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All Recent Speaking Engagements


The Value of Early Childhood Indicators: Guiding Action Presentation

This presentation was created for the The Value of Early Childhood Indicators: Guiding Action webinar which focused on the emerging trends in the field of early learning indicators.


Evaluate More Strategically

FSG’s Efrain Gutierrez presented a webinar on May 2nd, 2013 for the American Evaluation Association on the concept of Strategic Learning and Evaluation Systems.


Collective Impact: Embracing Emergence Presentation

This presentation was created for the Collective Impact: Embracing Emergence webinar which explored how to address complexity in collective impact and create an intentional process that allows for effective solutions.


FSG Webinar: The Value of Early Childhood Indicators

Join us for a webinar on the emerging trends in the field of early learning indicators and a discussion of how indicators are being used to support the healthy development and achievement of all young children in communities across the country.

June 18-20, 2013
Social Impact Exchange 2013 Conference on Scaling Impact

Friends of FSG receive a 50% registration discount!


Collective Impact is "The New Collaboration"

Profile of FSG's work with the Minnesota Diabetes Collective Impact Initiative.


Champions for Change: Workshop on Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact

Learn about the exchange that took place between collective impact practitioners at the Backbone Workshop in Cincinnati, OH in March 2013.

May 23, 2013
CCNCCE 22nd Annual International Conference

Jeff Cohen presents shared value and collective impact.

May 23, 2013
Global Shared Value Leadership Summit

Transforming the DNA of Your Business


The Value of Early Childhood Indicators: Guiding Action Webinar

This webinar focused on the emerging trends in the field of early learning indicators and how these indicators are being used to support the healthy development and achievement of young children.

May 21, 2013
NYATEP 2013 Symposium on Policy and Research

Leslie Crutchfield presents Collective Impact.

May 17, 2013
League of California Community Foundations Board Retreat 2013

Eva Nico and Rebecca Graves present their Donor Advised Funds Study.

May 17, 2013
GBCHealth Conference 2013

Laura Herman presents "Shared Value in India."


FSG & SSIR Webinar: Embracing Emergence with Collective Impact

How to address complexity in collective impact and create an intentional process that allows for effective solutions.


Collective Impact: Embracing Emergence Webinar

This webinar explores how to address complexity in collective impact and create an intentional process that allows for effective solutions.

May 15-17, 2013
GBCHealth Conference 2013

Friends of FSG receive a 25% discount!

May 15, 2013
FSG Webinar: The Value of Early Childhood Indicators

Emerging trends in the field of early learning indicators and discussion of how indicators are being used to support the healthy development and achievement of all young children in communities across the country.


New Social Progress Index from Michael Porter

Measuring national progress delivering social and environmental value


Catalyzing the New Mobility in Cities

This report focuses on innovative business and service models that are beneficial to the urban poor, both as users and providers of urban transportation.


The difference between "shared value" and shared values: New Guardian blog

By basing CSR on social issues at the core of their business, companies can create social benefits and financial returns.

May 8, 2013
2013 NCG Annual Meeting

Mark Kramer presents Collective Impact.

May 1, 2013
Business4Better Annual Conference 2013

Lalitha Vaidyanathan and Chad Bolick lead a panel on shared value.

May 1, 2013
FSG & SSIR Webinar: Embracing Emergence with Collective Impact

How to address complexity in collective impact and create an intentional process that allows for effective solutions.


HBR blog on measurement systems from FSG's Hills and Pfitzer

Social Enterprises Need a Solid Measurement System

Apr. 29, 2013
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2013

Matthew Wilka participates on the panel "Evaluating the Promise of Blended Learning in K-12 Education."

Apr. 26, 2013
STEMposium 2013

Srik Gopalakrishnan gives the keynote presentation on shared measurement and collective impact.

Apr. 25, 2013
SEEED 2013: Building Social Enterprise Ecosystems

Leslie Crutchfield participates in the keynote panel "Core Elements for Building a Social Enterprise Ecosystem."

Apr. 25, 2013
RWJF Social Media Measurement Meeting

Katelyn Mack joins the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a discussion on developing measures to assess the impact of social media on foundations’ programming.


Blog: Why aren’t high-achieving low income students applying to selective colleges?

Living In A College Information Desert


New FSG Report: How four community information projects went from idea to impact

How did four foundations connect local communities with media and journalism to respond to key social issues?

Apr. 11, 2013
Global Social Venture Competition 2013

Ellen Martin presents and moderates a panel on assessing social impact of social ventures.

Apr. 9, 2013
Abell-Hanger Foundation Funders Roundtable

Leslie Crutchfield presents Do More Than Give.


