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What is Placed-Based Partnership?
Place-based partnerships are networks of people and organizations in the same geographic area who work together to change systems, improve community outcomes, and achieve shared goals. Backbone staff (Building Our Future) cannot change systems on their own. All place-based partnerships need partners.
A place-based partnership's partners should be a diverse, cross-sector group of people and organizations who agree to come together to transform systems and improve conditions for individuals in their community.
A place-based partnership's partners should be a diverse, cross-sector group of people and organizations who agree to come together to transform systems and improve conditions for individuals in their community.
We use Collective Impact to Approach System Change.
Building Our Future acts as the backbone organization to this work, supporting the function of its five tenets:
Collective Impact focuses not on programs, but on large-scale, system-wide social problems. The idea of collective impact is to bring a large number of people together in connected sectors - not to implement something new; but to change the way they work and the environment they work within.
What Does System Change Look Like?
System change is about rethinking how we work, strengthening relationships, and transforming how we fund and measure success. It requires us to challenge existing models, break down silos, and embrace a longer-term, learning-focused approach.
While systems change is challenging—it takes time, persistence, and often involves setbacks—it's also an opportunity to make a real, lasting difference. In Kenosha County, we understand that progress requires collaboration. At Building Our Future, we see the power of community every day in our partnerships with families, children, and local organizations. Together, we're working to create a more equitable future for our children, leveraging data and community insight to drive meaningful outcomes.
The road ahead may not always be easy, but the commitment and determination we see in Kenosha County inspire us to continue this important work.
While systems change is challenging—it takes time, persistence, and often involves setbacks—it's also an opportunity to make a real, lasting difference. In Kenosha County, we understand that progress requires collaboration. At Building Our Future, we see the power of community every day in our partnerships with families, children, and local organizations. Together, we're working to create a more equitable future for our children, leveraging data and community insight to drive meaningful outcomes.
The road ahead may not always be easy, but the commitment and determination we see in Kenosha County inspire us to continue this important work.
Our Principles
Our Roadmap
Because cradle to career spectrum is such a wide range, the StriveTogether partnership organizes this into separate outcome areas - what we call our roadmap.
"To ensure the best possible future for our community, we need to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to earn a great education. Building Our Future is a place-based partnership that seeks to work with our schools and the larger community to eliminate barriers to educational success." - Todd Battle, Zilber Property Group
