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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
Davos Roundtable on Shared Value and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
February 10, 2015
Sonja Patscheke Christina Hooson Kate Tallant Meier
As we approach September 2015 when world leaders will adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to guide the post-2015 Development Agenda, questions of ho…
Collective Impact Education & Youth
Reflections on the Tamarack Institute Collective Impact Summit: Lifting up Community Voice
February 5, 2015
Afi Tengue
John Brown is 19 years old and from the 75215 zip code in South Dallas, Texas. He’s been in and out of the system 3 times since he turned 14 – both juvenile de…
Collective Impact U.S. Health
Clear Goals, Flexible Structure: Obesity Prevention in Dallas
January 14, 2015
Melissa Oomer
Collective impact offers a structured approach with specific processes to achieve effective collaboration. But how can these structures be flexible to respond …
7 New Year’s Resolutions for the Emergent Strategist
January 12, 2015
Valerie Bockstette
Since the release of Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World, we've heard from so many of you about the ways in which you've been practicing emergent strate…
Global Health
New Corporate Innovation Models for Fighting NCDs
January 12, 2015
Chris Carlson
Historically, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have not enjoyed a high profile in global health circles and popular media alongside their communicable brethren…
Education & Youth
Education Nonprofit Leader Joins FSG’s Education and Youth Team
January 5, 2015
FSG
Rick Cruz, our new co-leader of FSG’s Education and Youth team, shares his thoughts about important challenges for the sector and talks about his background.Ed…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Finding Common Ground in Evaluating Complexity
December 15, 2014
Royce Holladay
When I first read a draft of the paper: Evaluating Complexity: Propositions for Improving Practice a few weeks ago, I found myself relaxing into the topic. I s…
Collective Impact
At the Speed of Trust–Part 2
December 15, 2014
Cara Priestley
In my last blog I discussed the power of trust in collective impact, speaking from my personal experience in South Dallas to facilitate a community revitalizat…
Collective Impact
Why Collective Impact is More Than a Buzzword—In Two Minutes
December 12, 2014
Alex Horton
There is no denying that collective impact has become a social sector buzzword. It’s often used as a blanket term for community efforts and grassroots movement…
Collective Impact
At the Speed of Trust–Part 1
December 9, 2014
Cara Priestley
We hear a lot about the five conditions of collective impact; however, the more I’m exposed to collective impact work the more I realize it’s as much about the…

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