The National Alliance of Business (NAB) surveyed the 12 sites that participated in the Compact Project to develop and implement programs of business-education collaboration. NAB studied start-up activities, key players, conditions for collaboration, accomplishments, challenges, and future plans. Program outcomes indicated that building successful coalitions was dependent on context, the elements of which are as follows: historical relationships, communication and understanding, solid leadership, ongoing discussion, commitment, action, and a "whole student" focus. The 12 projects included the following: Albuquerque (New Mexico) Business Education Compact; Cincinnati (Ohio) Youth Collaborative; Detroit (Michigan) Compact; Invest Indianapolis (Indiana); Louisville (Kentucky) Education and Employment Partnership; Memphis (Tennessee) Youth Initiative; Greater Miami (Florida) Partnership; Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Promise; Providence (Rhode Island) Compact; Rochester (New York) Jobs, Inc.; San Diego (California) Compact; and Seattle (Washington) Youth Investment. A description and goals, accomplishments, and challenges were documented for each site. NAB found a diversity of responses--from single school job programs to projects that delivered comprehensive services from preschool throughout the high school years. In a few of the cities, the Compact Project completed the funding cycle. In some, it survived as part of other community initiatives or as a new program that was an extension of the original. (Information on project contacts is appended.) (YLB)