The Future is Collective Case Studies of Collective Social Innovation 2025

Capability Activities Investing in systemic solutionsSub-granting to collectives: StriveTogether provides strategic investments in place-based partnerships and backbone organizations to catalyse activities and outcomes. Developing financing solutions: StriveTogether has partnered with the Children's Funding Project to support fiscal mapping and local tax levies to better support child and youth programming, as well as Maycomb Capital’s Community Outcomes Fund to develop an outcomes rate card for innovative financing structures that support early childhood education. Marvin immigrated with his sister from Honduras when he was 12 years old. He was the first in his family to go to college. In the Mission District of San Francisco where he and his sister lived, he was able to access services from Mission Economic Development Association (MEDA), an organization that is part of the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network. He says: When I was in high school, I was able to connect with Mission Promise through College Connect, which is a college programme that helps high school students get into college. I graduated from UC Berkeley back in 2022. I got two bachelor’s degrees, one in legal studies and one in sociology. I was able to find a lot of resources in the neighbourhood, and that’s how I was able to thrive and continue with pursuing my goals. I don’t think I would be where I am now without that support. Marvin Matamoros, Mission Promise Neighborhood12 12. Adapted from StriveTogether. (2023). Nested Civic Infrastructure: Mission Promise Neighbourhood spotlight (Full Length). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17eYhHHIycc.Collective action activities (continued) Case vignette: A spotlight on Mission Promise Neighborhood The Future is Collective: Case Studies of Collective Social Innovation 58