![]() Now, as government agencies and NGOs increasingly recognize the interconnectedness of multiple factors affecting the health of people and communities, support for the work of backbone organizations is growing. Backbone work provides both infrastructure and context for mission-based organizations, and can help focus efforts taking place across entire communities and among those community organizations.ĬHRT’s work with the State Innovation Model (SIM) is one example of the role a backbone organization can play in facilitating collaborative efforts to reach shared goals across regions and organizations. Until very recently, foundations and other organizations historically hadn’t funded the infrastructure necessary for this type of coalition work. Project management or traditional consulting work. Backbone work is accomplished working among multiple organizations in a community, rather than between two entities, as might occur in ![]() Of what a community needs and provide capacity to address those needs in theĬommunity. One-on-one with individuals or organizations, but to create a broader understanding Way to conceptualize a backbone organization is that its goal is not to work So what does it mean to be a backbone organization, and ![]() CHRT, we devote much of our time to policy analysis, research and evaluation,Īs our emphasis on collective impact has grown, CHRT is expanding our role as aīackbone organization.
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