Together Through Crisis: A Case Study of Milwaukee’s COVID-19 Civic Response

In this interview with Forum senior advisor Paul Schmitz, we hear about the formation and experiences of Milwaukee’s Civic Response team during the first months of the pandemic and learn about the city’s comprehensive response to the COVID-19 crisis. Along the way, Paul shares the lessons learned about how collective impact efforts can be most effective in both meeting emergency needs and pursuing long-term systems change.Resources and FootnotesCase Study: Collective Impact in Emergency Response: A Case Study of Milwaukee’s COVID-19 Civic Response TeamWebinar: Collective Impact in Emergency Response: A Virtual Discussion on Milwaukee’s COVID-19 Civic Response TeamResource: Targeted Universalism: Policy & PracticePodcast: john a. powell - Operationalizing Equity in Collective ImpactMore on Collective Impact approach to collaborate for social change:Infographic: What is Collective Impact?Resource List: Getting Started in Collective ImpactThe Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0.The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.Have a question related to collaborative work that you'd like to have discussed on the podcast? You can send it to our short podcast listener survey or at [email protected].