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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…
Shared Value Insights From Save the Children’s Carolyn Miles
November 12, 2012At FSG's Shared Value Leadership Summit in May, FSG asked senior leaders to discuss their perspectives on shared value. The results were conversations offering…
Developmental Evaluation Is in the Air!
November 12, 2012Complexity. Systems change. Adaptation. Emergent thinking. These words were in constant use throughout the recent American Evaluation Association conference he…
Improving Global Immunization
November 12, 2012Although it has long been known that prevention of disease through immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions in…
5 Lessons on Shared Value in Emerging Markets
November 5, 2012For over a decade now, companies across the world have sought emerging markets for the prospect of high returns, as these markets often represent large, fast-g…
How Do Rural Communities in the U.S. Implement Collective Impact?
November 5, 2012Recently, FSG was invited to speak on Collective Impact at the Eastern Oregon Nonprofit Conference which focused on “Creating Vital Communities” as well as Sta…
Shared Value Insights from Arauco’s Charles Kimber
October 29, 2012At FSG's Shared Value Leadership Summit in May, FSG asked four senior leaders to discuss their perspectives on shared value. The results were conversations off…
Donor-Advised Funds Data Makes Ripples at Community Foundations
October 29, 2012Working in a community foundation can put you at the nexus of community issues and happenings but it can also be a lonely position too. Most community foundati…
Investing in Change: Implementing Collective Impact
October 29, 2012Last month, FSG and GEO cohosted a webinar, “Investing in Change,” exploring the important roles of funders in collective impact efforts. The session was moder…
Selling Shared Value: Sales Teams as Shared Value Ambassadors
October 23, 2012We see that many companies need to fundamentally re-think their business as they start working on shared value. I had the chance to experience this first hand …
Big Data & the Social Sector: Let the Revolution Begin!
October 22, 2012One of the most used (and abused) terms in the business sector over the past couple of years is “Big Data” referring mainly to the explosion in the volume and …