possible for long-term collaboration. collectiveimpactforum.swoogo.com/ciactionsumm...
The 2025 Collective Impact Action Summit
<p>Spanning three days and featuring over 30 online sessions -- including keynotes, tool sessions, case studies, and short talks -- the 2025 Collective Impact Action Summit will share lessons learned ...
collectiveimpactforum.swoogo.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New on the podcast - We explore how communities heavily reliant on a single industry can come together to diversify and build a more resilient economy. collectiveimpactforum.org/resource/how...
April 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM