CCT partners with philanthropic institutions that are seeking to have a broad impact on the practices of teaching and learning. CCT's role in these initiatives is often to act as a bridge-connecting corporate officers with the nuances and complexities of local school practices, looking systematically at how broad initiatives are playing out at the local level, and making recommendations to funders about how to accommodate and adapt their initiatives to match the circumstances and needs of the schools, teachers, and students they hope to serve.