Does collective impact work? : what literacy coalitions tell us / Frank Ridzi and Margaret Doughty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridzi, Frank, author.

Doughty, Margaret, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy programs--United States--Evaluation.

Literacy programs.

Literacy programs--Social aspects--United States.

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017.

Summary:

The book seeks to demonstrate the ways in which collective impact approaches have guided the development of literacy coalitions over time.Since community collaboration strategies developed to address social issues, coalitions have grown from small networking organizations to powerful forces for change.

Contents:

The many faces of collective impact community literacy coalitions

Catalytic philanthropy and community coalitions

Are collective impact coalition communities better off? : understanding collective impact as part of a virtuous cycle

Measuring impact and moving toward best practices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4985-0846-4

OCLC:

1005185974