Forbes CSR blog recommends FSG as a leading consulting firm

6 Criteria for Selecting a CSR Consultant

Mar. 19, 2013
Jewish Funders Network 2013 International Conference

Jennifer Splansky participates on a panel on shared measurement systems.

Mar. 13, 2013
16th World Business Dialogue

Valerie Bockstette presents Shared Value.

Mar. 13, 2013
Ready by 21 National Meeting 2013

Emily Gorin Malenfant presents Collective Impact.

Mar. 12, 2013
Association for Community Health Improvement 2013

Lalitha Vaidyanathan presents "Applying Collective Impact Strategies to Achieve Systemic and Sustainable Health Improvement."


Case Studies: How Four Community Information Projects Went from Idea to Impact

Case studies of local news and information projects supported by community foundations

Mar. 6-8, 2013
Building a Healthier Future 2013

Dane Smith presents and leads a panel on shared value.


100Kin10: Shared Measurement to Support a Nationwide Movement

With support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and in close partnership with the University of Chicago, FSG was engaged to work with 100Kin10 partners to facilitate the design of a set of shared measures.

Feb. 28, 2013
TFR Webinar - College Access Network: Collective Impact Revisited

Jeff Cohen discusses the collective impact framework in action.

Feb. 22, 2013
IESE "Doing Good and Doing Well" 2013

Marc Pfitzer presents "Innovating for Shared Value."


New FSG Article: Embracing Emergence with Collective Impact

FSG explores how collective impact creates the conditions for change to happen differently, when new or unanticipated opportunities emerge from the work being done. 

Feb. 21, 2013
2013 AFP San Antonio Conference

Leslie Crutchfield presents the luncheon keynote address on Catalytic Philanthropy.


Embracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity

Collective impact brings actors together and creates the conditions that enable solutions to complex problems to emerge.

Feb. 15, 2013
Cradle to Career: Building Youth Success from Aspen to Parachute

Becca Graves presents "From Community Challenge to Community Change: The Power of Collective Impact."


Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth Webinar

Learn how collective impact can be applied to the unique needs of Opportunity Youth and why a new approach is needed to re-engage this population.


Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth Presentation

The presentation was created for the Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth Webinar which explored how collective impact can be applied to address the unique needs of Opportunity Youth and why a new approach is needed to re-engage this population.

Feb. 12, 2013
JEDC's 2013 Innovation Summit

Dane Smith presents "Creating Business Value by Creating Social Value."

Feb. 12, 2013
FSG Webinar "Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth"

This webinar will help participants understand how collective impact can be applied to a specific issue. It will also help community leaders learn more about how to address the unique needs of Opportunity Youth and why a new approach is needed to re-engage this population.


BlackRock: Corporate Philanthropy Strategy

FSG partnered with BlackRock to set a clear vision for their philanthropic portfolio and developed a signature initiative that focuses on Building Better Financial Futures.


Encauzamiento del cambio: cómo lograr que el impacto colectivo funcione

A pesar de la dificultad para lograr que los esfuerzos de impacto colectivo levanten vuelo, los involucrados informan una renovada sensación de optimismo que surge en las primeras etapas del proceso.


Reconnecting business, and investors, with society

In this UBS interview, Professor Michael Porter discusses the significance of shared value for investors and the banking industry.

Feb. 6, 2013
FSG Webinar "Measuring Shared Value"

This interactive webinar will focus on the successes and challenges that leading companies have faced incorporating measuring shared value approaches into their business strategies.


The Arizona Community Foundation Shared Measurement Project

Learn how The Arizona Community Foundation’s Project SAM worked with FSG to build a shared measurement system for a cohort of nonprofit organizations.


Measuring Shared Value Presentation

This presentation was created for the Measuring Shared Value webinar which focused on the successes and challenges that leading companies have faced incorporating measuring shared value approaches into their business strategies.

Feb. 5, 2013
Lutheran Services in America 2013 CEO Academy

Leslie Crutchfield presents Do More Than Give.


Measuring Shared Value Webinar

This interactive webinar focused on the successes and challenges that leading companies have faced incorporating measuring shared value approaches into their business strategies.

Jan. 31, 2013
Florida Philanthropic Network's 2013 Statewide Summit on Philanthropy

Emily Gorin Malenfant presents "How Does Philanthropy Partner for Collective Impact? The Strive Partnership Story."

Jan. 27, 2013
2013 Community College Futures Assembly

Leslie Crutchfield presents "Becoming a Force for Good."

Jan. 24, 2013
Learning Forum on Collective Impact

Kyle Peterson presents Collective Impact.

