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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…
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- Corporate/CSR
Flying through Interference
We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…
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…
Menstrual Health and Gender Equity
May 27, 2016Menstrual Hygiene Day, which brings awareness to the issue of menstrual hygiene management, is on May 28. Menstruation is a monthly challenge for billions of w…
What’s Next for Shared Value?
May 25, 2016This post originally appeared on the Shared Value Initiative's website.The Initiative wrapped up our 6th annual Shared Value Leadership Summit last week. As th…
Social Impact Through Employee Engagement
May 23, 2016At FSG, our clients often ask how a corporation’s societal engagement programs—such as employee giving, volunteering, sustainability initiatives, and shared va…
New Systems Thinking Tool: Ecocycle Mapping
May 20, 2016This post is a part of our systems thinking tools blog series where we’re introducing and sharing guidance for using different tools to support systems thinkin…
Advancing the Practice of Collective Impact
May 16, 2016This post is adapted from our response to Tom Wolff’s editorial, both of which were posted on the Collective Impact Forum's website on May 4, 2016. Our thanks …
Spotlight on The Elton John AIDS Foundation: 4 Questions with Mohamed Osman
May 11, 2016While great progress has been made against HIV/AIDS in the past few decades, there are still 16 million people living with HIV today, with the scale of the epi…
Announcing the Shared Value Summit Livestream
May 9, 2016We are busy getting ready for the Shared Value Leadership Summit this week. Joining shared value pioneer and returning Summit speaker Michael Porter are leader…
New Resource: Seven Principles for Investing in Early Care and Education
May 4, 2016Recent research and advocacy efforts have led funders, politicians, and the business community to agree that the first years of a child’s life can determine th…
The Shared Value Summit–A Community Affair
April 28, 2016When describing the history of our Shared Value Summit, I always begin the story in the same way: “Our first summit was a modest affair…and I’m not being modes…