Collective Impact Forum

john a. powell - Operationalizing Equity in Collective Impact

Episode Summary

Professor john a. powell (Othering and Belonging Institute) discusses how targeted universalism can help support building one’s thinking and practices around equity when working in collaboration with others.

Episode Notes

In this episode, we’re sharing a 2019 Collective Impact Convening keynote talk titled, “From the “Why” to the “How": Operationalizing Equity in Collective Impact” by Professor john a powell, who serves as Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California Berkeley. 

Following the keynote, Michael McAfee, President and CEO of PolicyLink, joins Professor Powell in a discussion about what’s needed to prioritize equity within collective impact work. 

Episode Contents 

1:27: Sheri Brady of the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and co-lead of the Collective Impact Forum introduces Professor john a. powell.

4:36: Keynote talk by Professor john a. powell on the topic of “From the Why to the How: Operationalizing Equity for Collective Impact.”

29:47: Sheri Brady introduces and welcomes Michael McAfee, president and CEO of PolicyLink, to join Professor Powell in a fireside chat.

Footnotes and Resources 

Targeted Universalism: Policy and Practice 

Equity: The Soul of Collective Impact

Equity Matters in Collective Impact

Getting to Yes: How to Generate Consensus for Targeted Universalism

Moving Equity from Theory to Practice

Bringing an Equity Lens to Collective Impact

More on Collective Impact approach to collaborate for social change:

Infographic: What is Collective Impact?

Resource List: Getting Started in Collective Impact:  

The Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0.

The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.

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