Public Good Solutions
Public good solutions are collaborative efforts involving diverse stakeholders united by a common goal. These solutions are typically global and long-term. They consist of basic frameworks or exponential, self-reinforcing systems designed to tackle some of the world's biggest problems.
Opportunity

Investing in public good solutions offers the chance to leverage high-impact initiatives on a large scale. These solutions can address pressing global issues, creating a historical win by solving problems that affect millions of people. The collaborative nature of these initiatives allows for the pooling of resources, expertise, and influence, leading to innovative and effective solutions.

Impact

Public good solutions have the potential to create substantial, lasting change by addressing systemic issues that affect broad populations. By focusing on global problems, these initiatives can improve the quality of life for countless individuals, promote sustainable development, and foster international cooperation. The successful implementation of public good solutions can lead to historical milestones in human progress and development.

Challenges

Creating and sustaining public good solutions involves navigating several significant challenges. These projects are inherently complex and require substantial financial and logistical resources to manage effectively. Convening diverse stakeholders from different regions and sectors incurs considerable time and expense. Additionally, coordinating the efforts of multiple organizations and individuals demands sophisticated management and communication strategies.

  • High Complexity and Running Costs: Significant financial and logistical resources needed.
  • High Convening Costs: Considerable time and expense to bring together diverse stakeholders. "The whole system in one room"
  • Complex Organizational Structure: Requires sophisticated management and communication strategies, as well as modern governance practices.
Our solution

We specialize in creating and managing public good solutions by leveraging our expertise in collaborative frameworks and stakeholder engagement.

Our approach:

  • Building Strong Relationships: We focus on fostering transparent and trust-based relationships among stakeholders to ensure cohesive and effective collaboration.
  • Providing Initial and Sustained Investments: We secure the necessary funding to cover high initial and ongoing costs, ensuring the projects are well-supported from start to finish.
  • Developing Robust Organisational and Governance Structures: Our team designs and implements sophisticated organizational frameworks that facilitate efficient self-management and communication.
  • Offering Continuous Support: We provide ongoing mentorship, resource allocation, and strategic guidance to navigate the complexities and maintain momentum.

By addressing these challenges head-on, we enable public good solutions to realize their full potential, creating high-impact, scalable, and sustainable outcomes that drive global progress and historical achievements.

Examples

1% for the Planet: This global movement encourages businesses and individuals to commit 1% of their annual sales or income to environmental causes. Since its inception, 1% for the Planet has helped channel hundreds of millions of dollars to environmental non-profits, supporting a wide range of projects aimed at addressing climate change, conserving natural resources, and promoting sustainability.

The Global Fund: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is an international financing organization that invests in the eradication of these three diseases. By pooling resources from governments, private sector entities, and philanthropists, the Global Fund has saved millions of lives and significantly reduced the prevalence of these diseases in many parts of the world.

COVAX: COVAX is a global initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and the World Health Organization (WHO), COVAX works to ensure that vaccines are distributed fairly to all countries, regardless of income levels, thereby addressing the global challenge of the pandemic.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Created by the United Nations, the SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals designed to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address a broad range of issues, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice. The collaborative efforts of countries, organizations, and individuals towards these goals exemplify large-scale public good solutions.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation: This foundation works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. Through its collaborative initiatives with businesses, governments, and academia, the foundation promotes sustainable practices that reduce waste and regenerate natural systems, contributing to long-term environmental and economic health.

Other Recipes for Social Organisations:
Social Enterprise
The new digital era offers a unique opportunity to uncover high-leverage, low-effort solutions through creative, non-traditional ideas developed by small groups or individuals.
Network Organization
Network social organisations are fluid, virtual entities comprising people, social groups, and companies, typically without a common legal foundation. Impact is achieved through close collaboration and effective information exchange in specific fields. Members are driven by the need for foundational technologies that simplify their work, requiring minimal effort. With no particular boundaries or restrictions, these organizations can grow significantly and generate fundamental technologies, standards, and frameworks.
Society
A society is a more formal, structured network organization designed to add continuous value to a specific industry or cause. By creating best practices, frameworks, and fundraising for basic research, societies aim to foster long-term advancements and innovations.
Unions for Collaborative Philanthropy
With 1.3 million nonprofit foundations in the US, the philanthropic market remains at 2% of GDP and is shrinking. Despite numerous efforts, low collaboration and limited capability-sharing between nonprofits and stakeholders hinder progress. Each organisation fights for its share, often exacerbating problems through quick fixes. This lack of coordination results in fragmented efforts and accidental adversarial structures.
Public Initiatives
Most public initiatives are built organically from the bottom up, challenging acute social problems. However, these initiatives often face opposition from large, affected businesses and struggle to mount strong resistance. As a result, millions of public initiatives die in infancy.
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