Report Analyzes Top Federal Agencies Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships

"The value of government partnerships with business and philanthropy are increasingly clear: They can increase flexibility of government, leverage funds and knowledge to address issues of mutual concern, and enhance the credibility of public programs through their networks. Yet there are risks," said Ferris, Emery Evans Olson Chair in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy in the USC Price School. "These offices help to bridge institutional differences by sharing knowledge and information, identifying areas of potential partnership and leveraging resources to support them."