Recognizing the relative scale of resources available in the public and private sectors, a growing number of donors are developing philanthropic partnerships that cross sectoral lines.
Perhaps the best-known example is the leadership of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in establishing GAVI, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, a partnership between public-sector agencies, private companies, multilateral organizations (WHO, UNICEF), and philanthropies like the Gates Foundation.
The Three Sector Initiative is a collaborative project of The Conference Board, the Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, the National Academy of Public Administration, the National Alliance of Business, the National Civic League, and the National Governors Association that was established to help all sectors gain a better understanding of cross-sectoral collaboration. In 2002, the Initiative produced a summary report entitled Working Better Together: How Government, Business, and Nonprofit Organizations Can Achieve Public Purposes Through Cross-Sector Collaboration, Allinaces, and Partnerships.
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