COVID Collaborative

Name

COVID Collaborative

Legal name

COVID Collaborative

Website

https://covidcollaborative.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COVID Collaborative is a US-based nonprofit bipartisan coalition founded in 2020 that convenes health, education, and economic experts to coordinate federal, state, and local COVID-19 response, vaccine education, global treatment access, and support for COVID-bereaved children through grant-funded programs.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Coalition & Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Immunization & Vaccine Access Partnerships (Global Vaccine Alliances) (HLAJAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multilateral Global Health Partnerships (UN/WHO-led Initiatives) (HLAJAOAA), Global Immunization & Vaccine Access Alliances (HLAJAKAK)

Keywords

• Public health coalition
• Pandemic response coordination
• Vaccine education campaigns
• Nonprofit health advocacy
• Policy advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Grant funding and philanthropy: COVID Collaborative operates as a nonprofit coalition supported by foundations and institutional partners including The Rockefeller Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and The Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

COVID Collaborative is a national coalition of experts in health, education, and the economy that develops platforms, campaigns, and initiatives to support the COVID-19 pandemic response. Its core offerings include vaccine education campaigns, accountability and data platforms, treatment access consortia, and policy recommendations targeted at government leaders, educational institutions, and community organizations.

Product overview

COVID Collaborative is a national coalition of health, education, and economic experts working to address the COVID-19 pandemic through a portfolio of interconnected initiatives and platforms. The organization offers the Hidden Pain Platform for bereaved children, the COVID Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) for tracking global progress, Data Dashboards for metrics visualization, a Resources Library of reports and briefs, the COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium for global treatment access, Rural Vaccination Education Campaigns, and the It's Up To You Vaccine Education Initiative. Rather than a traditional software product, COVID Collaborative functions as a convening body that develops frameworks, reports, clearinghouses, and educational campaigns to drive unified action against COVID-19.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hidden Pain: Platform to honor stories of children who have lost a caregiver to COVID-19 and provide resources to help families rebuild
• COVID GAP
• COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium

