A public-philanthropic partnership (PPP) leverages the work of the public and philanthropic sectors to broaden the reach of the philanthropic field to achieve positive societal change.

Apply for the inaugural Secretary’s Award for Community Foundations to showcase your community foundation’s housing and community development PPP. Deadline May 11, 2012. Learn more.

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PPPs are important because they bring government and philanthropy together in new cross-sector partnerships to address the most chronic and severe issues facing our nation. Read more.

The Council is building its capacity to connect government interests to the work of the philanthropic community that will span Administrations and transcend short-term government funding priorities. Read more.

Before You Start a PPP you should read “Essentials for Collaboration between Foundations and Government.”