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Aligning the Partnership to Regional Goals
A challenging aspect of this work is figuring out how a more focused cradle to career partnership fits into a community’s regional or even state-wide context. In many communities, regional,...
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Creating and Adapting to the “New Job Description”
I was just recently part of a discussion with several of the Strive Cradle to Career communities about how they’re working to promote shared accountability within networks that are building...
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Communications Toolkit for Strive Network Members Unveiled
Yesterday, more than 30 Strive Network communities participated in a Network-member webinar focused on the different ways that these Cradle to Career partnerships can best communicate their work to the...
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Guilford County: Collective Impact in Action
In 15 years of working with the media, one thing that’s certain is competition among outlets can be fierce as news teams and editors work diligently to get the right story in front of the right people...
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What is this Civic Infrastructure?
“We are building the civic infrastructure necessary to support every child from cradle to career.” Well, that sounds pretty fantastic, but what does that actually mean? At Strive, we have defined...
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Cincinnati’s Collective Impact Efforts recognized by Education Nation
Cincinnati’s efforts to improve academic achievement in the region’s urban core received recognition this past weekend by NBC’s Education Nation. Highlighted by NBC are the many improvements seen...
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The Difference between Collaboration and Collective Impact
We recently hit the benchmarks of having over 150 communities reach out to us and 80 communities having completed the Site Readiness Assessment to join the Strive Network. As we start our discussions...
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Tom Friedman and Shared Responsibility….for All Adults
Tom Friedman, author of the amazing book The World is Flat that in many ways sparked the development of The Strive Partnership in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, recently shared an op-ed that made a...
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You can find the tools to change the world
Key Insights from the 5th Annual Cradle to Career Network Convening “No matter where your heart is, you can find the tools to change the world.” These words were delivered by Dr. Vanden Wyngaard,...
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