Community Building

More than a summary account of the community’s plan of action, the Framework is meant to surface the guiding ideas behind the initiative so that they can be critically examined as the work unfolds. Are the community’s key ideas about poverty reduction being borne out in practice? Based on the initiatives’ practical experience, in what ways does its thinking need to be revised? By making its ideas explicit from the outset, the community establishes a foundation for its own learning. The lessons it draws from its experience will help build the body of knowledge for the wider field.

Most collective impact and collaborative efforts benefit from establishing a core set of values and principles for working together.  The time spent upfront agreeing to a core set of values and principles can save time over the course of the collaborative when sticky situations arise.