ACKNOWLEDGMENTSAlthough collaborative governance’s visibility and popularity is growing, it wasn’tinvented yesterday. We would like to thank all the funders, practitioners, and scholarswho led (and continue to lead) the way. Thanks also to Philanthropy for Active CivicEngagement and the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation for facilitating dis-cussions on this topic, and to Martha McCoy and Pat Scully for commenting on thedraft. Special thanks to Michael Falcone for editing assistance.