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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
Source:
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.
Source:
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