Intersector collaboration brings high tech resources to Environmental Defense Fund
By mounting special sensors to Google’s well-known “street cars” EDF has been able to map and report thousands of natural gas leaks.
August 15, 2014
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.
Philadelphia’s new Innovation Lab fosters collaboration across sectors
The lab's goal is to provide a space for city employees to innovate and problem solve alongside community partners and other non-city stakeholders.
August 13, 2014
AVID Center engages urban leaders to increase college readiness
The AVID system targets youth with potential and a desire to succeed, but with typically little to no knowledge about the college admissions process or support to make their dreams a reality.
August 11, 2014
Providing affordable housing through intersector collaboration
The six-story, $11 million Temple Place Apartments will house 40 one- and two-bedroom apartments for low- and moderate-income residents when it’s completed in 2015.
August 08, 2014
The City University of New York brings intersector collaboration to the arts
The CUNY Dance Initiative Program can inspire others to think and act “across sectors, systems, and stakeholders.”
August 06, 2014
Cross-sector collaboration leads to job opportunities in Greater Cincinnati
PCW has proven to be a game-changer in linking low-wage workers and jobseekers to the training and credentialing programs that lead to good jobs.
August 04, 2014
East Lake Villages Part II: “Crossing the divides that usually separate us”
In this video, Carol Naughton, Senior Vice President of Purpose Built Communities, speaks about the intersector collaboration that revitalized East Lake Meadows.
August 01, 2014
East Lake Villages Part I: Trusting Relationships, Intersector Success
After decades of failed projects and programs, the question of how to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty led to the realization that the problem was too big to be solved by one sector alone.
July 29, 2014
Modern streetcar line to roll in the Motor City
Construction begins today on a 3.3-mile modern streetcar line through downtown Detroit, the result of a collaboration across private, public, and non-profit sectors that is remarkable in scale.
July 27, 2014
Streetside footrest for Chicago cyclists is small but significant collaboration
This month Chicago’s cyclists saw the installation of a new streetside footrest and handrail whose goal is to encourage riders to rest and wait for a green light.
July 25, 2014