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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…
Measuring Shared Value Q&A with Coca-Cola and InterContinental Hotels Group
February 25, 2013Below is a second tranche of Q&A from our corporate panelists on the 2/6/13 Measuring Shared Value webinar. In our first Q&A blog, we featured responses from I…
Top Three Lessons for Evaluators (and Everyone) to Keep in Mind When Working with the LGBTQ Community
February 22, 2013Note: This post originally appeared on AEA365, the American Evaluation Association's blog.
Does Creating Shared Value Drive Corporate Reputation in Australia?
February 20, 2013The short answer: More than you might think.Porter and Kramer’s 2011 article “Creating Shared Value” spoke about the lack of customer trust in the corporate wo…
More Q&A on Measuring Shared Value from Nestlé and Intel
February 13, 2013On last week’s lively Measuring Shared Value webinar, folks collectively submitted over 100 questions to our panelists representing Nestlé, Intel, Coca-Cola, a…
Incentive to Innovate: Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value
February 13, 2013Nestlé has been a long-term proponent of shared value and the concepts underpinning it. Their commitment has been illustrated not only through their core busin…
How Four Community Information Projects Went From Idea to Impact
February 6, 2013This post originally appeared on the Knight Foundation website.
Join Us Next Tuesday for a Webinar: “Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth”
February 6, 2013Please join us on Tuesday, February 12, to hear from leaders in youth development, workforce development, and collective impact about efforts around the US to …
Community Foundations, let’s continue to make splashes together in 2013!
January 28, 2013As a part of the staff of CF Insights, I have had the pleasure to work with the community foundation field for almost 4 years now and still I’m amazed at the w…
Embracing (even more) Creative Tensions of Collective Impact
January 27, 2013In the blog last Wednesday, I described a critical creative tension every backbone organization must face in addressing systemic change in education through co…