Intersektorale und Nonprofit-Kooperationen: Bedeutung, Bewertung und Wirkung: Nachweisführung anhand der Spieltheorie und Erweiterung um einen Impact-Parameter

Cross-sector collaborations, third sector; social impact; impact parameter; collaborations; nonprofit sector; social impact cluster; game theory; “tit for tat” strategy; nonprofit organizations, impact due diligenceOver 70 % of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in Germany collaborate regularly with other NPOs. Moreover, the economic sectors of public, business and third sector are drawing increasingly closer. For example, in April 2018 the 13th International NPO Colloquium explicitly addressed the issue of “cross-sector collaborations”.Game theory provides a model with which to mathematically calculate the consequences of competitive and cooperative behaviour. This is one of the most significant economic collaboration theories.Applying game theory to socially beneficial collaborations that serve the good of society necessitates the inclusion of a parameter that incorporates the intended social impact of the collaboration whilst also identifying the significance of such collaborations. Independent of the individual assessment of the players, this impact parameter can be utilised for the project as a whole as well as for the bundling of related projects. One opportunity for this bundling is provided by social impact clusters that measure social impacts that are particularly difficult to record in the individual projects, with findings relayed back to the individual projects as well as the public.