The Power of Community Impact: How Brownsville, Brooklyn, is Makinga Difference in Early Literacy

Authors

  • Kristen Rocha Aldrich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.17.3.20

Abstract

Collective Impact groups focus on bringing different sectors—nonprofits, government organizations, and for-profit companies—together in one neighborhood, city, or community.

The phrase Collective Impact (CI) was officially first mentioned in a 2011 article titled “Collective Impact” in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and it quickly rose to be one of the most popular philanthropic ideas in the years following. It was also identified by the White House Council for Community Solutions, created by President Barack Obama in 2010, as an important framework for progress on social issues.

Author Biography

Kristen Rocha Aldrich

Kristen Rocha Aldrich is the Associate Program Director of Too Small to Fail (TSTF) at the Clinton Foundation. Prior to working with TSTF, she spent over five years at the New York Public Library creating and managing their early childhood education department. She is currently serving as a member of ALSC’s Early Childhood Programs and Services committee and is Co-Chair of ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting committee.

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Published

2019-09-03

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2019): Fall

Section

Features

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