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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…

Corporate/CSR

Flying through Interference

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

Education & Youth
Online Courses: College Access at the Price of Success?
January 24, 2013
Alex Doty
Massive, open, online courses, or MOOCs, were a key topic of the higher education discourse during 2012. Discussions of how MOOCs might fundamentally change hi…
The Story of Outward Bound and Why Experiential Education Matters
January 23, 2013
David Phillips
2 rattlesnakes. 2 tarantulas. 1 Peregrine Falcon. 1 flash flood. 1 night alone in a canyon wall. 80-foot rappels. Hiking in and around a canyon in southe…
FSG as Gardener: Fostering Green Shoots of Philanthropy in Asia
January 22, 2013
Jane Wales
The Chinese will tell you that bamboo is resilient, its root systems self-propagating, and its form reflective of local conditions. Among the hardiest plants, …
Collective Impact
Embracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity
January 22, 2013
John Kania Jennifer Splansky Juster
Complex social problems cannot be solved by a single organization, predetermined solution, or simple recipe.
Collective Impact
Collective Impact Year in Review
January 14, 2013
Emily Malenfant
Last year was a busy year for FSG and Collective Impact!
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
A New Year, A New Metaphor (Or Is It?)
January 14, 2013
Srikanth "Srik" Gopal
We know that metaphors matter. They shape the way we think about ideas, concepts and entire disciplines. More often than not, we use metaphors to describe or h…
Global Health
Good Reads on Women’s and Children’s Health
December 18, 2012
Alexandra Geertz
According to the 2012 UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report, while rates of maternal mortality have been nearly cut in half since 1990, rates are still …
Collective Impact
The Road Map Project Wins $40M Race to the Top Award
December 12, 2012
Katherine Errecart
Amazing news – The Road Map District Consortium has won a $40M Race to the Top award!
Collective Impact
Evolving Our Understanding of Backbone Organizations
December 11, 2012
Ellen Martin
Close readers of FSG’s writing on collective impact will notice that our current understanding of the role of backbone organizations is not exactly the same as…
Collective Impact
What a Toddler Can Teach You about Community Engagement
December 5, 2012
Katherine Errecart
Anyone who has spent time with a toddler can tell you that there’s one question that is more critically important to that tiny person than any other: “Why?”“Pl…

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