Cross-Sector Partnerships: Factors Supporting Social Innovation by Nonprofits

Shier, Micheal L.; Handy, Femida

doi:10.1080/23303131.2015.1117556

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“…Our study revealed the multi-faceted meanings of nonprofit innovation in the context of a geographically diverse sample of nonprofits involved in development and peace-building efforts. The findings from our in-depth interviews and focus groups with leaders of SDP organizations reinforce previous findings about the clear collaborative aspects of nonprofit innovation (Berzin et al, 2015; Shier & Handy, 2016a). The “wicked problems” or “grand challenges” many nonprofits face may transcend the capabilities of any single organization (Cornforth, Hayes, & Vangen, 2015; Gazley, 2010).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Resources available for community-based nonprofits are increasingly scarce while the social issues and needs these entities seek to address are increasingly complex (Andersson, Faulk, & Stewart, 2016; McDonald, 2007). Leaders of these nonprofit organizations have to search for new solutions and means to carry out their work (Choi, 2014; Shier & Handy, 2016a, 2016b; Tracey, Phillips, & Jarvis, 2011). However, applying predefined conceptualizations and frameworks of innovation from the business literature and contexts may not adequately reflect the reality of how innovation is interpreted or understood within the nonprofit context (Morris, Webb, & Franklin, 2011).…”

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What Does Innovation Mean to Nonprofit Practitioners? International Insights From Development and Peace-Building Nonprofits

Svensson

Mahoney

Hambrick

2019

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Charitable nonprofits strive to meet their organization’s goals, address external demands, and secure resources to pursue their missions. Management scholars have recommended that nonprofits promote innovation and innovative practices to maximize profits and gain a competitive advantage. However, the voices of nonprofit practitioners who implement this strategy have not been heard. We used data from interviews and focus groups with 47 practitioners representing development and peace-building nonprofits across six continents to probe what innovation means to them. Five themes emerged: (a) experimentation and social transformation, (b) financial sustainability, (c) collective solutions, (d) new means for achieving missions, and (e) adaptations to local contexts. These findings reveal discrepancies in the meaning of innovation between theory and practice. The findings from this study suggests innovation and innovative practices can have different meanings in different sectors. Perspectives on nonprofit innovation are multifaceted, yet the overarching emphasis is finding transformative ways to attain organizational goal(s) for social change.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

What Does Innovation Mean to Nonprofit Practitioners? International Insights From Development and Peace-Building Nonprofits

Svensson

Mahoney

Hambrick

2019

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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There is growing interest in expanding our understanding of social innovation beyond social entrepreneurship to include addressing societal challenges through different decision-making levels and the collaboration of multiple actors (Seelos and Mair, 2018). Social extrapreneurship is a novel view of entrepreneurship; using a holistic approach is defined as multiple sectoral collaboration to tackle social challenges through innovative solutions.

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A trilemma in social extrapreneurship?

Aranda-Jan¹

2020

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Social extrapreneurship needs to depart from 'trilemma' understandings. Social extrapreneurship should not be considered as such. We are not choosing if either/or particular sectoral partnerships are more suitable, but we are balancing partnerships in a both/and logic: a paradox rather than a "di/tri-lemma" form of understanding. The balance of private, public and civil sector collaboration is different given context. Our search is not for the perfect combination, but our best possible balance. We left the challenge in identifying the strategies that help us find that balance between sectors in private-public-civil collaborations.

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“…Bridging social work and business, social innovation provides an opportunity to address complex issues concerning students, their environments, and vulnerable populations both locally and globally. Indeed, the literature suggests that cross-sectoral partnerships are highly valued by employers and leaders in the non-profit sector for this very reason (Shier & Handy, 2016b). Nevertheless, social work as a field has been slow in integrating social innovation, and the links between social work and business are characterized as tenuous at best (Long, 2018).…”

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World’s Greatest Challenges: Building Interdisciplinary Understanding and Collaboration among Business and Social Work Students

Pearl¹,

Oliver²

2020

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Socially engaged students cross all disciplines. Today’s complex and rapidly changing environment poses new challenges for practitioners, students, and educators working within and alongside post-secondary institutions. This research explores how business and social work students interpret and perceive the world’s greatest challenges. Eighty-four students participated in the mixed methods study wherein a workshop was delivered to two social innovation and two social work classes. The workshops provided a forum for students to explore their perspectives on the world’s greatest challenges individually and as part of a group. Differences and similarities are reported regarding student perspectives of the world in which they live. The results reinforce a change in student mindset requiring significant shifts in the development and delivery of social impact curriculum and pedagogy related to creating shared value, social innovation, and changemaking.

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Cross-Sector Partnerships: Factors Supporting Social Innovation by Nonprofits

Cited by 36 publications

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What Does Innovation Mean to Nonprofit Practitioners? International Insights From Development and Peace-Building Nonprofits

What Does Innovation Mean to Nonprofit Practitioners? International Insights From Development and Peace-Building Nonprofits

A trilemma in social extrapreneurship?

World’s Greatest Challenges: Building Interdisciplinary Understanding and Collaboration among Business and Social Work Students

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