Jan. 14, 2013
Monterey County Children's Council 2013

Jennifer Splansky and Matt Wilka present Collective Impact to the Monterey County Children's Council Early Childhood Development Initiative. 


Road Map Project Wins $40M Race to the Top Award!

This group of school districts (and many other partner organizations, unions, mayors, community agencies, housing authorities, educators, and parents) actively work together as part of a Collective Impact effort that FSG helped to design and launch.


New FSG Article: Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations

An in-depth review of what it takes to be a backbone organization, and how to evaluate and support its work.


The Rockefeller Foundation: Shared Value in Emerging Markets Research

The Rockefeller Foundation funded FSG to research the ways in which multinational companies create shared value for poor or vulnerable communities around the world.


New FSG Report: Blended Learning in Practice

Case Studies from Leading Schools


Roll Back Malaria: Design and Collation of Harmonized Partnership Workplan

Roll Back Malaria engaged FSG to develop a coordinated work plan that would ensure that the Partnership was working from a sound basis, both in terms of activity scope and budgets.


Mark Kramer signs GBCHealth CEO pledge to help end HIV discrimination

45 countries across the globe still restrict travel based on HIV status. FSG’s Mark Kramer has endorsed the GBCHealth CEO Pledge to end these discriminatory travel restrictions.


Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations in Collective Impact

An in-depth review of what it takes to be a backbone organization, and how to evaluate and support its work.


Blended Learning in Practice:
Case Studies from Leading Schools

Five in-depth case studies of blended learning at leading schools across the country.


Blended Learning Panel at NAPCS 2012

FSG's Matt Wilka moderates a panel on Blended Learning at the National Association of Public Charter Schools 2012 Conference.


New FSG Report: Boosting the Immunization Workforce

Lessons from the Merck Vaccine Network – Africa


Forbes India Shared Value blog from FSG's Dane Smith

Shared Value Approach Can Further India’s Mining Industry


Mark Kramer at the 3 Pillars Creation of Shared Value Forum in Melbourne

FSG's Mark Kramer discusses the concept of shared value at the 3 Pillars Network "Creation of Shared Value Forum" in Melbourne, Australia on November 14, 2012.


Evaluating Social Innovation: Insights from the Field Presentation

This presentation was created for the Evaluating Social Innovation: Insights from the Field webinar.


Business Fights Poverty blog from FSG's Hills and Pfitzer

The Promise of Measuring Shared Value

Dec. 14, 2012
MacArthur Foundation Evaluation Seminar 2012

Hallie Preskill and Srik Gopalakrishnan present "Choosing the Right Evaluation Approach: A Continuum of Options."


SAP: Creating a High Impact CSR Portfolio

FSG was engaged to help SAP create a high impact CSR portfolio through a series of engagements, including developing a global shared value initiative, refining its regional CSR strategies, and designing a measurement framework to help CSR understand and track the business and social impact of its work.


Mercy Corps: Shared Value Strategy

Mercy Corps sought to understand how to engage businesses in creating shared value as a new pathway to creating greater social impact.


What's Wrong with Maximizing Shareholder Value? New Guardian Sustainable Business blog

It's ironic that a goal so deeply entrenched in business is causing the very problem it was intended to cure, and the counter voices are getting louder.


PetSmart Charities: Shared Measurement System and Database Governance

FSG facilitated the development of a common vision and the identification of animal welfare data elements to be included in a national database for the field.


FSG Receives Knowledge Management Award

FSG is honored to have been awarded the KMWorld 2012 Reality Award for knowledge management.

Dec. 6, 2012
Global Washington Conference 2012

Srik Gopalakrishnan presents "Evidence of Impact."


Fay Hanleybrown at the United Way of Pierce County's Community Collective Action Event

FSG's Fay Hanleybrown speaks about collective impact at the United Way of Pierce County's Community Collective Action Event on October 30, 2012.

Nov. 28, 2012
Jobs with Purpose at Babson Net Impact

Greg Hills speaks about creating impact within your organization as well as for clients.


White House Council for Community Solutions Collective Impact Session

John Kania leads a session on Collective Impact at the White House Council for Community Solutions, February 4, 2011.


Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: Homelessness Strategy

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation engaged FSG to help develop a strategy designed to eliminate chronic homelessness in Los Angeles County.


Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: Providing Safe Water

FSG partnered with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to develop a strategy to improve the well-being of rural communities and small towns by supporting sustainable access to safe water.


Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: Foster Youth

FSG partnered with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to develop a strategy to improve the well-being of transition-age foster youth in the United States.


Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: Children Affected by AIDS

FSG was engaged by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to help them gain a deeper understanding of the issues facing young children affected by HIV/AIDS.


