How broker organizations can facilitate public–private partnerships for development

Stadtler, Lea; Probst, Gilbert

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2011.10.002

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“…This bridging role is critical for basic service provision, as NGOs can help provide and deliver better government services to the right recipients and in the right places [24]. During this process, NGOs usually are brokers (bridgers), developing relationships and networks with multiple stakeholders and providing knowledge and linkage sources [27,30,31]. These NGOs integrate diverse logics and viewpoints among cross-sectoral partners and act as knowledgeable intermediaries [32] that integrate various resources and competencies to develop effective strategies to deal with social and environmental problems.…”

Section: Coordinating Roles: Bridger (Broker) and Mediatormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cross-Sector Social Partnerships for Social Change: The Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations

2018

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Abstract:Complex social and environmental issues call for broader collaboration across different sectors so as to instigate transformative social change. While previous scholars have emphasized the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in facilitating social change, they have not provided a nuanced assessment of NGOs' different roles. We use the Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario (PEPSO) research partnership as a study case and explore NGO partners' different roles in a large cross-sector social partnership (CSSP). By interviewing 12 NGO partners and 4 non-NGO partners involved in the PEPSO research partnership, our research results show that NGOs primarily have 10 roles in a CSSP. They include enabling roles such as consultant, capacity builder, analyst, and funder; coordinating roles such as broker and communicator; and facilitating roles such as initiator, leader, advocate, and monitor. These roles allow NGOs to fulfil their duties to make substantial contributions to a CSSP.

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Section: Coordinating Roles: Bridger (Broker) and Mediatormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They are boundary spanners that bridge different mindsets, missions, roles, strategies, and practices of diverse partners in a CSSP setting for social change [27,28]. As bridging organizations, these NGOs work to span the gap between large-scale institutions and individuals [29].…”

Section: Coordinating Roles: Bridger (Broker) and Mediatormentioning

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Cross-Sector Social Partnerships for Social Change: The Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations

2018

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“…In addition to measurement difficulties, including the nonquantifiable value of partnerships, the temporal dimension and the multi-causality of partnerships (Austin et al 2006) add to the impact assessment challenges. For example, when cross-sector partnership brokers are initiating a partnership they face a trade-off between seizing the opportunity to start a partnership as a coalition of the willing and the desire to assess in more detail the exact nature of the problem and the motivations of the potential partners (Stadtler and Probst 2012;Wood 2012) which would require significant time and effort to establish the partnership's base line. However, a hampered assessment of the starting position of a partnership affects its dynamics as well as the ability of the participants to keep track of progress, making it difficult to assess impact convincingly and consistently.…”

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Enhancing the Impact of Cross-Sector Partnerships

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This paper addresses the topic of this special symposium issue: how to enhance the impact of crosssector partnerships. The paper takes stock of two related discussions: the discourse in cross-sector partnership research on how to assess impact and the discourse in impact assessment research on how to deal with more complex organizations and projects. We argue that there is growing need and recognition for cross-fertilization between the two areas. Cross-sector partnerships are reaching a paradigmatic status in society, but both research and practice need more thorough evidence of their impacts and of the conditions under which these impacts can be enhanced. This paper develops a framework that should enable a constructive interchange between the two research areas, while also framing existing research into more precise categories that can lead to knowledge accumulation.

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“…Conveners 2 are people or organizations who "establish, legitimize, and guide the collaborative alliance" (Wood & Gray, 1991). Clarke & Fuller, 2010;Dorado, 2005;Dorado et al, 2009;Stadtler & Probst, 2012;Svendsen & Laberge, 2005). Convening has increasingly been recognized as an important aspect of CSSPs, and consequently, there has been an increased academic interest in this phenomenon over the past two decades (cf.…”

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Navigating tensions in a cross‐sector social partnership: How a convener drives change for sustainability

Hille

Bakker

Ferguson

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In this paper, we study conveners' work in establishing change towards sustainability through cross-sector social partnerships (CSSPs). Applying a paradox lens, we offer a new perspective on tensions in CSSPs: These are not hurdles or challenges to overcome in order to reach success but endure throughout the entire CSSP process. This insight changes the role of the convener, who no longer has to overcome but has to navigate tension. We focus on two tensions related to the convener role: the convener as leader but without formal authority over CSSP-partners and the convener as both stakeholder and (neutral) facilitator in the process. Through a case study on a CSSP in the Dutch timber sector, we explain how a convener (Forest Stewardship Council Netherlands) responded to these tensions over time. We add to literatures on CSSPs and convening by outlining the relevance of a paradox perspective in this domain.

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How broker organizations can facilitate public–private partnerships for development

Cited by 65 publications

References 35 publications

Cross-Sector Social Partnerships for Social Change: The Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations

Cross-Sector Social Partnerships for Social Change: The Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations

Enhancing the Impact of Cross-Sector Partnerships

Navigating tensions in a cross‐sector social partnership: How a convener drives change for sustainability

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