Governance and participation StriveTogether is governed by a 13-member board of directors, which the President and Chief Executive Officer report to. The board of directors shares a commitment to StriveTogether’s mission and brings a diverse background to support and lead StriveTogether’s work. Three current board members are members of the Cradle to Career Network, providing key insight into the work in communities while other members bring expertise in philanthropy, education, policy work and more. More than half of the current board members are people of colour. Team culture and competencies StriveTogether’s team members are leaders committed to building an equitable future. They come from diverse backgrounds and sector areas, including education, policy, non-profit organizations and communications. Team members who exhibit curiosity, a systems mindset, and a solutions focus are hired – fundamentally, it is more important that team members show an eagerness to learn and solve rather than applying preconceived views or expertise. StriveTogether’s team also bring skills in convening (strengthening connections and identifying peer learning opportunities), coaching (building the capacity of communities committed to change), codifying (identifying insights from the network and bringing them into the work), investing (matching communities to strategic investments) and influencing (advocating for policies that leverage the learnings from the network). Collaborative and adaptive learning StriveTogether’s methodology is built upon Results Count®, a continuous improvement framework developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation as a way to help leaders, organizations and groups move from intention to action for children and families. This methodology focuses on four key skills: 1) defining and differentiating populations, 2) using trend lines to understand the factors that are contributing to disparities, 3) using factor analysis to inform the development of strategies to improve outcomes and 4) using performance measures to track progress towards improved outcomes. Ultimately, these skills are used to enable leaders to align the contributions of many different actors towards a common set of results. Enabling technology Technology is key for StriveTogether to manage network relationships and enable partners and stakeholders to understand the data that is captured and shared by place-based partnerships. StriveTogether uses Salesforce for network member information and data collection and both Tableau and Power BI for data visualization.Supporting infrastructure The Future is Collective: Case Studies of Collective Social Innovation 59

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