Description
Book SynopsisCollaboration between nonprofits and businesses is a necessary component of strategy and operations. Creating Value in Nonprofit-Business Collaborations: New Thinking & Practice provides breakthrough thinking about how to conceptualize and realize collaborative value. With over a hundred case examples from around the globe and hundreds of literature references, the book reveals how collaboration between businesses and nonprofit organizations can most effectively co-create significant economic, social, and environmental value for society, organizations, and individuals. This essential resource features the ground-breaking Collaborative Value Creation framework that can be used for analyzing the sources, forms, and processes of value creation in partnerships between businesses and nonprofits. The book is a step-by-step guide for business managers and non-profit practitioners for achieving successful cross-sector partnerships. It examines the key dimensions of the Collab
Table of Contents
Figures and Table vi
Foreword xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xix
1 Collaboration: It’s All about Creating Value 1
2 The Collaborative Value Creation Spectrum: A Deeper Understanding of Value 9
3 The Collaborative Value Mindset 41
4 Collaboration Stages and Value Relationships 65
5 Collaborative Value Creation Processes 127
6 Assessing the Value of Collaboration Outcomes 179
7 Twelve Smart Practices for Maximizing Collaborative Value Creation 199
Notes 219
References 241
About the Authors 277
Index 279
