The Next Step to Achieve Collective Impact

"I knew something was up last winter when I received more than 20 e-mails in a span of 48 hours asking if I had read this new article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review."

So recalls Forum for Youth Investment CEO Karen Pittman in her new blog about "collective impact" - a concept that's at the core of Ready by 21, and that's catching fire in the areas of youth development, education and community change. Writing for FSG - a nonprofit consultant group that is driving the collective impact idea - Karen explains how to use this momentum to take the crucial next step: Make collaborations stronger and more effective.