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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…
How Companies are Improving Competitiveness by Addressing Health Challenges
July 9, 2018Every pharmaceutical and medical device company in the world is trying to grow their markets and better meet the needs of medically underserved populations.Whi…
Scaling Market-Based Sanitation
June 28, 2018Lack of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene is one of the most pressing issues of our time. According to the UN, 2.4 billion people lack access to basic s…
FSG’s Next Chapter
June 12, 2018It has been my immense privilege to co-found FSG with Michael Porter and to have been part of its journey these last 18 years. It is an equally great privilege…
Announcing a New Team to Lead FSG
June 11, 2018We 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…
New Article: The Water of Systems Change
June 4, 2018For many funders and grantees, the concept of systems change is difficult to grasp and even more challenging to apply in their daily work.The Water of Systems …
Board Member Reflections on the MetroWest Health Foundation’s Strategic Planning Process
May 29, 2018For the past 20 years, the MetroWest Health Foundation has served as a catalyst for a healthy MetroWest region, providing over $5 million in annual financial s…
Rewiring Employment in a New Age
May 23, 2018An 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…
What Corporate Leaders are Saying about the Business of Gender Equity
May 17, 2018In the age of #metoo and #timesup, companies are eager to strategically consider how best to strive for gender equity within their organizations. Moving beyond…
How Evaluation Supports Systems Change
April 27, 2018Over the past few years, we’ve supported a growing number of foundations in adopting a systems change approach to creating social change.
You Can’t Make Change out There, if You Don’t Make Change in Here
April 11, 2018As foundations embrace ever more ambitious and complex approaches for creating social change, they are taking an intentional approach to rethinking their organ…