Collective Impact Resources The Collective Impact Forum has created a curated central pool of r esources so that what’s experienced and learned by one initiative can be accessed by all. Use the filter to find what you need, or submit a resource to the community and share your expertise with others. Since the 2011 Stanford Social Innovation Review article introduced the concept, collective impact has been widely adopted as an effective form of cross-sector collaboration to address complex social and environmental challenges. Though collective impact has proven to be a powerful approach in tackling a wide range of issues in communities all over the world, many practitioners are searching for the tools they need to be successful in this work. URL : http://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/resources DEI Issue Type: Culture, Developmental and Acquired Disabilities, Ethnicity, Faith-based Beliefs (Religious or Spiritual), Geographical Location, Language, Race, Sexual Orientation, Socioeconomic Status Coming from a place of walking with the youth-That feeds everything: A mixed methods case study of a runaway and homeless youth organization. Organizations for runaway and homeless youth (RHY) provide essential services to highly vulnerable youth who have a wide variety of basic needs and complex psychosocial challenges. We present a mixed-methods case study of an RHY organization to identify the specific mechanisms and processes by the organization successfully promotes engagement and positive development of the youth they serve. We analyzed qualitative and quantitative data separately and then integrated these two strands of data. Our findings indicate a consistent convergence of responses across the data sources, in both the qualitative and quantitative strands, that consistently reflect the o rganization’s youth -centered approach. Primary among these policies and practices is the emphasis on building and maintaining empathetic relationships with youth, the promotion of youths’ autonomy, and an institutional culture of continuous evaluation of h ow the organization is meeting their mission to provide services that reflect best practices. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) URL : https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-05602-001 DEI Issue Type: Socioeconomic Status Communicating Cross-Culturally: What Teachers Should Know A publication curated by Pratt-Johnson. This article looks at the need for teachers to be culturally responsive and competent as schools and classrooms become increasingly linguistically and culturally diverse. It highlights five points of cultural difference with which all teachers should be aware when teaching students of diverse backgrounds. URL: http://iteslj.org/Articles/Pratt-Johnson-CrossCultural.html DEI Issue Type: Culture, Ethnicity, Gender Awareness, Language, Race
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