Intersector Briefing: Data Collaboratives
The articles in this month’s Intersector Briefing discuss data collaboratives — from what they can look like to why they’re important to what challenges they present.
March 02, 2017
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Diving Into The Intersector Toolkit: Commit to Information Sharing
Cross-sector collaborations often involve managing many streams of data and information from the multiple actors involved, which can come with a variety of challenges.
February 07, 2017
Diving Into The Intersector Toolkit: Agree on Measures of Success
Agreeing on measures of success (deciding how to measure progress) is crucial to moving a cross-sector collaboration’s work forward and to keeping collaborative members on board.
January 19, 2017
Bringing About Social Change with the Community Tool Box
The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. It offers thousands of pages of tips and tools for taking action in communities.
January 17, 2017
Diving Into The Intersector Toolkit: Build a Common Fact Base
In collaborative environments characterized by shared decision making, developing a fact base that defines “the problem” is an often overlooked but crucial step among partners.
January 10, 2017
Building an Accountability Structure: Guidance from StriveTogether
Building an accountability structure enables clarity and communication among cross-sector partners, explains Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar of StriveTogether.
January 05, 2017
Diving Into The Intersector Toolkit: Establish Transparency of Viewpoints
Creating an environment where partners can communicate openly allows collaborations to address partners’ differing priorities and viewpoints.
December 29, 2016
Diving Into The Intersector Toolkit: Account for Resources
If a collaboration neglects to account for both financial and non-financial resources in its early stages, it exposes itself to higher operating risk and ultimately limits its capacity.
December 08, 2016
Diving Into The Intersector Toolkit: Assess the History of Addressing the Issue
Examining previous efforts of collaboration in a similar issue area can equip partners with valuable information to shape their own collaborative actions.
November 29, 2016
Preconditions for Cross-sector Collaboration
In this guest post, Chris Thompson discusses the importance of cross-sector projects having a compelling cause, galvanizing leadership, and high-performing organizations.
November 22, 2016