What is the Role of the Backbone in Collective Impact?
In this “deep dive” discussion, Jen, Robert, and Tracy explore the various roles that the backbone plays in collective impact, including what organizations are best set-up to be the backbone.
Collective Impact Forum · Robert Albright, Tracy Timmons-Gray, Jennifer Splansky Juster
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Show Notes
What does it mean to play the backbone role for a collective impact initiative? What approaches to identifying the backbone tend to set the work up for success? In this episode, we’re focusing on the various ways the backbone works, and a few things to avoid when establishing a new backbone role.
Featuring Jennifer Splansky Juster, Robert Albright, and Tracy Timmons-Gray.
Resources and Footnotes
Report: When Collective Impact Has Impact: A Cross-Site Study of 25 Collective Impact Initiatives
Resource: Backbone Starter Guide: A Summary of Major Resources about the Backbone
More on Collective Impact approach to collaborate for social change:
Infographic: What is Collective Impact?
Resource List: Getting Started in Collective Impact
The Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0.
The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.
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