HOW WE WORK
Experience, service, and shared purpose.
Community & College Partners Program connects underserved communities with colleges, universities, technical experts, and funders to turn local priorities into actionable solutions.
C2P2 brings the right mix of local leadership, academic expertise, professional knowledge, and financial support around a clearly defined community need.
THE PARTNERSHIP MODEL
One local priority.
A coordinated team.
A practical path forward.
C2P2 does more than make introductions. It helps clarify the need, identify appropriate expertise, define responsibilities, coordinate the work, and keep the project centered on community goals.
1. Listen
Understand the community’s priority, context, goals, and readiness.
2. Connect
Match the need with academic, technical, public, and potential funding partners.
3. Define
Agree on scope, roles, deliverables, timing, and communication.
4. Work
Support collaboration as partners. We research, plan, design, create, and/or advise.
5. Advance
Provide assistance as requested and help identify next steps.
WHO IS A GOOD FIT
Partnership begins with shared commitment.
Communities
A good fit when you are…
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a low income and underserved community
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a community point person
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Willing to share context and collaborate
Colleges & Universities
A good fit when you have…
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Relevant faculty or student expertise
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A course, capstone, studio, or research pathway
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Capacity to produce defined deliverables
Professional Partners
A good fit when you have…
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Relevant technical or sector knowledge
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Time for pro bono or sponsored assistance
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Respect for community-led decision-making
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Ability to work within a defined scope
Funders
A good fit when you value…
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Community-led development
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the C2P2 model for Technical assistance and project planning
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Measurable, practical outcomes
WHO IS A GOOD FIT
Partnership begins with shared commitment.
Bring a priority. Build a project team.
1. Submit a brief inquiry
Share the location, local priority, goals, and community contact.
2. Join a discovery conversation
Clarify the need, background, readiness, and desired support.
3. Shape the project scope
Define questions, deliverables, roles, timing, and decision-makers.
4. Meet the partner team
C2P2 identifies and convenes aligned academic and technical partners.
5. Collaborate and review
Provide local knowledge, feedback, data, and access throughout the work.
6. Receive deliverables and next steps
Use the project outputs to move toward funding, approval, or implementation.
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
Local leadership, context, access, timely feedback, and resident-informed decision-making.
RESULT
A defined, useful project deliverable and a practical strategy for what comes next.
WHAT PARTNERS CAN EXPECT
Clarity
Coordination.
Community-centered work.
Every partnership is shaped by the community, the challenge, and the resources available. While no two projects are exactly alike, C2P2 provides a clear, collaborative structure that keeps partners aligned, responsibilities defined, and the work focused on practical, community-desired results.
A defined scope
Regular communication
Respectful collaboration
Useful deliverables