“Five years ago, an article by FSG’s John Kania and Mark Kramer sparked a nationwide wave of interest in collective impact—a new model of collaboration among public, private, and nonprofit actors that emphasizes a common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and
“Throughout the United States, communities are struggling to meet the demands of stormwater management requirements. EPA recognizes the need for new and innovative solutions to finance and manage stormwater runoff, especially in urban areas, to achieve and maintain the water quality goals of the Clean
“Twelve key steps to guide you through the process of building and maintaining a successful, sustainable cross-sector partnership. Starting from understanding the issue, and knowing and respecting one’s partners, and identifying clear partnership objectives, all the way through to building in ongoing review and health
“This framework identifies the key organisational processes, systems, commitments, and capacities, crucial to an organisation’s ability to partner, and maps them against four organisational areas: Leadership & Strategy, Systems & Processes, Skills & Support, and Partnering Culture. Using this framework can support an understanding of
“The Partnering Agreement Checklist provides a framework and tips for designing your partnering agreement — a key factor in the creation of successful partnership. Time invested in designing and negotiating a detailed agreement between partners will not only create a more effective framework within which
“Partnerships play a critical role in inclusive business (IB). However, inevitably they involve risk and can often suffer high transaction costs. This tool is used to help companies assess the value, risks, and implications of a partnership in order that they can confidently go ahead,
“The polysemic concept of public-private partnership (PPP) covers a great diversity of institutional arrangements. In this paper, we propose a typology based on the management of public projects that constitute partnerships with private firms. Our typology is founded on two key variables: (1) the proximity
“At the heart of effective collaboration is value creation. It is what motivates, sustains, and produces impact from cross-sector partnering. In it lies the answer to the fundamental question posed by this Special JBE Issue: How is society better off due to the joining of
“The title of this article refers to two different ways of thinking about governance and cross-sector social interaction (CSSI) — let’s call them ‘small g’ and ‘big G’ governance — and how these relate to different levels of analysis of CSSIs. To put it simply:
“Given the large, global infrastructure deficit, many governments are turning to the private sector for support. In this environment, public-private partnerships (PPPs) can accelerate infrastructure development by tapping into the private sector’s financial resources, as well as its skills in designing, building, and operating infrastructure