Blog

Ideas and resources for corporate, foundation, and nonprofit leaders creating change.

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…
Foundation Strategy Systems Thinking
New Article: The Water of Systems Change
June 4, 2018
FSG
For 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 …
Foundation Strategy Systems Thinking U.S. Health
Board Member Reflections on the MetroWest Health Foundation’s Strategic Planning Process
May 29, 2018
FSG
For 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…
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…
Foundation Strategy Strategic Learning & Evaluation Systems Thinking
How Evaluation Supports Systems Change
April 27, 2018
John Kania Hallie Preskill
Over the past few years, we’ve supported a growing number of foundations in adopting a systems change approach to creating social change.
Foundation Strategy Systems Thinking
You Can’t Make Change out There, if You Don’t Make Change in Here
April 11, 2018
Valerie Bockstette Abigail Ridgway
As foundations embrace ever more ambitious and complex approaches for creating social change, they are taking an intentional approach to rethinking their organ…
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…
Collective Impact Systems Thinking U.S. Health
Discussing Systems Leadership with the Hunger to Health Collaboratory
March 30, 2018
John Kania
This week, I was honored to participate in the Hunger to Health Collaboratory event at the Boston Public Library. This cross-sector effort is convening leaders…
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…

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Blog

Embracing an Ecosystem Approach for Philanthropy

Flying through Interference

Contact FSG

Follow FSG

Sign Up to Download

Confirm Your Registration

Sign Up for Updates