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

  • MENTOR Greater Milwaukee

    MENTOR Greater Milwaukee, a key high school success partner and capacity-building grant recipient, is an advocate for the expansion of quality mentoring in Milwaukee and a resource for mentors countywide.

  • COA Youth and Family Centers

    A longtime partner and member of our ECE Coalition, COA Youth and Family Centers focuses on three primary areas of service: early education, youth development, and community development.

  • Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

    Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s (MMAC) vision is to create a globally competitive region that fosters high-value employment to sustain a vibrant quality of life for all.