Building Trust for Cross-Sector Data Collaboration

This report explores ways to create and strengthen data partnerships. Conversations with AllianceChicago, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, and Providence Health and Services Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation illuminate six strategies for building the trust needed to support collaborative relationships.

Strategies include identifying shared needs, finding internal champions, building on existing partnerships, understanding that building collaborative relationships takes time, tailoring communication for the appropriate audience, and adapting and implementing existing technology to meet organizations’ needs.