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Foundation Strategy

Embracing an Ecosystem Approach for Philanthropy

Funders are shifting from being at the center of social change efforts to working in close partnership with the…

Corporate/CSR

Flying through Interference

We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…

Corporate/CSR Foundation Strategy
Announcing a New Team to Lead FSG
June 11, 2018
FSG Greg Hills Lauren A. Smith, MD, MPH
We are excited to announce Lauren A. Smith, MD, MPH and Greg Hills as FSG's co-CEOs.The pair succeeds John Kania, who is stepping away from his current role as…
Corporate/CSR Economic Development Shared Value
Rewiring Employment in a New Age
May 23, 2018
Mark Kramer
An employment crisis is brewing. Recent research on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation estimates that there will be 38 million jobs lost in t…
Corporate/CSR Gender Shared Value
What Corporate Leaders are Saying about the Business of Gender Equity
May 17, 2018
Laura S.L. Herman
In the age of #metoo and #timesup, companies are eager to strategically consider how best to strive for gender equity within their organizations. Moving beyond…
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
The Right Way for Companies to Publicize Their Social Responsibility Efforts
April 3, 2018
Mark Kramer
“Why don’t we get credit for all the good things we do?” the CEO of a major global corporation asked me recently. After all, the company has innovative and imp…
Corporate/CSR
It’s Time for Companies to Imbed Social Purpose in their Business Strategy
March 27, 2018
Greg Hills
I have an enormous amount of optimism about the role of companies in achieving social change. We are in a moment. In 2018, the opportunity for companies to pos…
Corporate/CSR Environment
How The Dow Chemical Company Connects Citizenship and Business Opportunity
March 21, 2018
Adeeb Z. Mahmud Rob Vallentine
Rob Vallentine leads The Dow Chemical Company’s social impact work. Rob began working with FSG in 2016 to connect the company’s business goals to its social im…
Corporate/CSR Foundation Strategy Gender Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts
January 31, 2018
Aditi Luminet
Across the social sector, we have seen growing interest in bringing a gender lens to social change—from foundations and nonprofits aligning to the Sustainable …
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
Leader of World’s Largest Investment Firm Calls for Business to Serve a Social Purpose
January 23, 2018
Nikhil Bumb
Last week, BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink mailed his annual letter to CEOs. Coming from the head of the world’s largest asset manager—BlackRock manages …
Corporate/CSR Gender Systems Thinking
Why Partnership is a Business Imperative for Companies Pursuing Gender Equity
December 12, 2017
Flynn Lebus Lolita Castrique-Meier Laura S.L. Herman
We believe that participation of the private sector is a key factor in achieving lasting social change at scale for a number of issues. When it comes to advanc…
Corporate/CSR Economic Development
Second Impact Hiring Innovation Lab Cohort Kicks Off in New Orleans
November 7, 2017
FSG
HR, operations, and corporate social responsibility leaders from Caterpillar (and two of their dealerships: Alban and Blanchard), Dave’s Killer Bread, Entergy,…

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