This case study from the Centre for Public Impact tells the story of MillionTreesNYC, “an urban forest initiative that formed part of PlaNYC, which focuses on encouraging sustainable projects across the city. It involved a partnership between a city department, NYC Parks, and a New
This case study from the Centre for Public Impact tells the story of “the creation of the Los Angeles Regional Export Council (LARExC) in 2011. It is a public-private partnership between government, business, and educational institutions” that aims to create jobs in the Los Angeles
“In February 2012, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published the results of its first Broadband Consumer Survey, which focused on ‘non-adopters’, those who they had not so far adopted broadband. The survey results demonstrated that non-adopters were mainly those on low incomes, and the
This case study from the Centre for Public Impact tells the story of “America's first ‘Social Impact Bond’ (SIB) or ‘Pay for Success’ (PFS) transaction for early childhood education. … Applying social impact investing, the J.B. & M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation and Goldman Sachs funded
“Across a range of issue areas, governments are increasingly collaborating with nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to achieve policy goals. In the environmental arena, growing concerns over nonpoint source pollution have led governments to work through NPOs rather than rely on traditional regulatory approaches. But past studies
“Demand for infrastructure in the United States continues to grow dramatically while governments at all levels struggle to balance their budgets,” writes Kathleen Brown, Head of Public Finance for the West Region at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and former Treasurer of the State of California
This website from Nonprofit Finance Fund provides an overview of pay for success basics, a glossary, FAQ page, discussion of issue areas, and learning paths divided by role (service providers, government, and investors), along with links to additional resources. This tool is included in our list
“Do public managers operate differently in interorganizational networks than they do in the organizations where they do most of their work? This basic question is asked from the perspective of state and federal government officials as they work with other agencies to access information, exchange
“This document attempts to shed light on what is known, and not known, about the nature and strength of the impact of infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) on economic growth, jobs, income distribution and poverty in developing countries. The concept of infrastructure has a wide
“Data collaboratives present a new form of cross-sector and public-private partnership to leverage (often corporate) data for addressing a societal challenge. They can be seen as the latest attempt to make data accessible to solve public problems. Although an increasing number of initiatives can be