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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…

Corporate/CSR Shared Value
Shared Value in Less Than Two Minutes
April 5, 2012
Michelle Morgan-Nelsen
The average elevator ride in New York City is 118 seconds. Per Jeffrey Hayzlett, writing in Harvard Business Review, that means you've got less than two minute…
Foundation Strategy
DAF Data Goes to Washington
March 28, 2012
Eva R. Nico
I didn’t go to “Foundations on the Hill” (FOTH) but was there in spirit through the data and stories collected by FSG and CF Insights. On March 21-22 represent…
Collective Impact
Collective Impact Webinar: Continuing the Discussion
March 27, 2012
Leigh Fiske
Last week, FSG and the Stanford Social Innovation Review co-hosted a webinar further exploring the issues and concepts presented in the article Channeling Chan…
Global Health
Competing by Saving Lives: What’s Next?
March 26, 2012
Mike Stamp
Two weeks ago in New York FSG launched its new research on creating shared value in global health, Competing by Saving Lives, in New York. The event brought to…
Spring Editions
March 21, 2012
Leslie Crutchfield
A year ago today, we piloted the DoGoodBetterBlog and soon after launched Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors of Who Change the World. The concepts …
Shared Value
Functional Shared Value
March 19, 2012
Valerie Bockstette
I was playing a board game with my 6 year old niece last week and she told me she wants to grow up to be a ballerina. Or maybe a job working with animals. She …
Collective Impact
The Power of a Name
March 19, 2012
Mark Kramer
What’s in a Name?In the case of “collective impact,” apparently a lot.Last year, FSG coined the term “collective impact” in an eponymous Stanford Social Innova…
Collective Impact Education & Youth
Michigan: Collective Impact for College Access
March 15, 2012
Emily Malenfant
Last week, my colleague Ellen Martin and I had the opportunity to join the Council of Michigan Foundations Community Foundations Retreat to discuss collective …
Corporate/CSR
The 20/80 Rule
March 13, 2012
Marc Pfitzer
Aren’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…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
“Programmatic” Evidence of a Paradigm Shift in Evaluation
March 10, 2012
Valerie Bockstette
GEO’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 …

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