Public-Philanthropic Partnerships: A Review of Recent Trends

The Philanthropic Collaborative for a Healthy Georgia: Building a Public-Private Partnership With Pooled Funding

“…Traditionally, foundations have been seen as the innovators while government partners have been viewed as a vehicle to scale implementation of workable solutions, given the scope of government's servicedelivery systems (Abramson, Soskis, & Toepler, 2014;Ferris & Williams, 2012). Aligning shared interests to address complex social problems can potentially bring together the seemingly complementary assets of private philanthropic organizations and government agencies; the literature, however, indicates such cross-sector partnering remains "novel" or "episodic," particularly in the health sector (Abramson, Soskis, & Toepler, 2012a;Ferris & Williams, 2012).…”

“…The top challenges to cross-sector partnerships cited in the literature are resentment by foundations toward being considered a limitless source of money to fill budgetary shortfalls (Abramson, et al, 2012a); divergent timing and planning horizons; identifying partners (Ferris & Williams, 2013); and maintaining organizational independence (Ferris & Williams, 2012). …”

“…Given the uniqueness of each partnership, shaped by the partners involved and the scope of the undertaking, there is no one-sizefits-all formula for collaborative endeavors. There are indicators of a trend toward increasing formalization of collaborations (Ferris & Williams, 2013), but the literature indicates a continuum of collaborative models (Abramson, et al, 2012a(Abramson, et al, , 2014Person, Strong, Furgeson, & Berk, 2009). …”

Effective Consulting Partnerships to Philanthropy

“…As a result, foundations, nonprofits, public agencies, and private entities are increasingly working together (Abramson, Soskis, & Toepler, 2014;Balderston, 2012;Brest, 2012;Gibson & Mackinnon, 2009;Hopkins, 2005;Hughes, 2005;Kasper & Marcoux, 2014;Natsios, 2009;Snibbe, 2007;Weed, 2013). These partnerships can take on many shapes and forms, including public-private partnerships, pooled and co-funding efforts, consortia, coalitions, associations, scaling initiatives, and nonprofit collaborations.…”

Offices of Strategic Partnerships: Helping Philanthropy and Government Work Better Together

“…1 But it has also taken hold at the federal level with a number of initiatives, including the Social Innovation Fund, Investing in Innovation, and Promise and Choice Neighborhoods programs, that have sought to leverage the sustained involvement of philanthropy in public-problem solving (Abramson, Soskis, & Toepler, 2012a, 2012b). …”