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Talking About Collective Impact

February 20, 2012 in Collective Impact, Conversation, Domestic/Family Violence, Uncategorized, United Front 2011, United Front Blog Archives

Starting Monday, February 27

Mark Kramer

Jeff Edmondson

Collective Impact experts Mark Kramer and Jeff Edmondson are joining United Front for a special online conversation generated by the United Against Violence Summit and United Front 2011 events last year. Mark and Jeff will be on hand to share additional insights and answer your questions on a range of topics including accessing resources, data collection, backbone organizations and transition models.

Think About It.
United Front’s interactive platform is an ideal learning space for deep, critical thinking about how to solve complex problems in our community. Come with your questions and curiosity. We will have resources available to help ground you in the most current thinking about Collective Impact.    

Cathy ten Broeke

Johnathan Sage-Martinson

Talk About It.
Spend some time talking with people in our own community like Cathy ten Broeke, director, Minneapolis/Hennepin County Office to End Homelessness,and Jonathan Sage-Martinson, Central Corridor Funders Collaborative and others who will help to expand our discussion.

Take Action.  Register Now!
You must be registered on United Front to participate in the conversation. Our online conversation is NOT a real-time chat. That means you can log on and add your questions or comments whenever it’s convenient for you.

Not Registered? Register Here be sure to check the box next to Collective Impact: Continuing the Conversation.

Already Registered on United Front? Log In, go to the “All Conversations” tab, and click the Collective Impact Conversation “Join” button.

Need Help? Email the United Front Team

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Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work

February 16, 2012 in Collective Impact, Domestic/Family Violence, Uncategorized, United Front 2011, United Front Blog Archives

Stanford Social Innovation Review & FSG Webinar
March 20, 2012
11:00–noon PT, 2:00–3:00pm ET, 7:00–8:00pm CET
Register Here

By Fay Hanleybrown, John Kania, & Mark Kramer

What does a global effort to reduce malnutrition have in common with a program to reduce teenage substance abuse in a small rural Massachusetts county? Both have achieved significant progress toward their goals: the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has helped reduce nutritional deficiencies among 530 million poor people across the globe, while the Communities That Care Coalition of Franklin County and the North Quabbin(Communities That Care) has made equally impressive progress toward its much more local goals, reducing teenage binge drinking by 31 percent. Surprisingly, neither organization owes its impact to a new previously untested intervention, nor to scaling up a high-performing nonprofit organization. Despite their dramatic differences in focus and scope, both succeeded by using a collective impact approach. Download PDF to READ MORE

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2010 Crime Victim Survey Released

September 15, 2011 in Domestic/Family Violence, Uncategorized, United Front Blog Archives

We recently completed the initial analysis of the 2010 Minnesota Crime Victim Survey and presented them at the United Against Violence Summit. The Crime Victim Survey is the result of a partnership between Greater Twin Cities United Way and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs. This is the second time we’ve done the survey (the first was in 2007). Data was collected January-April of 2011, asking about experiences with crime in 2010. Using a mail survey methodology with a random sample of residents throughout Minnesota, we obtained a response rate of 60% (which is excellent for a mail survey and represents more than 6,000 completed surveys).

Crime Victim Survey Summary
Minnesota Department of Public Safety-Office of Justice Programs

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United Against Violence Summit Wrap Up

August 23, 2011 in Domestic/Family Violence, Uncategorized, United Front Blog Archives

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s Summit!  The day was filled with inspirational messages and renewed commitments to work for a violence-free community!

Visit the Summit Materials page to download PDF presentations from yesterday’s event.  Be sure to check back as we will continue to post additional materials from the event here on United Front.

Download a Certificate of Attendance (pdf)

If you attended the Summit please be sure to take our survey–we’d love to hear your thoughts about the event!

General Session Presentations
Jeff Edmondson: Collective Impact PPT part 1 (pdf)
Jeff Edmondson: Collective Impact PPT part 2 (pdf)
Minnesota Crime Victim Survey: Preliminary Results PPT (pdf)
Dr. Rob Anda: Adverse Childhood Experiences PPT (pdf), Keynote Presenter
Minnesota Alliance Against Violence Statewide Plan PPT (pdf)

If you were not able to attend the United Against Violence Summit we encourage you to watch the LIVE stream video which includes all General Session Presentations.

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