RESOURCES
Cross-Sector Partnerships
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 here.
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. View more.
An article that describes how governments can partner with philanthropy, nonprofits, and businesses to magnify their social impact. Stanford Social Innovation Review See more.
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.
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 more here.
A video featuring Governor Newsom and other leaders discussing California’s Public-Private Partnership initiative.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Business Oregon opens RFGA to organizations advancing economic equity
Business Oregon has opened a Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) for the Economic Equity Investment Program, created to promote durable economic advancement among historically marginalized communities.
The Economic Equity Investment Program (EEIP) offers nearly $15 million in grant funding to culturally responsive organizations to provide outreach, support, and resources to eligible beneficiaries to address longstanding economic inequities. Successful applicants will demonstrate a meaningful track record of delivering programs or resources to target populations within at least one of the following key areas: land ownership and real property acquisition, entrepreneurship and business development, workforce, and intergenerational wealth building. More information about this program and the grant requirements can be found here.
Business Oregon will hold an information session for anyone interested in learning more about this RFGA on January 10th, 2023. Click here to register.
Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023.
“There is no other way to go after big, complex problems than with a cross-sector partnership.”