Collective Impact

Leading Resilient, Purpose-Oriented Networks Through Change

View the Resource By Katherine R. Cooper, Rong Wang, Jack L. Harris, Joshua Paul Miles, Michelle Shumate Background: Conveners are crucial in coordinating interorganizational partnerships, particularly purpose-oriented networks. However, their roles may shift from initially recruiting organizational partners to overseeing and sustaining a network through periods of change. Extensive research has focused extensively on these early stages of the interorganizational venture, but less scholarship has focused on how conveners respond to

Network Effectiveness in Context

View the Resource By Michelle Shumate, Shaun M. Dougherty, Joshua-Paul Miles, Anne-Marie Boyer, Rong Wang, Zachary M. Gibson, Katherine R. Cooper Increasingly, scholars and practitioners are interested in evaluating the effectiveness of interorganizational networks. We use a configuration approach to study network effectiveness. This research is a mixed-method study of 26 education networks in the United States. We measure network effectiveness by comparing 4th-grade literacy, 8th-grade literacy, and high-school graduation

Empowering Practices in Education-Focused Coalitions: An Examination Using Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

View the Resource By Joshua-Paul Miles, Anne-Marie Boyer, Michelle Shumate As pressure increases to support social justice, coalitions try to understand their role in oppression while implementing practices to create equitable environments. Twenty-six education-focused community coalitions in the United States participated in the study. Coalition interviews and membership rosters are used to evaluate the degree to which these coalitions engage in community engagement practices conducive to empowerment. Involvement practices emphasize

Networks for Social Impact in Education Series – Appendix

View the Resource By Michelle Shumate, Rong Wang, Katherine R. Cooper, Jack L. Harris, Shaun Doughtery, Joshua Miles, Anne-Marie Boyer, Zachary Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Hannah Kistler This resource describes the networks that participated in the national education network study conducted by NNSI. Each network identified includes a mini-description and classification based on a typology that includes governance and cross-sector engagement.

Networks for Social Impact in Education Series – Report 4: Navigating Network Change

View the Resource By Michelle Shumate, Rong Wang, Katherine R. Cooper, Jack L. Harris, Shaun Doughtery, Joshua Miles, Anne-Marie Boyer, Zachary Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Hannah Kistler This report focuses on managing networks in a changing environment. Although the research described concludes during the emergence of COVID-19, the findings suggest that dramatic disruption is not exceptional. We focus on three activities that are essential to managing change: Managing changing network membership.

Networks for Social Impact in Education Series – Report 3: Effective Data Practices Support Learning and Systems Alignment

View the Resource By Michelle Shumate, Rong Wang, Katherine R. Cooper, Jack L. Harris, Shaun Doughtery, Joshua Miles, Anne-Marie Boyer, Zachary Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Hannah Kistler In Networks that Create a Social Impact (Report 1), we highlighted two network designs associated with social impact. One of those network designs combined learning and systems alignment theories of change. Learning theories of change make a social impact by improving existing programs and