Engaging Collaboration

Collaborative Solutions to Community Challenges

At Herb Kohl Philanthropies, we believe that collaboration is key to creating meaningful, lasting change. When funders and nonprofits work together, the result is greater impact, stronger innovation, and more sustainable solutions.

While many organizations are committed to serving their communities, far fewer are focused on solving root challenges through collaboration. We believe ideas and innovations need both space to grow and the right partners to bring them to life.

That’s why we prioritize collaborative, equitable, and sustainable approaches to addressing complex community issues. We support this through:

• Collaborative funding models that pool resources and align efforts for greater reach and effectiveness
• Partnership-driven nonprofit engagement that encourages organizations to work across sectors, break down silos, and co-create solutions with the communities they serve.

Our goal is to move beyond service delivery toward systems-level change—building networks of support that solve problems together, not alone.

• Community Development Alliance
• ThriveOn Collaboration and Milwaukee Succeeds
• Milwaukee Reading Coalition
• M-Cubed Initiative