Partner With Us

We collaborate with funders, practitioners, and organizations to move promising ideas into practice. Our partnerships are designed to translate research into usable tools, real‑world pilots, and evidence that supports lasting community impact.

We work best with partners who are interested in addressing complex challenges – such as community sustainability, institutional trust, housing, governance, or collective decision‑making – and who value collaboration, learning, and action.

Why Partner With Us?

Partners work with the Community Capital Lab to:

• Turn research into action
  We specialize in moving beyond analysis to implementation – developing tools, frameworks, and pilots that can be used by real communities and institutions.

• Design solutions with communities, not for them
  Our approach centers on co‑design, ensuring that tools and strategies are grounded in local context and stakeholder experience.

• Generate evidence for scale and learning
  We help partners design pilots and demonstrations that produce usable insights for replication, investment, or policy development.

• Bridge sectors and disciplines
  We bring experience working across public, nonprofit, academic, and private‑sector environments to align priorities and accelerate impact.

Ways We Collaborate

We tailor each partnership to fit shared goals, timelines, and capacities. Common collaboration models include:

Applied Research Partnerships

Jointly designed research that addresses practical questions and produces outputs that support decision‑making, strategy, or program design.

Tool & Platform Development

Design and testing of digital tools, dashboards, or analytical frameworks that help partners explore scenarios, measure outcomes, or support collective decision‑making.

Pilots & Demonstration Projects

Implementation of pilot projects in real‑world settings to test concepts, refine approaches, and build evidence for scaling.

Funder‑Supported Initiatives

Collaborations supported by philanthropic, public, or institutional funding, where we serve as a research, design, or implementation partner.

Knowledge Translation & Engagement

Workshops, briefs, public‑facing resources, and presentations that make findings accessible to practitioners, communities, and decision‑makers.

Who We Partner With

We have experience working with and welcomes partnerships from:

• Public agencies and local governments

• Foundations and philanthropic organizations

• Nonprofits and community‑based organizations

• Academic and research institutions

• Mission‑aligned private‑sector partners

What Partners Can Expect

When you partner with us, you can expect:

• A collaborative, transparent working relationship

• Clear alignment between research goals and practical outcomes

• Attention to equity, inclusion, and community context

• Deliverables designed for use, not just documentation

• Flexibility to adapt as projects evolve

Start a Conversation

If you’re interested in partnering, we welcome exploratory conversations. Whether you have a defined project in mind or are looking to explore potential collaboration, we’re happy to discuss how our work might align.

Contact:
communitycapitallab@asu.edu