Products and services

• COVID Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) An accountability and tracking platform for COVID-19 pandemic response metrics, commitments, and progress, designed for government leaders, public health officials, and global health organizations.
• Hidden Pain Platform A data collection and visualization platform documenting the hidden and undercounted impacts of COVID-19, including bereavement, mental health effects, and economic hardship, intended for policymakers, researchers, and advocates.
• COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium A consortium initiative aimed at accelerating equitable access to COVID-19 treatments, particularly oral antivirals, by coordinating healthcare providers, pharmacies, and public health agencies.
• It's Up To You Vaccine Education Campaign A national vaccine education and confidence campaign designed to reach unvaccinated Americans with trusted messaging, developed in partnership with health, education, and community organizations.
• Rural Vaccination Education Campaign A targeted education campaign focused on increasing vaccine confidence and uptake in rural communities across the United States.
• #COVIDSafeZones Initiative An initiative promoting safe practices and protocols for businesses, schools, and community institutions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in shared settings.
• Data Dashboards Public-facing dashboards presenting COVID-19 data and trends for use by policymakers, journalists, researchers, and the general public.
• Resources Library A curated collection of reports, guides, and recommendations addressing COVID-19 response across health, education, and economic domains for institutional and public use.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86% of Americans willing to use at-home rapid tests (Harvard/COVID Collaborative poll)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Clinton Health Access InitiativecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 September 2022Implementing partner in COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium bringing oral antiviral treatments to LMICs.
• AmericarescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 September 2022Implementing partner in COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium providing treatment access to high-risk populations in 10 LMICs.
• PfizercoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 September 2022Partner providing PAXLOVID supply for Quick Start Consortium distribution to LMICs.
• CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health SecurityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2022Joint leadership on American Democracy and Health Security Initiative with Brown University to help governors and local leaders prepare for future pandemics.
• Duke University (Duke-Margolis Center, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Innovation Center)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2021Long-standing partnership across multiple Duke University units for COVID Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP), global health policy recommendations, and pandemic response coordination. Duke serves as a key intellectual partner producing research, reports, and policy frameworks.
• American Farm Bureau FederationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2021Trusted rural voice partner for vaccine education campaign, helping reach rural Americans with vaccination messaging through farmer and rancher networks.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2021Collaboration on global health policy recommendations, particularly US leadership on global vaccine equity and the US Emergency Plan for Global COVID-19 Relief.
• Center for Global DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2021Joint advocacy for global vaccine equity and G7 action plans, contributing expertise on international development and global health policy.
• The Ad CouncilflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2021Primary GTM partner for COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative 'It's Up To You.' Ad Council provides media distribution, creative development, and campaign coordination. The campaign has generated $200M in media support.
• Cooperative Extension SystemcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 June 2021Distribution partner for rural vaccine education resources, leveraging extension offices across all 50 states for community outreach.
• National Rural Health AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 June 2021Led development of resource library for rural vaccine uptake including conversation starters and public service announcements for rural employers and healthcare providers.
• Health Action AlliancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 June 2021Joint initiative with Ad Council, Business Roundtable, CDC Foundation, de Beaumont Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for business community COVID response and health equity.
• Harvard Edmond J. Safra Center for EthicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2021Convened Infection Prevention and Control in Schools Task Force alongside Brown School of Public Health and New America to support school reopening guidance.
• Brown University School of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2021Partnership on Infection Prevention and Control in Schools Task Force and ongoing collaboration on pandemic preparedness and American Democracy and Health Security Initiative.
• Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2021Research partner for education policy reports on summer learning, virtual learning, and education recovery during pandemic.
• Social Policy AnalyticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2021Research partner for Hidden Pain report estimating children who lost caregivers to COVID-19.
• Sesame WorkshopcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for childhood vaccination PSA featuring Elmo from Sesame Street, released through Ad Council and COVID Collaborative's vaccine education initiative.
• National Association of Community Health CentersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Health Center Resource Clearinghouse providing COVID-19 resources to health centers.
• Resolve to Save LivesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOVID Collaborative member who published comprehensive mask guidance playbook for public health officials.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization in COVID GAP joint convenings on global vaccination challenges.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in COVID GAP work on global vaccination challenges and 'From Airports to Arms' report on accelerating global COVID vaccinations.
• Africa CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in COVID GAP efforts for African vaccination efforts and coordination.
• Pandemic Action NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in global summits and action plans, co-hosting Global Call to Action with COVID GAP.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for Global Development (CGD): A nonpartisan think tank focused on international development and global health policy. CGD is a core strategic partner on COVID Collaborative's global vaccine equity work and G7 action plans, producing complementary policy analysis.
• Resolve to Save Lives: A global public-health initiative focused on preventing epidemics and cardiovascular disease, founded by former CDC Director Tom Frieden. Resolve to Save Lives is a documented COVID Collaborative member and produces complementary guidance (e.g., mask playbooks) for public health officials.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Implements the COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium alongside COVID Collaborative, working to expand access to COVID-19 oral antivirals in 10 LMICs. Operates the same multisector, public-private-partnership model at global scale.
• Pandemic Action Network: A global coalition focused on driving action to end the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future pandemic threats. Pandemic Action Network directly co-hosts summits and Call to Action initiatives with COVID Collaborative, making it the closest organizational peer.
• Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy: A university-based health policy research center that co-produces COVID GAP accountability reports with COVID Collaborative. Comparable in producing data-driven health policy recommendations and convening bipartisan stakeholders.
• Brown University School of Public Health Pandemic Center: A university pandemic-preparedness center co-leading the American Democracy and Health Security Initiative with COVID Collaborative and CSIS. Produces similar bipartisan pandemic-preparedness reports and convenings.

Broad incumbents

• Ad Council: The leading US non-profit producer of public service advertising, and COVID Collaborative's flagship GTM partner for vaccine education. Operates the media distribution infrastructure that powered the $200M "It's Up To You" campaign.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): A major bipartisan foreign-policy think tank whose Global Health Policy Center is a core COVID Collaborative partner, co-leading the American Democracy and Health Security Initiative and providing institutional heft on US global COVID response.

Others

• The Rockefeller Foundation: Major philanthropic foundation and primary funder of COVID Collaborative's COVID GAP initiative. Comparable as an ecosystem participant that funds and convenes global public-health initiatives, though it operates at vastly larger scale as a grantmaker.

Emerging players

• NAACP: Long-standing civil rights organization documented as a COVID Collaborative partner for reaching vulnerable communities. Operates a related mission of health-equity advocacy and political mobilization, with overlapping constituency focus on underserved populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TheCOVIDCollab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/covid-collaborative

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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