Lexington Books
Pages: 272
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Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-4985-0845-2 • Hardback • October 2017 • $129.00 • (£99.00)
978-1-4985-0846-9 • eBook • October 2017 • $122.50 • (£95.00)
Frank Ridzi is Vice President for Community Investment at the Central New York
Community Foundation and associate professor of sociology at Le Moyne College. He is a past
president of the Literacy Funders Network.
Margaret Doughty founded Literacy Powerline and directed the Houston READ Commission.
Introduction
1. The Many Faces of Collective Impact Community Literacy Coalitions
2. Catalytic Philanthropy and Community Coalitions
3. Are Collective Impact Coalition Communities Better Off?: Understanding Collective Impact as Part of a Virtuous Cycle
4. Measuring Impact and Moving Toward Best Practices
Conclusion
As indicated in the subtitle, this book explores What Literacy Coalitions Tell Usand systematically reviews what factors contribute to this type of collective initiatives working effectively. The authors carry out an analysis that is referential for the implementation of evidence-based coalitions.
— Voluntas
The authors have produced an especially insightful analysis of the issue of literacy and of the dynamics of collaborative efforts in general. If your organization is involved in community impact work of any nature, you will find real value here. An added bonus is the entertaining examples that are used throughout the book, like the multiple and significant values of early literacy, George Washington’s adult literacy efforts at Valley Forge, and the New York grid system as an analogy for the way that coalitions work.
— Bill Millett, Scope View Strategic Advantage
Does Collective Impact Work? sheds new light on the powerful role that coalitions are playing in mobilizing communities to take action and make measurable progress in addressing the literacy crisis in the United States. More than simply offering a series of case examples, the authors identify the key drivers and the underlying success factors necessary for communities to produce longer-term, more sustainable results.
— Ron Fairchild, The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Does Collective Impact Work? sheds new light on the powerful role that coalitions are playing in mobilizing communities to take action and make measurable progress in addressing the literacy crisis in the United States. More than simply offering a series of case examples, the authors identify the key drivers and the underlying success factors necessary for communities to produce longer-term, more sustainable results.
— Ron Fairchild, The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Frank Ridzi and Margaret Doughty shine a bright light on the value of a literacy coalition in the collective impact model and the challenges in evaluating system level change and attaining sustainable funding to address a complex social issue. This book is a great read for those who are involved with a literacy coalition and for those interested in learning more about them.
— Robert E. Paponetti, The Literacy Cooperative