Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration

at the University of Massachusetts Boston

Project Criteria

MOPC assesses all potential projects using the following criteria to determine whether its services are appropriate:

  1. The project is consistent with the vision, mission, policies and scope of MOPC.
  2. The project addresses important public policy issues or community needs.
  3. The potential sponsorship and support for the project by leaders of affected parties is sufficient to promote meaningful results and leadership for follow through.
  4. The project encourages work across units within state and/or local government and/or across public, private and civic sectors within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
  5. Funding for the project is available through the sponsor, participants and/or other funders.
  6. MOPC can provide useful resources or services appropriate to the project and obtain results in a reasonable period of time relative to the complexity and history of the issue.
  7. The project provides an opportunity to build capacity in institutions and/or communities or may result in the incorporation of collaborative approaches to dispute resolution or policy-making so that parties are better able to resolve problems and conflicts in the future.
  8. The project provides the opportunity to learn valuable principles and/or gain knowledge in a policy area that helps MOPC be more useful in the future.
  9. The project provides opportunities to enrich the teaching, research and public service activities of the University of Massachusetts and provides learning opportunities for students.