Collective Impact, a framework for improving social service provision first articulated in 2011, promises to improve efficiency while creating win–win cross-sector collaborations to solve the root causes of pressing community needs. This paper argues that in its current articulation, Collective Impact might deliver efficiencies but not transformative change. Positioning Collective Impact within the tradition of US democratic traditions, starting with Alexis de Tocqueville’s observations about the importance of US civil society for building an engaged citizenry, highlights specific ways to augment the framework’s transformative potential. In contrast to the neoliberal insistence that marketized social service providers are best suited for delivering efficient social service provision, this paper argues that Collective Impact leaders can take responsibility for strengthening civil society for real transformative change.

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集体影响：美国民主传统的教训

集体影响力是 2011 年首次提出的改善社会服务提供的框架，它承诺在提高效率的同时创造双赢的跨部门合作，以解决社区迫切需求的根本原因。本文认为，在目前的表述中，集体影响可能会带来效率，但不会带来变革性的变化。将集体影响定位在美国民主传统的传统中，从 Alexis de Tocqueville 关于美国公民社会对建设积极参与的公民的重要性的观察开始，强调了增强框架变革潜力的具体方法。与新自由主义坚持市场化的社会服务提供者最适合提供有效的社会服务提供相反，