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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…
Michigan: Collective Impact for College Access
March 15, 2012Last week, my colleague Ellen Martin and I had the opportunity to join the Council of Michigan Foundations Community Foundations Retreat to discuss collective …
The 20/80 Rule
March 13, 2012Aren’t you tired of hearing these point blank statements demonizing one company and praising another for their social responsibility or lack thereof? Go to any…
“Programmatic” Evidence of a Paradigm Shift in Evaluation
March 10, 2012GEO’s National Conference kicks off this week and a quick peek at the program makes my heart beat joyously. The theme of the conference is Smarter Grantmaking …
A Coming Out Party for Community Colleges
March 8, 2012Community colleges, long overlooked in U.S. higher education, have finally found the spotlight.
Roundtables as Backbone Organizations: An Example from Germany
March 7, 2012We recently came across the work of the Bürgerstiftung Stuttgart, the Community Foundation of Stuttgart, Germany, which is leveraging the idea of structured ro…
Responding To Health Challenges Through Grassroots Mapping
March 7, 2012Innovative community-focused information sharing and mapping techniques have literally exploded in the last years.
Beyond Thinking Evaluatively
March 6, 2012Imagine if every philanthropic organization had a system that helped its leadership, staff, and board answer pressing questions about its strategy; questions s…
The Essential Intangibles of Collective Impact
February 29, 2012In January, my colleagues and I published Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work to help expand the understanding of collective impact and provide gr…
Re-Defining Access: Who’s Responsible?
February 27, 2012Over the last decade, significant investment and effort has been spent developing products to address diseases of the developing world, including malaria, TB, …
Environmental Shared Value Opportunities
February 27, 2012There is a natural link between shared value and environmental issues: use less and create money. Reducing energy, materials, or natural resources used in prod…