“The complexity of public-private partnership (PPP) transactions frequently means that considerable time and expense is involved in preparing and finalizing a PPP contract that is at the center of every PPP project. This has led many stakeholders to ask whether it is possible to make
“Across the country, health care organizations and community-based organizations (CBOs) that provide human services are increasingly partnering to address both the clinical and the social determinants of health. The Partnership for Healthy Outcomes — a project of the Center for Health Care Strategies, Nonprofit Finance
“This report details best practices and recommendations from many of the BUILD sites on the cultivation of successful cross-sector partnerships in public health. The findings are particularly relevant for community leaders interested in developing community-centered approaches to improving population health as well as for funders
“Everyone knows that to get a discovery from bench to bedside, no one can go it alone. In today’s biomedical R&D, all stakeholders have to work with other sectors to achieve their goals. Even if they don’t want to. And even if it’s hard (and
“Multi-sector partnerships play an increasingly significant role in the movement to improve health, equity, and economic prosperity. These partnerships recognize that many of our most pressing challenges defy sector boundaries, and cannot be effectively addressed by any one institution alone. Progress Along the Pathway to
“Investments in the social sector have become increasingly complex, with many foundations shifting from supports for single organizations toward more systemic strategies focused on improving outcomes for entire communities. As a result, the field has become awash in regional, or place-based, investments that rely on
“In the United States, approximately 150,000 families with 330,000 children stay in a homeless shelter each year (Solari et al. 2016). Millions more are housing insecure and at risk of homelessness. The family homelessness problem in the United States is large but solvable, and solutions
“Governments around the world are using public-private partnerships (P3s) to provide needed infrastructure. They often claim that the involvement of the private sector in the delivery of infrastructure will generate various benefits, particularly innovation. However, public agencies and private infrastructure developers provide limited evidence of
“Despite the sizeable financial and human capital investment in the nonprofit sector, large-scale social issues, such as poverty and hunger, continue to plague our society. Collective impact, a framework for cross-sector collaboration that emerged in 2011, offers an approach that harnesses the capabilities of each
“The role of private stakeholders in disaster operations goes far beyond the delivery of profits to its shareholders. Disasters and humanitarian operations literature acknowledges the importance of private sector in disaster lifecycle; however, it lacks an analysis of the risks and benefits of each different