Stronger together: Developing research partnerships with social impact organizations

A growing number of Transformative Consumer Research (TCR) academic community members are establishing research partnerships with Social Impact Organizations (SIOs) such as nonprofits, public policy entities, and other societally-focused organizations initiatives. These relational engagement SIOs vital for TCR researchers because have deep connections to people communities where transformative change takes place. We leverage insights from engaged in outline a framework that supports sustains these collaborations, furthers knowledge creation, lays the groundwork social impact. Our goal is offer can propagate within community, encouraging fruitful collaborations between potential create positive