Does Collective Impact Work?
What Literacy Coalitions Tell Us
1st Edition
Published on 4. October 2017
272 pages
978-1-4985-0846-9 (ISBN)
Description
The book seeks to demonstrate the ways in which collective impact approaches have guided the development of literacy coalitions over time. Since community collaboration strategies developed to address social issues, coalitions have grown from small networking organizations to powerful forces for change. The history of literacy coalitions offers a timeline outlining the why, who, what, where, when and how of communities that were influenced by social and political changes and the ways coalitions responded and thrived. The lack of literacy has held back economic development in the US and coalitions shine a light on issues associated with illiteracy and low school achievement. Not all coalitions succeed and the book explores models of success, funding strategies, evaluation and impact. The goal is to assist those developing coalitions by providing not only lessons learned but a blueprint for success.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
21 b/w illustrations; 3 tables
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-0846-9 (9781498508469)
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Book
10/2017
Lexington Books
€142.20
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Persons
Frank Ridzi is Vice President for Community Investment at the Central New York
Community Foundation and associate professor of sociology at Le Moyne College. He is a past
president of the Literacy Funders Network.
Margaret Doughty founded Literacy Powerline and directed the Houston READ Commission.
Community Foundation and associate professor of sociology at Le Moyne College. He is a past
president of the Literacy Funders Network.
Margaret Doughty founded Literacy Powerline and directed the Houston READ Commission.
Content
Introduction
1. The Many Faces of Collective Impact Community Literacy Coalitions
2. Catalytic Philanthropy and Community Coalitions
3. Are Collective Impact Coalition Communities Better Off?: Understanding Collective Impact as Part of a Virtuous Cycle
4. Measuring Impact and Moving Toward Best Practices
Conclusion
1. The Many Faces of Collective Impact Community Literacy Coalitions
2. Catalytic Philanthropy and Community Coalitions
3. Are Collective Impact Coalition Communities Better Off?: Understanding Collective Impact as Part of a Virtuous Cycle
4. Measuring Impact and Moving Toward Best Practices
Conclusion