United Way of the National Capital Area: Strategic Planning

FSG was engaged by United Way of the NCA to create a new three year strategic plan and a directional implementation plan, positioning the organization to be a more focused, catalytic force for impact in the region encompassing Washington, D.C. and parts of Virginia and Maryland.

Nov. 17, 2012
King Fahd University Annual Workshop

Mark Kramer presents Catalytic Philanthropy and Collective Impact.

Nov. 15, 2012
Indiana Grantmakers Alliance 2012 Fall Conference

Leslie Crutchfield presents Do More Than Give.

Nov. 14, 2012
Creation of Shared Value Forum Australia

Mark Kramer presents Shared Value.

Nov. 14, 2012
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children: Collective Impact Session

Emily Gorin Malenfant presents Collective Impact at the CLOCC.

Nov. 14, 2012
Finnish CEO Forum on Corporate Responsibility 2012

Valerie Bockstette presents Shared Value.

Nov. 14, 2012
FSG Webinar: "Evaluating Social Innovation: Insights from the Field"

An interactive discussion on the successes and challenges that funders and evaluators have experienced in successfully implementing Developmental Evaluations of complex social innovations.


Evaluating Social Innovation: Insights from the Field

Learn how funders and evaluators have implemented Development Evaluations of complex social innovations.


FSG Webinar "Evaluating Social Innovation: Insights from the Field"

An interactive discussion on the successes and challenges that funders and evaluators have experienced in successfully implementing Developmental Evaluations of complex social innovations.


New FSG Report: Measuring Shared Value

How to Unlock Value by Linking Business and Social Results

Nov. 7, 2012
Johnson Graduate School of Management

Justin Bakule presents Shared Value.

Nov. 6, 2012
Institute for Competitiveness, India 2012

Mark Kramer presents Shared Value.

Nov. 5, 2012
Watch Live Nov. 5: Nestlé's 2012 Shared Value Forum in India

Mark Kramer presents Shared Value.

Nov. 5, 2012
Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Justin Bakule is a panel speaker on inclusive business practices for Harvard Kennedy School students.


The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

In this book, Gawande reminds us that the simple checklist can have a tremendous affect on many aspects of a project including collaboration, communication and quality of output.


Do More Than Give

This podcast features Leslie Crutchfield in conversation with Chicke Fitzgerald about how high-impact donors can catalyze change in the world on this Rock the World Enterprises radio blog.


Measuring Shared Value

This article presents a new framework for measuring shared value.

Nov. 1, 2012
Closing the Gap Summit 2012

Jeff Cohen presents Collective Impact.

Oct. 30, 2012
California Network of Family Strengthening Networks

David Phillips presents collective impact.

Oct. 30, 2012
Community Collective Action 2012

Fay Hanleybrown and Patty Russell present Collective Impact.

Oct. 29, 2012
Strategic Co-Funding: A Grantmaker Convening

Erin White presents Collective Impact.

Oct. 29, 2012
Collective Impact Institute 2012

John Kania presents Collective Impact.


FSG’s Shared Value Commitment to Action at 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

FSG’s Mark Kramer goes on stage as the Shared Value Initiative is announced as a 2012 Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting.


FSG Creates Commitment to Action at 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting!

FSG announces the establishment of its new Shared Value Initiative as a Commitment to Action for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting.


Investing in Change: Funding Collective Impact Efforts Presentation

This presentation was prepared for the Investing in Change: Funding Collective Impact Efforts webinar which focused on the unique and critical role of funders in collective impact efforts to achieve large scale social change.

Oct. 25, 2012
LifeScience Alley Diabetes Leadership Roundtable

Kyle Peterson presents Collective Impact.

Oct. 24, 2012
California Health Professions Consortium Annual Conference 2012

Lalitha Vaidyanathan presents Collective Impact.

Oct. 24-27, 2012
26th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association

FSG's Evaluation experts present several sessions at this year's AEA conference.


Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth

This report outlines how a collective impact approach can improve outcomes for Opportunity Youth.

Oct. 23, 2012
Legacy Venture Collective Impact Workshop

Jeff Kutash and Emily Gorin Malenfant present Collective Impact.


New FSG Report: Shared Value in Emerging Markets

Innovative business strategies can create sustainable impact at scale for poor or vulnerable individuals.


Social and Economic Equity in U.S. Food and Agriculture Systems

This report focuses on challenges and opportunities for improving social and economic equity in the U.S. food and agriculture system.


Shared Value Insights: Nestlé's Janet Voûte on Linking Business Growth and Societal Needs

In a brief interview, Nestlé's Janet Voûte discusses the link between business growth and societal needs.


