This research identifies conditions of intra- and cross-sector partnerships with nonprofit organizations that lead to social innovation development. Primary survey data were collected from a nationally focused sample of executive directors in Canada (n = 720) on two valid and reliable multifactor measures, including partnership dynamics for social innovation and human services social innovation. Results of a multivariate regression analysis found that the structure of engagement and clarity of outcomes in partnerships were found to significantly predict all three types of social innovation (including product-based, process-based, and socially transformative social innovations), while alignment of partnership outcomes was not predictive of any social innovation outcome. Results identify aspects of partnerships that are most supportive of nonprofit social innovation development and provide a measurement tool for partner actors to assess partnership dynamics that lead to the development and undertaking of socially innovative initiatives.

这项研究确定了与非营利组织建立行业内和跨行业伙伴关系的条件，从而促进社会创新的发展。主要调查数据是从加拿大全国执行董事样本（n  = 720）中收集的，涉及两项有效且可靠的多因素措施，包括社会创新的伙伴关系动态和人类服务社会创新。多元回归分析的结果发现，伙伴关系的参与结构和结果的清晰度可以显着预测所有三种类型的社会创新（包括基于产品的、基于流程的和社会变革性的社会创新），而伙伴关系成果的一致性并不能预测任何社会创新成果。结果确定了最支持非营利社会创新发展的伙伴关系的各个方面，并为合作伙伴参与者提供了衡量工具，以评估导致社会创新举措的发展和实施的伙伴关系动态。