100,000 Opportunities Initiative works across sectors to connect youth with job opportunities
The Initiative is an employer-led collaborative effort launched in July 2015 to train and hire 100,000 opportunity youth by 2018.
November 06, 2015
Each month, there is new, fascinating research emerging that provides practical insight into cross-sector collaboration. To keep our readers up to date, we compile a bimonthly briefing that captures this research, and publish it on our blog — for researchers who want to stay up-to-date on progress in the field of cross-sector collaboration and practitioners who are interested in how this research may be applicable to their work.
Research Briefing, November 2015
Our monthly research briefing keeps you up to date on the latest research that provides practical insight into the intersector.
November 04, 2015
Lessons in sharing discretion from Welcome Dayton
Welcome Dayton worked across sectors to promote immigrant inclusion, with stakeholders applying their sector-specific expertise to draft the organization's plan.
November 02, 2015
At the intersection of placemaking and collaboration: examples from Pittsburgh and New York City
Pittsburgh's Envision Downtown initiative and a streetscaping program in Crotona East rely on placemaking, collaboration, and economic development.
October 30, 2015
Lessons in building a common fact base from Project Homeless Connect in San Francisco
Collaboration partners may have biases that influence their determination of what facts are relevant to the issue at hand, of what “the problem” really is.
October 28, 2015
Data as a decision-making tool for change
Spark Policy Institute's new toolkit provides advice for social innovators on where to turn for data and how to evaluate and present their results.
October 26, 2015
ARSP releases 10th anniversary issue exploring and celebrating cross-sector collaboration
With sections devoted to pedagogy, praxis, and publications, the 10th issue of ARSP will appeal to cross-sector researchers and practitioners alike.
October 23, 2015
Research to Practice: Cross-sector partnerships in public health fighting obesity and noncommunicable diseases
Public health organizations can benefit from cross-sector partnerships with the food and beverage industry. But how can they mitigate the risks?
October 21, 2015
Buffalo Bayou Park, redeveloped through intersector collaboration, opens this month
Buffalo Bayou Park, the result of a cross-sector collaboration years in the making, officially opened to the public this month after suffering years of neglect.
October 19, 2015
The Evolution of Collaboration
By Frank Weil, Chairman of The Intersector Project Recently I did a piece about The Hotdog Story (click here to read), which prompted a lot of interesting feedback. The bulk of the comments made the point that our species is hardwired to
October 16, 2015