Our Approach

Milwaukee Succeeds unites our community around a shared vision of success for every child, in every school, cradle to career. We achieve that vision by collaborating with partners on local and national levels.

 Collective Impact

We use collective impact to approach systems change. This means that we:

Have a common agenda for change-making

Have a common agenda for change-making

Use the same methods of data collection as our partners

Use the same methods of data collection as our partners

Take on different work to achieve a unified goal

Take on different work to achieve a unified goal

 
Engage with partners to maintain trust and motivation

Engage with partners to maintain trust and motivation

Have backbone staff to support the whole network

Have backbone staff to support the whole network

 
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In partnership with nearly 70 other communities in the national StriveTogether network, our approach is racially centered, data driven, and guided by lived experience.

See how Milwaukee Succeeds’ child care Civic Infrastructure compares to our national partners HERE

Partner Spotlights

  • WIAIMH

    The Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health is dedicated to the promotion of social-emotional learning and relationship-based practices through raising public awareness, providing resources for professional development and advocating for policies.

  •  Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership

    A high school success partner and capacity-building grant recipient, Community Schools are driven to transform schools into places where students, families, staff, and the community are working together to help every student succeed.

  • NAEYC

    A key early childhood education partner, NAEYC works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8. They advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate and work on behalf of young children.