“STEM learning ecosystems harness unique contributions of educators, policymakers, families, and others in symbiosis toward a comprehensive vision of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for all children. This paper describes the attributes and strategies of 15 leading ecosystem efforts throughout the country with
An estimated 40 percent of carbon dioxide pollution in the United States comes from energy used in homes. In Portland, Oregon, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability wanted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city while bettering the economic and social development of local
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed St. Bernard’s Housing Community (SBHC), the largest public housing development in New Orleans. Prior to the storm, SBHC was plagued with overcrowding, failing schools, and violent crime. In the wake of Katrina, a small group of civic leaders were invited
“This document is a summary of the C&E Corporate-NGO Partnerships Barometer 2014. It is the fifth in a series of annual surveys of current practice, drivers, and key trends in cross-sector partnerships. The Barometer is based mainly on an online survey of 130 leading companies
In November of 2006, 82 percent of voters in Berkeley, California approved a measure to reduce the community’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent before 2050. This case study tells the story of how Cisco DeVries, then Chief of Staff to the mayor, worked with
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In 1995, in the East Lake Meadows public housing complex located four miles from downtown Atlanta, only four percent of residents earned incomes above the poverty line. The unemployment rate was 86.5 percent, and the neighborhood was home to a multi-million dollar drug trade. In
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew left Florida devastated. As communities began to rebuild their homes and businesses, they faced numerous challenges and delays when filing insurance claims to receive disaster relief funds. The lack of a uniform, statewide building code and the insufficient enforcement of building
"A hallmark of the contemporary international system is the complexity of problems facing actors today. Yet creative facilitators can build bridges between a wide array of actors to address these most difficult challenges. Multi-stakeholder collaboration (MSC) is a complex process often necessarily involving parties with
San Francisco and the Bay Area face a 62 percent chance of a large earthquake in the next 30 years. To prepare, San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management (DEM) reviewed its disaster preparedness and recovery strategies. Rob Dudgeon, Deputy Director of DEM, realized that his