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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…
New Years’ Resolutions from a Backbone Leader
January 30, 2018Jane Glasgow is the executive director of Minus 9 to 5, a collaborative, community-driven initiative catalyzed by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation with a…
Leader of World’s Largest Investment Firm Calls for Business to Serve a Social Purpose
January 23, 2018Last 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 …
FSG’s Harvey Koh on What It Means to Create Inclusive Markets
January 17, 2018This blog was originally published on the Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business. Our teams in Mumbai have been working on the opportunity—and the challenge—o…
Lessons on Implementing a New Strategic Plan from St. David’s Foundation
December 18, 2017Becky Pastner and William Buster are leaders at St. David’s Foundation, the largest health-focused funder in Central Texas. I worked closely with Becky, the ch…
Why Partnership is a Business Imperative for Companies Pursuing Gender Equity
December 12, 2017We 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…
How to Improve the Engagement and Retention of Young Hourly Workers
December 7, 2017What would you do if the majority of your entry-level, hourly workforce was planning to leave in less than a year? More than half of the 1,200 young people wor…
The Dapivirine Ring: The Next Frontier in HIV Prevention
December 1, 2017While we have made tremendous strides against HIV over the past several decades, one challenge has remained persistently unaddressed—the ability of women to pr…
How the California Health Care Foundation is Closing the Innovation Gap
November 30, 2017Despite being the nation's largest health insurer, Medicaid remains largely overlooked by investors and entrepreneurs, who typically focus on developing soluti…
What Have We Learned About Learning in the Past 10 Years?
November 27, 2017As a member of the evaluation community, and in my work as an advisor to foundation clients including Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit, the Kresge Foundat…
Building Shared Understanding to Improve Outcomes for Staten Island’s Children and Families
November 16, 2017As those who have tried to do it before know, convening members of the community around a common issue can be difficult. People often enter the conversation wi…