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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…
Lessons from Embedding Gender Equity in Our Work
December 6, 2018Applying a gender equity lens is critical in designing interventions that lead to better outcomes for all. We recognize, however, that many organizations embed…
To Improve the Lives of Students, Two Communities Learn to Relate Differently
November 27, 2018This essay was first published by Carnegie Corporation of New York. It is part of a series written by leading education practitioners in response to a Carnegie…
How Community Foundations Can Better Coordinate Responses to Disasters
November 5, 2018Last month, Hurricane Michael devastated and left a trail of destruction along Florida and Georgia. Two months ago, Hurricane Florence left the Carolinas under…
Moving Beyond Trade-offs in Impact Investing
October 31, 2018In the fast-growing impact investing sector, a contentious debate has been brewing. Does genuine impact always require a sacrifice of financial returns? Or sho…
Creating Consensus with Targeted Universalism
October 23, 2018A collaborative effort, driven by a diverse group of stakeholders united behind a common goal, can serve as a catalyst for addressing inequities at a systems l…
A Call for Philanthropy to Invest in Rural America
October 10, 2018The overwhelming focus of welfare programs in the United States is urban, but the fact that a rural child is more than twice as likely as an urban child to liv…
Collective Impact: “A Really Good Thing Happening in America”
October 9, 2018In his column in the New York Times, David Brooks writes about StriveTogether and the concept of collective impact that FSG’s Mark Kramer and John Kania named …
Three Lessons for Creating More Sustainable Smallholder Supply Chains
October 4, 2018The sustainability of smallholder supply chains is top of mind for corporate leaders in the food and agriculture sectors, whether they are consumer-facing comp…
Companies Changing Colombia through Shared Value
September 28, 2018The Empresas INspiradoras list recognizes companies operating in Colombia that are adopting a shared value approach. FSG worked closely with Colombian National…
How Corporate Foundations and CSR Initiatives are ‘Being the Change’
September 17, 2018As corporate philanthropy and CSR initiatives experiment with new and more strategic ways to maximize impact on the issues they care about, organizations are i…