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What is collective impact? How is it different from other forms of collaboration? We know that these questions aren’t always easy to answer, even for collective impact practitioners.


John Kania, Managing Partner of FSG, and Liz Weaver, Vice President, Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement, engage in a lively discussion about the role of Backbone infrastructure in Collective Impact. Questions from backbone leaders are also addressed at the 39:43 mark.