Partnering With Government for Collective Action [Video]

Joining forces with government can turn small-scale social efforts into large-scale innovations that benefit historically under-resourced and underserved communities. The most pressing challenges of our time—from global health crises to social, economic, and racial inequity—cannot be solved by any single sector. Delivering solutions at speed and scale requires a multisector coalition—and government plays a central role given its mandate, infrastructure, and unparalleled resources.

As nonprofit leaders who have partnered closely with governments—Hyphen in the United States and Last Mile Healthin four African countries and globally—we have seen firsthand how engaging with government can shift resource flows and decision-making pathways to accelerate and magnify lasting systems change. While we work in very different spaces, we’ve come to the same realization that everyone has a role to play, whether they are community leaders with lived experience and knowledge of the problems, or government, civil society, business, or …