Applying Collective Impact to a Healthy Start CANCI

Applying Collective Impact to a Healthy Start CAN/CI Initiative Peer Learning Network Call #3 September 2015

Agenda I. Welcome II. Check-In I. Group Discussion II. Post Call Reflection Tool III. Today’s Objectives IV. Wrap- In I. Additional Common Agenda Tools V. Overview Shared Measurement VI. Share and Discuss Tools Shared Measurement VII. Wrap-Up & Reminders VIII. Prepping for Next Call

Check-In

Group Discussion What outstanding/emerging questions do you have about the information covered thus far (e. g. CAN development/structure, preconditions of CI, or Common Agenda)?

Roadmap Session Monthly Call Focus 1 Building Relationships & PLN Goal Setting 2 Exploring the CI Pre-Conditions 3 Common Agenda 4 Shared Measurement 5 Mutually Reinforcing Activities 6 Year 1 Collective Impact Implementation Plans 7 Continuous Communications & Backbone Infrastructure 8 Reflecting On Our Learning Journey

Creating a Safe Space We agree to: • Listen with attention • Speak with intention • Contribute to the well-being of the group We commit to: • Keep the stories we share in our community confidential • Listening with compassion and curiosity • Asking each other for what we need and offer what we can • Pausing, from time to time, to re-gather our thoughts or focus

Post Call Reflection Tool

Today’s Call Objectives • Increase understanding of the value of CI shared measurement system • Introduce tools to guide the process of designing and managing the shared measurement system • Offer user-friendly guidance for data analysis and tracking progress toward CI outcomes

Wrap-In

Collective Impact Forum – Tools for Steering Committees

A Framework for Change is… A collaborative group’s shared working hypothesis of how a group intends to reduce poverty.

Elements of a Framework for Change

VC Framework for Change Questions Area Understanding of Poverty and Poverty Reduction Questions to Address Goals and Strategies How does your collaboration define poverty? Why this definition and not another one? What does your collaboration see as the key factors contributing to poverty in your community? What changes need to be brought about in order to achieve substantial, deep and durable poverty reduction in your community? What are the major goals of your initiative? What specific strategies will your initiative pursue in order to achieve these goals? Why have you chosen these strategies rather than others? How many low-income households do you expect to benefit and in what ways? Will you be seeking to assist any specific target groups? If so, which ones and why have you chosen to focus your efforts in these areas rather than others? How will your collaboration contribute to the work of poverty reduction in your community? What are the key roles that your collaboration will play? What does your collaboration mean by ‘comprehensive, ’ and why is this approach important for achieving substantial, deep and durable reductions in poverty? What does your collaboration mean by ‘sustainability’ and what do you see as the key factors contributing to achievement of this goal? Signs of Progress How will you know if you are making progress? What are some key indicators of progress that you anticipate seeing as your initiative unfolds? What would be signs that your initiative is not making the progress you desire? Underlying Approach Stepping back from the details of your plan, how would you sum up in a phrase or two the essence of your approach to generating substantial, deep and durable poverty reduction in your community?

Aspiration The Aspiration: Making Hamilton the Best Place to Raise a Child Strategy Areas Goals Approach Backbone Function Example: Theory of Change – provided by Tamarack Measuring Prog. Institute

Example: Theory of Change – provided by Tamarack Institute

Overview of Shard Measurement & Related Tools

Common Agenda & Shared Measurement Common Agenda All participants have a shared vision for change including a common understanding of the problem and a joint approach to solving it through agreed upon actions Shared Measurement Collecting data and measuring results consistently across all participants ensures efforts remain aligned and participants hold each other accountable Common Agenda • • Source: FSG Improve Perinatal outcomes Reduce racial and ethnic disparities Use community-based approaches to service delivery Facilitate access to comprehensive health and social services for women, infants and their families Shared Measurement • • Achieve Healthy Start Benchmarks Measurement Process and Approach 11

Shared Measurement • Identify key measures that capture critical outcomes. • Establish systems for gathering and analyzing measures. • Create opportunities for “making-sense” of changes in indicators. • The process requires commitment from all CAN stakeholders to a greater level of consensus with each step

Shared Measurement Tool

Tool Continued

Group Discussion 1. What has been your experience participating with others when shared measures have been used across partners? 2. How did the group come to consensus? 3. What skills are important when establishing and maintaining a shared measurement system? 4. How is your staffing structure supporting your CI/CAN implementation?

Resources • Tamarack - Communities Collaborating Tool-Box (pg. 43) • FSG Breakthrough in Shared Measurement Webinar • Q & A from FSG Webinar on Shared Measurement Systems • Tamarack’s Upcoming Workshop Evaluating Community Impact Workshop Montreal Oct. 27 – 29 th

Questions & Reflections? § Questions? § Thoughts or reflections?

Wrap Up & Reminders • Next call will feature Mutually Re-enforcing Activities! • Materials from the call today will be shared in the forums in the coming days. • Please continue to use the forums to post questions and share about yourself and your CAN. • November’s CI-PLNs will take place faceto-fact during the HS Convention (Morning of Day 1, Nov. 16 th) • Will focus on CI Action Plans • Poll Question

Next CI PLN Call: Mutually Re-enforcing Activities October 2015