RELATED July 03, 2025 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Suitability and Fitness” proposed rule June 23, 2025 Mad Money: The public believes the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government will harm the U.S. economy and make the country less safe June 23, 2025 Public Service Leadership Model Pocket Guide Back to Reports Golden State of Collaboration: Fostering Intergovernmental and Cross-Sector Partnerships in California April 27, 2020 Organizations in any sector enhance their ability to tackle challenges when they combine their strengths and share their knowledge with other entities, either across sectors or within their own. California has some of the most innovative organizations in the country, making it a hub for new ideas, and as the fifth largest economy in the world and home to the largest regional population of civilian federal workers outside the Washington, D.C., area, it is well positioned to be a leader and model for effective collaboration. This issue brief summarizes key themes from roundtable discussions hosted between October 2019 and January 2020 by the Partnership, X Sector Labs and the San Francisco Federal Executive Board, and outlines actions that could increase the number of effective partnerships in California, especially those involving the federal government. Download (3m)