Whether you’re working on a local collective impact initiative or a national public-private partnership; whether you’re a practitioner or a researcher; whether you’re looking for basics or a detailed look at a particular topic, our Resource Library can help you find the information and tools you need for your cross-sector thinking and practice. The Library — which includes resources from research organizations, advisory groups, training organizations, academic centers and journals, and other sources — spans issue areas, sectors, and partnership types.
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There are a number of academic courses, programs, and certificates offered in the United States in which cross-sector collaboration is a major theme. We hope this list will be useful for educators who are interested in how this topic is being taught at universities across the country…
In this paper, Living Cities offers “a strategic framework for cross-sector partnerships including describing and defining the traits that make up a strong foundation, factors that influence success, and behaviors of high-impact efforts. In addition to the theory, the paper steeps these ideas in four…
This landmark SSIR article introduced the concept of collective impact and its five conditions of collective success. “Collaboration is nothing new. The social sector is filled with examples of partnerships, networks, and other types of joint efforts. But collective impact initiatives are distinctly different. Unlike…
✴︎ Available only with purchase from publisher “Theoretical and empirical work on collaboration has proliferated in the last decade. The authors’ 2006 article on designing and implementing cross-sector collaborations was a part of, and helped stimulate, this growth. This article reviews the authors’ and others’…
“This report focuses specifically on a cross-sector collaborative effort to significantly reduce traffic congestion in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota. The organizers of the program concluded that a collaborative, multi-modal approach was crucial to making real headway on a longstanding, costly, nearly intractable…
From The Intersector Project’s “Research to Practice” series, this article looks closely at scholarly research and highlights key facts, actionable takeaways, and additional resources practitioners can turn to for related guidance. Neglected diseases are communicable diseases that are prevalent in developing countries and receive little…
This Forbes article comes from Elyse Rosenblum, Principal of Grads of Life. “Collaboration can yield substantial benefit, as partners bring different, often complementary assets to a relationship,” she writes. “When leaders across sectors find the space where the corporation’s business needs intersects with the non-profit’s…
This SSIR article looks at a key question in multi-stakeholder initiatives: “Should you launch one in the first place? … At their core, MSIs are risky startup ventures. All too often, donors and organizations with the best of intentions show over-enthusiasm for starting them because…
“The importance of engaging the private sector in efforts to address social problems is increasingly apparent. Wicked problems defy single-point solutions, and no single organization or sector working in isolation can solve them. This widespread understanding is matched by a growing number of businesses exploring…
From The Intersector Project’s “Research to Practice” series, this article looks closely at scholarly research and highlights key facts, actionable takeaways, and additional resources practitioners can turn to for related guidance. The relationship between foundations and grantees hasn’t always been collaborative. But there is a…
From The Intersector Project’s “Research to Practice” series, this article looks closely at scholarly research and highlights key facts, actionable takeaways, and additional resources practitioners can turn to for related guidance. With 20,000 employees, an impressive 293 million visitors last year, and national park sites…
From The Intersector Project’s “Research to Practice” series, this article looks closely at scholarly research and highlights key facts, actionable takeaways, and additional resources practitioners can turn to for related guidance. The United States faces a host of complex problems on which government leaders and…
In this guest post for the Intersector Insights blog, City of West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon and Council Member Mark Johannessen discuss how they employ cross-sector collaboration to meet increasing constituent expectations. They write: “As advancements in technology revolutionize customer experiences in every aspect of…
This Researcher Insights contribution from Lena Brogaard explores innovation in cross-sector collaboration: “Innovation is often assumed a normative good — something to strive for in the public sector and the answer to the, by now, well-known challenges of rising public expenditure and complex social and…
This post from the Intersector Insights blog explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility and cross-sector collaboration: “Corporate social responsibility. Cross-sector collaboration. Both are phrases that are increasingly common in the discussion of how businesses can help solve the most pressing problems the country faces…