Collective Impact

Definition

FSG:

"Collective impact occurs when organizations from different sectors agree to solve a specific social problem using a common agenda, aligning their efforts, and using common measures of success." (https://www.fsg.org/ideas-in-action/collective-impact)

More information

• “Collective Impact,” Stanford Social Innovation Review: Read the original article on the topic by Mark Kramer and John Kania.

• "FSG’s interest in collective impact started with our 2009 report Breakthroughs in Shared Measurement [1], which identified how multiple organizations could create uniform ways of measuring their progress toward a common goal."