This website remains available as a historical record of materials developed during the December 2021–January 2026 Promise Neighborhoods technical assistance contract. Please note that this site is no longer actively updated. For the most current information, visit the U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods (PN) webpage.

Results by Term: Tool

Sustaining the Infrastructure Behind the Promise: Sustainability Planning Guide and Workbook

Author: Promise Neighborhoods | Year of Publication: 2025

The Sustainability Planning Guide and Workbook offer past and present Promise Neighborhoods grantees and backbone organizations a four-step roadmap to maintain their collaborations after federal grant funding ends. The guide highlights the key infrastructure-essential for effective partnership-supporting seven conditions: community engagement, partnerships, data, financing, policy and systems, communications, and organizational capacity.

Advancing Conditions for Achieving Promise Neighborhoods Results 2025

Author: Lori Nathanson, Megan Gallagher, Karin Scott, Victoria Martin | Year of Publication: 2025

Six conditions are important for Promise Neighborhoods and similar place-based, collective impact initiatives to achieve results: Organizational & Leadership Capacity, Community Engagement, Cradle-to-Career Solutions, Strategic Partnerships, Sustainable Financing, and Policy & Systems Influence. This tool is designed for Promise Neighborhoods backbone organizations, partners, community residents, and technical assistance providers that work collaboratively to plan, implement, and sustain the conditions necessary for achieving collective impact outcomes.