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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…
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…
Musings on the Global Education Movement
June 28, 20112015 is rapidly approaching, and among all of the Millennium Development Goals, we’ve arguably come closest to achieving Goal #2: Universal Primary Education. …
A Turning Point for Business and Society
June 23, 2011Former Medtronic CEO Bill George, who is now a professor and best-selling author on leadership, regularly writes about business and society through his blog se…
TB in Siberia
June 20, 2011Imagine Siberia, swamps, snows and mosquitos, the dark heart of Russian history- prisons and camps and starving farmers. It might be surprising to you that I l…
Engaging Stakeholders, What Works?
June 20, 2011Most conversations about stakeholder engagement and participatory evaluation have shifted from focusing on the question of why to involve stakeholders to how t…
Academic Rigor: A Right, Privilege, or Burden?
June 15, 2011I recently attended a screening of Race to Nowhere, a wide-ranging documentary film that addresses a number of issues related to the increasing academic demand…
CSV vs. Sustainability: The Debate Continues
June 10, 2011…it has always been our intention to be more than a corporation that makes mortgage loans; we wanted to be a force in making positive differences in people’s l…
Evolution, Corporations, and Global Health
June 9, 2011Last week I was at the annual conference of GBCHealth. Who? GBCHealth is the new identity of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malar…