Nichols, NaomiPhipps, DavidHewitt, AllysonProvencal, Johanne2013-06-232013-06-232013-06Nichols, N., Phipps, D., Provencal, J., Hewitt, A. (2013) Knowledge Mobilization, Collaboration, and Social Innovation: Leveraging Investments in Higher Education. Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research. 4(1): 25 – 42.http://hdl.handle.net/10315/24291This article is a qualitative literature synthesis in the areas of community-campus collaborations, knowledge mobilization and social innovation. The article aims to be useful to people who work in academic settings, community organizations, public institutions, and government. The authors utilized a purposive sampling methodology to explore the following questions: 1. How can university-based knowledge mobilization leverage investments in higher education research and development (R&D) through community-campus collaboration and social innovation? 2. What is the role of university-wide knowledge mobilization projects in supporting community-campus connections and ultimately social innovation strategies that contribute to the public good? Our review indicates considerable interplay between community-campus collaborations, knowledge mobilization and social innovation given that knowledge mobilization facilitates – and is facilitated by – collaboration. With sufficient knowledge mobilization, community-campus collaborations stimulate social innovation. The article concludes with recommendations based on our review of the literature.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canadaknowledge mobilizationsocial innovationknowledge mobilisationcommunity campus collaborationengaged scholarshipArticlehttp://www.anserj.ca/anser/index.php/cjnserhttp://www.anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/126/80