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Tag: Cross-sector Collaboration
Philanthropy & Funding
Standing With Immigrant Families
The San Francisco Bay Area mobilizes a regional response for crisis aid amid federal crackdowns on undocumented immigrants.
Cities
A Sideways Approach to Governing
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is seeking to improve his city by going neighborhood by neighborhood.
Collaboration
Learning From Setbacks in Collaborations
Cross-sector collaboration can help cities tackle complex social and economic problems, but results are mixed. New research suggests that how a collaboration responds to setbacks plays a crucial role in its success. Rather than seeking the “perfect” governance model, collaborators should adopt five key actions enabling progress.
Cities
Urban Development Needs Systems Thinking
Lessons from 15 cities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia on addressing interconnected civic challenges.
Environment
Fueling Innovation to Navigate the Wildfire Challenge Ahead
The climate-driven wildfire crisis calls for a comprehensive, cross-sector approach to funding, research, and action.
Collaboration
Bringing Organizational Cultures Together for Social Impact
Bringing different organizations’ cultures together and building an effective inter-organizational culture can be done, but only if participants are savvy and intentional about culture.
sponsored
Engaging Government in Collective Action
Working with governments to co-create programs and funding strategies can unlock resources far beyond what any single organization can do on its own.
Health
Leadership for a Healthy Tomorrow
Public health leaders must develop new competencies to guide the systemic change necessary to improve human well-being.
Collaboration
The Importance of Scaffolding
The structures that participants in a collaboration create to work together are critical to its success.