Connecting to Community Organizing and Advocacy with Frontline Solutions

<p>How can collective impact initiatives leverage advocacy and community organizing to create more equitable systems and policy outcomes? In this episode we look into the findings of the new research study Rebalancing Power: Examining the Role of Advocacy and Organizing in Collective Impact. In this candid “behind the research” discussion, Rebalancing Power coauthor <strong>Brian Kennedy </strong>and Frontline Solutions senior partner and founder <strong>Marcus Littles </strong>discuss the report’s recommendations, research methodology, and notable takeaways from the team’s interviews with collective impact practitioners, funders, and community organizers.</p><p><strong>Resources and Footnotes</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/resources/rebalancing-power-examining-role-advocacy-and-organizing-collective-impact" target="_blank">Rebalancing Power: Examining the Role of Organizing and Advocacy in Collective Impact</a></li><li>Blog: <a href="https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/blogs/1/lessons-examining-role-advocacy-and-organizing-collective-impact" target="_blank">Lessons in Examining the Role of Advocacy and Organizing in Collective Impact</a></li><li><a href="https://frontlinesol.com/" target="_blank">Frontline Solutions</a></li><li>Book: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/181459/blood-done-sign-my-name-by-timothy-b-tyson/" target="_blank">Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story</a>  by Timothy B. Tyson</li><li>Webinar: <a href="https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/resources/how-embed-equity-collective-impact-initiatives-virtual-office-hour" target="_blank">How to Embed Equity Practices in Collective Impact Virtual Office Hour </a>with Junious Williams</li><li>Video and Transcript: <a href="https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/blogs/1/video-and-transcript-complementary-or-conflict-community-organizing-and-collective-impact" target="_blank">Complementary or in Conflict? Community Organizing and Collective Impact</a> </li></ul><p><br /><strong>More on Collective Impa