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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…
The Good News about Detroit
July 19, 2011I’m not going to introduce this blog post with a context-setting string of depressing statistics about Detroit. Let’s just say that, when I was in the Motor Ci…
NGOs: From Grantees to Shared Value Partners
July 18, 2011Among all the inquiries we’ve received about Creating Shared Value during the last 6 months, the most curious have been from non-governmental organizations (NG…
Summer Reading: Creating Shared Value
July 18, 2011Following on heels of our recent Leadership Summit, there continues to be a buzz about Creating Shared Value.Here are some recent shared value articles to add …
Youth in Foster Care: An Invisible Underserved Population
July 14, 2011For the past few weeks, I have been learning about an important, underserved group of youth in the United States: Foster Youth.
Early Learning Indicators – Race to the Top
July 13, 2011By December 2011, the U.S. government will allocate $500 million to states through the Race to the Top (RTTT) Early Learning Challenge (ELC). The ELC is a new…
Taming the Tiger’s TB: addressing tuberculosis in China
July 12, 2011Recently I was fortunate enough to travel far and wide across China (after an equally exciting trip to Russia) to understand the growing epidemic of multi-drug…
A Real Breakthrough
July 6, 2011When asked for a simple way to think about performance measurement, I usually respond that there are two basic approaches. Setting clear goals and tracking you…
Can 4th Graders Save the World?
July 5, 2011Like many of you, I'm a big fan of TED. As part of my research for my series on creativity and education, I came across musician and teacher John Hunter and th…
Where is the Prius of DVRs?
June 30, 2011The DVR is a fantastic invention. I’ll admit that I have three DVRs in my house and they have transformed how and when my family watches TV. Imagine my alarm w…
NC-What?
June 29, 2011A few weeks ago, I (along with three other FSGers) had the privilege of attending the Global Health Council’s 38th Annual Conference in D.C. This year’s confer…