Small victories in big field-building - Jen Splansky Juster of FSG Collective Impact Forum

We’re used to celebrating one superstar who saves the day, but we forget that lasting change needs many groups to come together. And someone helps those groups come together, work together, and keep working together for years -- what we call “field building”. It’s a big tough role, but Jen Splansky Juster of the Collective Impact Forum finds energy in the small victories. - THE IMPACT. Jen: Is Executive Director of FSG’s Collective Impact Forum, an initiative of FSG and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions Advises foundations, NGOs, and partnerships on collective impact initiatives THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore: Being a generalist: going from human biology to consulting to field-building Finding joy and satisfaction in small victories on multi-generational change References from our conversation: The Stanford article about Collective Impact The research study When Collective Impact Has An Impact Collective Impact case studies