ABSTRACT Cross-sector partnerships, and collective impact, in particular, have gained increased attention as community-level strategies for tackling wicked, complex, social challenges such as child maltreatment. To date, there has been limited independent research on collective impact, especially in non-metropolitan areas with limited capacity. This case study examines the conditions that supported the development of a collective impact effort in a non-metropolitan community to address child wellbeing. It finds that small communities offer strengths that support collective impact as a social innovation as well as challenges that create vulnerabilities to outside influence that may stymie the development of locally developed social innovations.

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“为什么这不能在这里工作？”：小城市社区的社会创新和集体影响

摘要 跨部门伙伴关系，尤其是集体影响，作为应对虐待儿童等邪恶、复杂的社会挑战的社区级战略，越来越受到关注。迄今为止，关于集体影响的独立研究有限，特别是在能力有限的非大都市地区。本案例研究考察了支持在非大都市社区开展集体影响力努力以解决儿童福祉的条件。研究发现，小社区具有支持集体影响作为社会创新的优势，同时也提供了对外部影响造成脆弱性的挑战，这可能会阻碍当地发达的社会创新的发展。