Use the five Collective Impact conditions as a readiness checklist.
CSMCB What are the five Collective Impact conditions? We already collaborate, so this is collective impact. A partner wants to use the label immediately. Your line Maybe. Let us test it: common agenda, shared measures, aligned activities, communication rhythm, and backbone capacity. Which one is weakest today? Do not debate the label; test the conditions. It keeps the conversation diagnostic. Coordination or collective impact? The difference is operational alignment around shared outcomes. Why does backbone funding matter? Because coordination work is real work: facilitation, data, communication, conflict management, and funding alignment. Unfunded backbone work becomes invisible labor and eventually weakens…
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