Co-Governance Tool for a Multiracial Democracy
Offering guidance and resources to support leaders in government and communities.
Co-governance has emerged as a valuable concept for those working towards justice by aiming to transform processes and outcomes. While reports and studies on cross-sector organizing and policymaking exist and continue to be developed, there is a need for more practical resources that support questions of implementation, such as:
- How do we build relationships across sectors?
- How do we govern together?
- How do we share power in decision-making?
- How do we design productive meetings that move the work forward?
- How do we navigate challenges and conflicts?
- How do we hold our collective accountable?
Race Forward’s new “Co-Governance Tool for a Multiracial Democracy” aims to help practitioners answer these questions by offering guidance and resources to support leaders in government and communities as they design structures, relationships, and agreements for successful cross-sector collaboration and equitable outcomes. We draw on our own decades of learning and also highlight shared wisdom from many partners across our field. Our goal is that this new tool guides practitioners through a design process that results in a stronger civic infrastructure to drive change that improves conditions and outcomes for all of our communities.
