Social Value Investing: A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships

Ourworld?schallengesaretoogreatandtoocomplexforanyoneorganizationorgovernmenttoaddressonitsown.Butsolutionstothesechallengesdoexist?andwillbefoundthroughnewpartnershipsbringingtogetherthepublic,private,andphilanthropicsectors.Thesepartnershipsmustdelivermajorpublicprogramsandprojectsthatmoreeffectivelyservesocietythroughinnovative,inclusive,andlong-lastingsolutions.InSocialValueInvesting,HowardW.BuffettandWilliamB.Eimickepresentanewmanagementframeworkfordevelopingandmeasuringthesuccessofsuchpartnershipsandprovidetoolstohelpmaximizecollaborativeefficiencyandpositivesocialimpact.SocialValueInvestingofferspracticalinsightsforanyprivatesectorCEO,publicsectoradministrator,ornonprofitorfoundationmanagerhopingtobuildsuccessfulcross-sectorpartnerships.Italsoprovidesafive-pointframeworkinspiredbyvalueinvesting?oneofhistory?smostsuccessfulinvestmentparadigms?applicabletoawiderangeofprogramsandactivities.Thebooktellsthecompellingstoriesofcross-sectorpartnershipsfromaroundtheworld,includingonesthattransformedCentralParkandcreatedtheHighLineinNewYorkCity,fosteredcommunity-ledeconomicdevelopmentinAfghanistan,andimprovedpublicservicesincitiesacrossBrazil.Drawingonlessonsandobservationsdevelopedfromabroadselectionofcollaborations,BuffettandEimickecreateablueprintforeffective,sustainablepartnershipstoservethepublicinterest.SocialValueInvestingalsogivesreadersaccesstooriginal,academiccasestudiesaswellasprofessionallyproducedvideodocumentariesforeverymajorpartnershipprofiled?bringingtolifethepeopleandstoriesinawaythatfewotherbusinessormanagementbookshavedone.,