About the book
Are budget cuts, local politics and personalities getting in the way of your nonprofit’s programming? This book is for you! Maximize your partnerships and reduce stress by clearly mapping, aligning and troubleshooting your collective impact. Then open the door on your own cage and realize it’s you that you’ve been waiting for – transcend the system.
With over 15 years of nonprofit and business experience, author Mary E. ZumBrunnen bridges community development divides by applying public and private sector strategies to effectively create, lead and manage partnership as the foundation for collective impact.

Transcendent Partnership Library
The Collective Impact Framework
Collective Impact is a framework to tackle deeply entrenched and complex social problems. It is an innovative and structured approach to making collaboration work across government, business, philanthropy, non-profit organizations and citizens to achieve significant and lasting social change.
Common Agenda
Structured collaboration between all stakeholders to define a common agenda and a shared vision
Shared Measurement
Shared performance measures to track progress allowing for continuous improvement
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Each expertise is leveraged as part of the overall with effective and collective co-ordination
Continuous Communication
Continuous communication to support building trust and relationships between all stakeholders
Backbone Organization
Single governance structure to fulfill the objectives

Interested in hosting a speaking engagement or community
project?
Mary is available for keynotes, workshops and consulting requests
through One-Community Consulting.