‘Closing the Gap: A Cheat Sheet on Inspiring and Improving Cooperation Between Cultural Centres and Local Authorities’ is a practical resource developed by European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC) to bridge the communication gap between socio-cultural centres and local authorities. It provides key elements, prompts for reflection, and actionable strategies to foster collaboration, enhance trust, and initiate structured dialogue between these entities, based on insights from roundtable discussions across Europe.