When Equal Measure, a leader in evaluation and collective impact, called us-- they were embarking on a journey of change, and they were at a crossroads. Through intensive workshops and facilitated conversations, The Collective Good challenged assumptions, dismantled outdated frameworks, and co-created a roadmap for the future.
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It was 2021 at Equal Measure, and a new leader had inherited a team grappling with uncertainty. Their vision felt blurry, and their mission needed momentum and team buy-in. They also needed a roadmap to greater impact.
They challenged The Collective Good to help them reimagine who they were as an organization and how to achieve their objectives. It wouldn't be a quick fix, but we were ready to roll up our sleeves and dive in.
Future Caucus has an audacious mission to activate young leaders, bridge the partisan divide, and transform American politics. Entering the pandemic, they welcomed a new leader and new team members. With this in mind and the increasing polarization of policymaking, Future Caucus had an opportunity to engage and grow its membership.
We weren't going to turn things around overnight. After a year of collaboration, Equal Measure was ready to step into its next era.
This wasn't a top-down thing. We know after doing this work for over 15 years, change won’t work without organizational buy-in. We made sure a small group of people from all across Equal Measure helped build the plan so everyone felt invested and excited about making it work.
We conducted extensive research, engaging staff, board members, partners, and peers in open dialogue. We explored their projects, dug deep into who they worked with and how, and listened to everyone's ideas and concerns.
We also mapped out their key partnerships. This helped us understand their impact on different communities and what made them truly special. By the end, our team had a crystal-clear picture of what Equal Measure did, who they worked with, and what everyone had to say.
Co-creating a strategy that centered the voices and needs of the Future Caucus community of young legislators. Our analysis provided an understanding of:
From this process, Future Caucus gained a clearer focus on building a constituency for inclusive governing and amplifying new narratives.
Through intensive workshops and facilitated conversations, The Collective Good challenged assumptions, dismantled outdated frameworks, and co-created a roadmap for the future. We helped Equal Measure think hard about who they were, what they were meant to do, and how they could make the greatest impact in achieving their vision: that race is no longer a predictor of one's life outcomes.
The result was a clearer mission and theory of change and a new way of leveraging their influence in the space as evaluators, conveners, and agents of social change.
Our Partnership:
From this process, Future Caucus gained a clearer focus on building a constituency for inclusive governing and amplifying new narratives.
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