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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…
Forbes India Blog: “Fix that Fits”
December 4, 2012In a November post on the Forbes India blog, two of my FSG colleagues ask: What does extending microcredit loans to slum-dwellers and providing access to lapto…
Responding to Backbone as Borg
December 3, 2012I found Vu Le’s take on collective impact through the lens of Star Trek to be highly thoughtful, in addition to being humorous and quite entertaining. I couldn…
What’s Wrong with Maximising Shareholder Value?
December 3, 2012This post by Mark Kramer originally appeared on The Guardian's Sustainable Business Blog.It's ironic that a goal so deeply entrenched in business is causing th…
Collective Impact to Combat Diabetes in Minnesota
November 28, 2012Stratis Health recently published an article highlighting Minnesota's statewide effort to reduce the burden of Diabetes. Follow the link below to read more:Dia…
The India Companies’ Bill: A Tax or an Investment?
November 27, 2012The whole world is watching: will Indian companies be required by law to contribute a certain percentage of net profits to CSR activities? While much speculati…
Creating and Measuring Shared Value: What’s so different about it?
November 27, 2012This post originally appeared on Intel's CSR@Intel blog.
NGOs Partnering with Business to Accelerate Shared Value
November 14, 2012This post by Kyle Peterson originally appeared on The Guardian's Sustainable Business Blog.It used to be that a typical meeting between a business and nongover…
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…