+ Collective Impact Michigan College Access Network’s year-long grant-funded process for advanced...

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Collective ImpactMichigan College Access Network’s year-long grant-funded process for advanced Local College Access Networks

+5 Conditions of Collective Impact

Common Agenda

Shared Measurement Systems

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

Continuous Communication

Backbone Support Organization

Collective Impact - By John Kania & Mark KramerStanford Social Innovation Review – Winter 2011

+MCAN Staff as Collective Impact Coaches Formal network-building support is key to long-term

MCAN/LCAN success.

MCAN staff learning from Strive as we go – building capacity.

Diving deep into Collective Impact to coach LCANs.

One-year grant funded by the Lumina Foundation.

Cradle-to-Career/P-20 vs. Collective Impact

+The Project

Strengthen current college access collaboratives and elevate them to formal, sustainable networks using Collective Impact and Strive frameworks

Produce LCAN Implementation Guide by drawing upon experience of 8 LCAN Demonstration Sites. Disseminate broadly.

Outcome Goals Student college readiness, enrollment, and completion

outcomes consistently trending in the right direction over the long-term

LCANs exhibit signs of systematic change

+8 Developed LCANs as Demonstration Sites

+Collective Impact Deliverables Common Agenda

LCAN Dashboard

Mutually Reinforcing Activities Plan Asset Map Team Charter 1-year Collaborative Action Plan Partnership Agreements

Communications Plan Talking Points Communication Checklist

Backbone Support Organization Plan Organizational Chart Coordinator Job Description

+Building an LCAN Step-By-StepPre-Conditions:

1.Identify the problem in the community

2.Identify influential champions

3.Articulate urgency for change

4.Secure financial resources

+Building an LCAN Step-By-Step

Planning

1.College access landscape scan

2.Gather baseline data

3.Establish initial governance structure

4.Establish common goals, shared measures and formal boundaries

5.Formalize backbone infrastructure

6.Align existing organizations to shared goals and measures

7.Create coordinated, strategic action plan focused on priority areas

8.Formalize network structure with additional levels of collaboration (Teams)

+Building an LCAN Step-By-Step

Ongoing Implementation:

1.Systematically collect data and evaluate on a continuous process

2.Establish processes to enable active learning and course correcting

LCAN should eventually embody: Formal local partnership structure Data-driven decision making Continuous improvement methodology

+Introduction to Brandy’s Hometown: MESA! Located in Maricopa County about 20 miles east of Phoenix

Population = 430,000. 3rd largest city in Arizona, 38th largest city in the country, and largest suburb in the country

Demographics 64% White 27% Hispanic 4% Black 2% Native American 2% Asian

Unified Public School System with 6 comprehensive high schools, two alternative high schools, and a couple charter/private schools. Home to ASU Polytechnic University, Mesa Community College.

Other fun facts

+Mesa College Access Alliance(Fictitious) Example of Collective Impact Foundational Documents

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Roles of Community Foundations in Collective Impact

Engaging the CommunityStrengthening the Partnership

Making GrantsBuilding Sustainability

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Questions and Discussion

Brandy: brandy@micollegeaccess.org

Ryan: ryan@micollegeaccess.org