1. Sustainability
of
Industry Partnerships
What’s Left?
Presented by
Jack Mills, Director
National Network of Sector Partners
www.nnsp.org
jmills@insightcced.org

2. Who We Are
• Insight Center for Community Economic Development
– National, nonprofit, research and consulting organization formed in 1969.
– Mission: Helping people and communities become, and remain, economically
secure.
– Strategy: increase income and assets, and improve equity regarding both
• National Network of Sector Partners
– Initiative of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development.
– Membership organization of sector initiatives & supporters, formed in 1999.
– Mission: to encourage the use and effectiveness of sector initiatives as
valuable tools for enhancing employment and economic development
opportunities for low-income individuals, industries, and communities.
– Strategy: Increase access to good jobs/career paths and reduce employment
disparities, improve job quality, and assist employers to create good jobs

3. Sustainability: a set of activities
1. Involve a broad group of stakeholders in
planning to develop buy-in, potential resources,
and champions
2. Document impact and tell the story to potential
sources of funding
3. Improve outcomes
4. Control and reduce costs; especially fixed costs
5. Make concerted efforts to obtain funding and
other resources

4. Resources
National Network of Sector Partners
– Training and assistance
– Industry-specific peer learning
– Policy development assistance
– Resources and materials
– Etc.
To find our more about services NNSP provides
and/or become an NNSP member
go to www.nnsp.org