How to Collaborate in Polarized Times

Collective Impact Forum

In this episode, we share a discussion from this spring’s 2022 Collective Impact Action Summit. This discussion explored ways to better collaborate across differences, including different experiences and ideologies, and specifically, how funders could support grantees and partners when bridging across divides, especially in times of deep polarization and turmoil.
Joining this discussion is Kristen Cambell (Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement - PACE), Wendy Feliz (American Immigration Council), Andrew Hanauer (One America Movement), and Ted Johnson (Brennan Center for Justice). Introducing this discussion is Cindy Santos, (Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions.)

Resources and Footnotes

• Video and Transcript of this discussion
• Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement - PACE
• American Immigration Council
• One America Movement
• Brennan Center for Justice
• Bridging Civic Divides essay series by Decker Ngongang for PACE
• Complicating the Narrative, a discussion series from CEP and PACE
• Philanthropy Needs to Own Up to its Role in Fueling Polarization, Suzette Brooks Masters, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Ted Johnson’s book When the Stars Begin to Fall and this interview he did with Daniel Stid
• Ukrainian Leaders Show the Power of a Story to Move Policy. Immigration Advocates Should Take Note, Wendy Feliz in the Chronicle of Philanthropy
• New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World–and How to Make It Work for You by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms
• Amanda Ripley’s book: High Conflict and this conversation she did with PACE
• The Other Divide by Yanna Krupnikov and John Barry Ryan
• The works of Danielle S. Allen
• Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity by Lilliana Mason

More on Collective Impact

Infographic: What is Collective Impact?
Resource List: Getting Started in Collective Impact

The Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0.

The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.

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