RESOURCES

Social Innovation Impact Report – California Governor Gavin Newsom’s report highlights the $3.9 Billion in corporate and philanthropic partnerships that have been developed to aid the State’s housing efforts, COVID-19 response, and more. See https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/11/24/socialinnovationimpactreport/

Social Innovation Symposium: a video featuring Governor Newsom and other leaders discussing California’s Public-Private Partnership initiative.

Governing in Partnership – an article that describes how governments can partner with philanthropy, nonprofits, and businesses to magnify their social impact. Stanford Social Innovation Review https://ssir.org/articles/entry/governing_in_partnership

Aspen Institute’s Intersector Project –  a resource hub dedicated to advancing effective collaboration among the business, government, and non-profit sectors in the United States. For an extensive list of case studies and other materials about cross-sector partnerships see their resource library at: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/program-on-philanthropy-and-social-innovation-psi/the-intersector-project/

“The Intersector” –  a book by Daniel P. Gitterman and Neil Britto, recently published by Brookings Institute, explores how cross-sector collaboration can solve seemingly intractable societal problems.

Collaborative Cities, A Guide for Designing, Implementing, and Sustaining Strategic Partnerships –  available for download from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The guide offers a playbook for city leaders looking to build and strengthen partnerships. The examples and best practices highlighted in the guide illustrate the possibilities of cross-sector collaboration and some of the steps leaders can take to better their chances of success. https://associates.bloomberg.org/collaborative-cities/