What We Do
Cross Sector facilitates social impact in Oklahoma by serving as an intermediary for innovative public-private partnerships and resource investment. Cross Sector also consults with individual public, private and nonprofit organizations to enhance their impact on social outcomes.
How We Do It
Consulting services include, but are not limited to:
- Public-private partnerships
- Collective Impact
- Innovative funding models (e.g., impact investing, pay-for-success/social impact bonds)
- Human-centered design
- Community/Consumer engagement
- Strategic planning
- Mediation/facilitation
About Our Founder & Principal
Ed Long, founder and principal of Cross Sector Innovations, holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma with specializations in public policy and public management, and completed all coursework for a Ph.D. in political science, with a focus on public administration, public policy and American politics and government. He has co-authored journal articles related to strategic planning and the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. His experience includes strategic planning, evaluation, public policy, public/nonprofit management, grant writing, program development, communications, community & consumer engagement, facilitation/mediation and government relations. His current work is focused on social innovation, impact investing and public-private partnerships.
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