| Does Collective Impact Work?: What Literacy Coalitions Tell Us Contributor(s): Ridzi, Frank (Author), Doughty, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498508456 ISBN-13: 9781498508452 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $127.71 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Social Science | Children's Studies |
| Dewey: 374.012 |
| LCCN: 2017039072 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book seeks to demonstrate the ways in which collective impact approaches have guided the development of literacy coalitions over time. Since community collaboration strategies developed to address social issues, coalitions have grown from small networking organizations to powerful forces for change. The history of literacy coalitions offers a timeline outlining the why, who, what, where, when and how of communities that were influenced by social and political changes and the ways coalitions responded and thrived. The lack of literacy has held back economic development in the US and coalitions shine a light on issues associated with illiteracy and low school achievement. Not all coalitions succeed and the book explores models of success, funding strategies, evaluation and impact. The goal is to assist those developing coalitions by providing not only lessons learned but a blueprint for success. |