Abstract
Given the immense impact of natural and human-caused disasters, organizations, such as businesses and NGOs, are under increasing pressure to contribute to humanitarian responses. One way to increase the effectiveness of an organization’s contribution is through cross-sectoral partnerships. This is also emphasized by the United Nations as: ‘the SDGs can only be realized with strong global partnerships and cooperation (www.un.org).’ Consequently, new NGO-business partnerships are developed within the humanitarian context. Because of these developments, it becomes important to clearly identify the various types of NGO–business partnerships and the different benefits of engaging in them. To this end, we explore twelve partnership cases between businesses and humanitarian NGOs, suggesting six forms of partnerships, elaborating on the resources provided by businesses and the particular benefits for both NGOs and businesses. In addition, we discuss the implications of this framework for the formation process of NGO– business partnerships.
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