Mobilizing for Collective Impact: A Survival

Strategy for Our Cities

Presented by

Dr. James L. ApplegateVice President, Lumina Foundation

Goal 2025To increase the percentage of

Americans who hold high-quality college credentials to 60 percent by

2025.

How Will the U.S. Get There?One Scenario

Improved high school graduation and college going 3,631,000

Improved public college completion rates 5,314,629

Adults, first time in college 1,531,371

Returning adults (some college no degree) 7,241,956

High-value certificates 6,689,022

Total additional degrees by 2025: 24,407,978

The Road to Reaching Goal 2025 Runs Through our Cities

2010 U.S. Population

66% in Top 100 Metros

37.4% in Top 20 Metros

How Will Your City Get There?

To Succeed Our Cities Must Mobilize for Collective Impact

1. Sense of urgency2. Multi-sector cadre of champions 3. A common agenda4. Shared measurement and

accountability5. Aligned activities-a joint plan of action6. Continuous communication and rules

of engagement to build trust 7. A backbone organization

Creating a Sense of Urgency

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Canada/Japan

Korea

Massachusetts

Minnesota

North Dakota/Iowa/Connecticut

Colorado

New Hampshire/NebraskaSouth Dakota/Illinois/Pennsylvania/Vermont

Wisconsin/Washington/Hawaii

Virginia/Kansas/Rhode Island

Indiana/CA/DE/NC/MI/IDFlorida/Oregon/South Carolina/Maine

Wyoming/Georgia

Mississippi/AlabamaKY/TN/OK/AZ/AK/TX

New MexicoNevada

Louisiana/West Virginia

Arkansas

Ireland

FinlandNetherlands/Switzerland

Greece

Luxembourg

Poland/Chile

Germany

Sweden

Norway/New Zealand

France/Israel

Iceland

Hungary

US states25 to 34 year olds

A Global Sense of Urgency

Missouri/Montana

New York

New JerseyMaryland United Kingdom/Australia

Belgium/United States

SpainEstonia/Denmark

Slovenia

Utah/Ohio

A New Urgency--Post Recession

An Urgency Bred of Income Inequality’s Threat to Our Civic Infrastructure

An Urgent Need for Public Revenue

Convene a Cadre of Champions

The Big Multi-Sector Table

BusinessPolitical EducationalPhilanthropicCommunity-basedAdvocacy Faith-based

Develop a Common Agenda in Partnership With Key Stakeholders

A shared vision for change…a common goal and understanding of the problem... a joint approach to solving it that produces emergent solutions-NOT a commitment to a

predetermined solution

A Common Agenda Focused OnCulture Change

1. Values-Based Change of Policies and Practices

2. Data Driven Definition of Key Issues and Gaps

3. Asset Based 4. Systemic vs. “Islands of

Excellence”5. Fueled by Commitment and

Curiosity

A Common Agenda Focused On College Access and Success

Participation

Completion

Attainment

A Common Agenda Focused On 21st Century Students

Of the 17.6M undergrads now enrolled 75% are juggling work, family, and school

A Common Agenda Focused on Adults

A Common Agenda Focused on Equity

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A Common Agenda Focused on Income Gaps

B.A. Rate by Age 24 (2010)

Young People from

Highest Income Quartile

79%

Young People from

Lowest Income Quartile

11%

Postsecondary Education Opportunity, “Bachelor’s Degree Attainment by Age 24 by Family Income Quartiles, 1970 to 2008.

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What Grows from Commitment to A Common Agenda?

1. Shared Metrics Defining Success2. An Engaged Community and

Greater Public Will3. A Joint Plan of Action4. A “Backbone Organization” 5. Commitment to Common

Processes, Continuous Communication, and the Development of Trust.

It Takes A Village: Common Purpose / Aligned ActionLumina As A Partner Will

1. Dramatically expand our partner cities

2. Stimulate urgency3. Promote champions4. Provide targeted

support for collective impact implementation

5. Support aligned technical assistance

6. Create communities of practice

Mobilizing for Impact on Our People, Our Economy, Our Democracy, Our Cities