Cross-sector Collaboration

Excerpt

Nations Pursuing a Well-Being Approach

A new book proposes a framework for thinking about well-being to promote racial equity.

International Lessons on Building Resilient, Cross-Sector Partnerships

By focusing on three principles—shared goals, open acknowledgement of differing incentives, and the reduction of hierarchy and centralized strategy—organizations can build stronger partnerships, with an emphasis on action.

Education

School Districts Must Embrace Social Responsibility

By Lin Johnson III

Schools must help liberate their students and their families from social injustice and support the revitalization and sustainability of their communities and environment.

Cities

A Strategic Plan to Rebalance Power in Fresno for Inclusive and Equitable Growth

By Chantel Rush, Joseph Schilling & Gretchen Moore 1

Establishing a shared understanding of Fresno’s racist policies and practices is key to how The Shared Prosperity Partnership will share power with residents who have been routinely excluded.

Collaboration

Seeding the Ground for Tri-Sector Alliances Before the Crisis Hits

By Nancy Rauch Douzinas 18

COVID-19 has forced business, government, and philanthropy to combine forces quickly to respond to community needs. Here are five principles for making organic, public-private alliances an ongoing force for change.

Health

Investing in Menstrual Health Is an Investment in Global Health

By Cristina Ljungberg & Sue Coates 1

Because it cuts across distinct sectors, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is a much more complex and difficult public health issue than many realize.