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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…
What Proposed Cuts to U.S. Foreign Affairs Budget Mean for Public-Private Partnerships
July 20, 2017The analogy of foreign policy being a 3-legged stool is not new, but it is in jeopardy. As a member of the Washington State Advisory Committee for the U.S. Glo…
Perspectives from Women in Southeast Asia Powering Digital Health
March 14, 2017This year, I was thankful to spend International Women’s Day with many amazing women from all around Southeast Asia at the Asian E-Health Information Network (…
Scaling Out
February 24, 2017In a new article in Stanford Social Innovation Review, “Scaling Out,” FSG Managing Director Harvey Koh discusses the impact of entrepreneurs who build on exist…
Improving Living Conditions for India’s Informal Housing Residents
January 13, 2017Meenakshi lives in the Yerwada area in Pune, India with her husband, 3 children, and father-in-law. She works at a tailoring shop, and her husband drives a tax…
Turning the Tide of Youth Unemployment in South Africa
September 12, 2016Youth unemployment has reached crisis levels in South Africa, with only 1 in 3 youths of working age employed. The high level of youth unemployment has far-rea…
Spotlight on EYElliance: 4 Questions with Elizabeth Smith
August 16, 2016Many people take their eyeglasses for granted. And yet, 2.5 billion people around the world, largely in developing countries, live with poor vision because the…
Catalysing Impact Investing in East Africa
June 17, 2016FSG’s newest office, located in Mumbai, houses our inclusive markets team, which works to develop and scale inclusive business models to create new opportuniti…
Spotlight on CocoaAction: 4 Questions with Nira Desai
June 13, 2016Despite significant investments in cocoa sustainability initiatives by the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in recent years, cocoa farming continues to f…
Just Add Water—Cooking up Successful Corporate-NGO Partnerships
June 8, 2016What do you get when you combine a quarter cup of water with table salt and a zap from a car battery? Enough chlorine to purify 200 liters of drinking water.
Resilience—What Does This Buzzword Really Mean?
May 30, 2016Over the past few years, resilience has emerged as a buzzword in the global development sector. The United Nations defines it as the ability to withstand unexp…