Making Partnerships Work
Making the new paradigm work isn’t easy. In contrast to typical business-to-business relationships. There is an added layer of complexity. Government and nonprofit organizations are drivern by goals other than profitability, and they may even be suspicious of business motivations. Additionally, the institutional infrastructure of the social sector is undeveloped in business terms. For that reason, punlic schools and inner cities can be said to resemble emerging markets. Those difficulties, however, can be overcome. My research has identified six characteristics of successful private-public partnerships; a clear business agenda, strong partners commited to change, investment by both parties, rootedness in the user community, links to other community organizations, and a long-term commitment to sustain and replicate the results.
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