What is the Role of the Backbone in Collective Impact?

<p>What does it mean to play the backbone role for a collective impact initiative? What approaches to identifying the backbone tend to set the work up for success? In this episode, we’re focusing on the various ways the backbone works, and a few things to avoid when establishing a new backbone role.<br /><br />Featuring Jennifer Splansky Juster, Robert Albright, and Tracy Timmons-Gray.<br /><br /><strong>Resources and Footnotes</strong><br /><br />Report: <a href="https://www.orsimpact.com/blog/When-Collective-Impact-Has-Impact-A-Cross-Site-Study-of-25-Collective-Impact-Initiatives.htm">When Collective Impact Has Impact: A Cross-Site Study of 25 Collective Impact Initiatives</a><br /><br />Resource: <a href="https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/resources/backbone-starter-guide-summary-major-resources-about-backbone">Backbone Starter Guide: A Summary of Major Resources about the Backbone</a><br /><br />More on Collective Impact approach to collaborate for social change:<br /><br />Infographic: <a href="https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/what-collective-impact">What is Collective Impact?</a><br /><br />Resource List: <a href="https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/getting-starte">Getting Started in Collective Impact</a><br /><br />The Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found <a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/5434-running/">here</a> and is licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC: By 4.0.</a><br /><br />The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by <a href="https://incompetech.com/">Kevin Macleod</a>. Licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC: By.</a><br /><br />Have a question related to collaborative work that you'd like to have discussed on the podcast? You can send it to our short <a href="https://fsg.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_57lu724hTir8rxb">podcast listener survey</a> or at <a href="mailto:info@collectiveimpactforum.org">info@collectiveimpactforum.org</a>.</p>