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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…

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Flying through Interference

We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…

Collective Impact Education & Youth Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Engaging Local Businesses and Funders in Collaborative Efforts
November 4, 2016
Efraín Gutiérrez Kyle Muther
“How do we effectively engage local funders and businesses in our college attainment collaborative?”“What are the roles businesses and local funders can play i…
Education & Youth
FSG Welcomes New Managing Director, Ursula Wright
October 28, 2016
Ursula Wright FSG
We recently welcomed Ursula Wright as a managing director in the Education & Youth practice at FSG. Here, Ursula shares a little bit about her experiences and …
Economic Development Education & Youth
Opportunity Youth at Work
October 18, 2016
FSG
Launched in August 2015, the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative is the nation’s largest employer-led coalition focused on supporting opportunity youth—16-24 year…
Education & Youth U.S. Health
Preschools, Hospitals, and Job Interviews—The Impact of Implicit Bias
October 6, 2016
Lauren A. Smith, MD, MPH
NPR’s recent report on implicit bias among preschool teachers was heartbreaking...
Foundation Strategy Systems Thinking
New Systems Thinking Tool: Appreciative Inquiry
September 27, 2016
Marcie Parkhurst Stephen Downs
This post is a part of a blog series in which we’re introducing and sharing guidance for using different tools to support systems thinking and practice.This mo…
Education & Youth Inclusive Markets
A Conversation on Improving Preschool Education in India
September 23, 2016
Anand Agarwal Abhishek Khanna
27.5 million low-income households in urban India spend a disproportionate amount of their income to send their children to private preschools, but many of the…
Collective Impact Education & Youth Foundation Strategy U.S. Health
Three Reasons to be Optimistic about Early Care and Education
September 19, 2016
Valerie Bockstette
“Where do we even start?” “How can we expand access when we don’t have good quality?” “How do we build a skilled workforce when we can’t pay them what they des…
Economic Development Global Development Inclusive Markets
Turning the Tide of Youth Unemployment in South Africa
September 12, 2016
Harvey Koh Vignesh Shankar
Youth 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…
Collective Impact Shared Value
New in Harvard Business Review: The Ecosystem of Shared Value
September 7, 2016
FSG Mark Kramer Marc Pfitzer
If business could stimulate social progress in every region of the globe, poverty, pollution, and disease would decline and corporate profits would rise.Mark K…
Collective Impact
Conversations with Collective Impact Backbone Leaders
August 30, 2016
FSG
Over the past few months, the Collective Impact Forum’s Robert Albright and FSG’s David Phillips and Hollie Marston interviewed experienced collective impact b…

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