Featured Publications

On this page, we feature some of our publications, including reports and books, that help to map the DNA of the democratic economy and what it will take for us to build it.

Randy Oostra 5/20/18 Randy Oostra 5/20/18

Embracing an Anchor Mission: ProMedica’s all-in strategy

This report offers an in-depth look at how the Toledo, Ohio based health system aligned its institutional operations and clinical practices.

Emily Sladek 10/5/17 Emily Sladek 10/5/17

Higher Education’s Anchor Mission: Measuring place-based engagement

Rush University Medical Center 9/18/17 Rush University Medical Center 9/18/17

The Anchor Mission Playbook

The recommendations in this “playbook,” drawn from research carried out to help Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) align around its Anchor Mission, are being published to help other hospitals and health systems accelerate their own efforts to drive institutional alignment with community needs.

Walter Wright 4/30/16 Walter Wright 4/30/16

Cleveland’s Greater University Circle Initiative: An anchor-based strategy for change

Steve Dubb, Sarah McKinley and Ted Howard 7/31/13 Steve Dubb, Sarah McKinley and Ted Howard 7/31/13

The Anchor Dashboard: Aligning institutional practice to meet low-income community needs

Ted Howard 2/1/13 Ted Howard 2/1/13

The Anchor Mission: Leveraging the Power of Anchor Institutions to Build Community Wealth