Building a Cross-Sector Regional Coalition to Strengthen Ecosystem Collaboration

Type(s): Case Studies
Topic(s): Governance and Coalition Building
Region(s): Midwest
Source: Kauffman Foundation

This brief outlines an example of the practice of building a cross-sector regional coalition to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystem collaboration. Coalition building has emerged as a key practice within the diverse toolkit of entrepreneurial ecosystem building. Specifically, this brief focuses on the Forge North story, which traces the first six years of a grassroots effort to create and sustain a regional cross-sector coalition.

Building a Cross-Sector Regional Coalition to Strengthen Ecosystem Collaboration