Highlights of Michael Porter's Shared Value Summit Keynote

Highlights from Professor Michael E. Porter's keynote at the 2012 Shared Value Leadership Summit on May 31.

Oct. 18, 2012
Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington 2012 Conference

Fay Hanleybrown presents Collective Impact.


Mark Kramer at the Nestlé Central & West Africa CSV Forum

FSG's Mark Kramer participated in the Nestlé CSV Forum on “The Role of Business in Food Security and Nutrition” on Sept. 17 & 18, 2012 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Oct. 15, 2012
Grantmakers in the Arts 2012

Victor Kuo presents Collective Impact and the Arts: A Dispatch from Cincinnati.


Shared Value Insights: UBS’s Erika Karp on Delivering Shareholder Value

In a brief interview on shared value, Erika Karp of UBS shares her insights on delivering shareholder value.

Oct. 13, 2012
Salzburg Global Seminar 2012

Kyle Peterson presents Shared Value.


Shared Value Insights: Arauco’s Charles Kimber on Creating a Vision for Productivity

In a brief interview on shared value, Arauco's Charles Kimber discusses creating a vision for productivity.

Oct. 11, 2012
Communities for Change 2012 Leadership Symposium

John Kania presents Collective Impact.


Shared Value Insights: Save the Children’s Carolyn Miles on the Power of Partnerships

In a brief interview on shared value, Carolyn Miles, President and CEO of Save the Children shares her insights about the power of partnerships

Oct. 10, 2012
Compassion Connect PDX Workshop 2012

Ellen Martin presents Collective Impact.


Shared Value in Emerging Markets

Innovative business strategies can create sustainable impact at scale for poor or vulnerable individuals.


Boosting the Immunization Workforce: Lessons from the Merck Vaccine Network - Africa

Lessons for the field from ten years of immunization workforce training in Africa.

Oct. 8, 2012
Strong Partners for a Strong Michigan 2012

Collective Impact for foundations and nonprofits.

Oct. 8, 2012
Texas Senate Education Committee

Matt Wilka gives testimony on blended learning as part of the Committee's exploration of expanding virtual and other school models in Texas.

Oct. 10, 2012
Collaborating & Partnering for Sustainable Change: FREE Guardian Event

A stimulating evening event bringing sustainable business professionals together to debate, innovate and connect.


Do More than Grow: Realizing the Potential of Community Foundation Donor-Advised Funds

What community foundations can do to realize the strategic value of Donor-Advised Funds.


Observaciones Sobre Valor Compartido: Charles Kimber de Arauco

En una breve entrevista, Charles Kimber, gerente de asuntos corporativos y comerciales de Arauco, habla de su vision de valor compartido.


Evaluation of UN Women's Work on Gender Responsive Budgeting in India

Mixed-methods evaluation of UN Women’s Gender-Responsive Budgeting work in India from 2001-2011.

Oct. 1, 2012
Shared Value Workshops in Chile

Mark Kramer and Dane Smith deliver keynote speeches on shared value thinking among Chilean companies.

Sept. 28, 2012
2012 Strive Cradle to Career Network Convening

Emily Malenfant presents Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth.

Sept. 24, 2012
2012 New Profit Board Leader Event

Emily Gorin Malenfant presents Collective Impact: Collaboration or Competition?


Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation: Strategic Learning and Evaluation System

FSG assisted the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation with developing tools for staff across sectors to assess progress toward the foundation’s carbon mitigation goals.


Public Television Major Market Group: Opportunities to Address Community Needs

FSG worked with public media’s major market group (MMG) to develop a strategy that would help stations more deeply address the needs of their communities.


Shared Value and Investors: New Guardian Sustainable Business blog

Shared value: the questions investors need to ask companies


UN Women: Gender Responsive Budgeting Evaluation

FSG conducted a mixed-methods evaluation to understand the contribution that UN Women’s Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) activities made in promoting gender equity in India between 2001 and 2011.


New FSG report: Keeping the Promise of Opportunity

This report provides recommendations on how to redesign the financial aid system to support post-secondary completion among low-income young adults.


King Baudouin Foundation: Developing a Guide on "Managing for Learning and Impact"

FSG helped the King Baudouin Foundation update its guide for program officers on evaluation by turning it into an engaging project management tool called "Managing for Learning and Impact."

Sept. 25, 2012
FAHE Annual Conference 2012

Leslie Crutchfield presents the keynote address about Catalytic Philanthropy.


Unternehmensziele neu definieren! Der Shared Value-Ansatz

Interview mit Marc Pfitzer zum Thema Creating Shared Value im Magazin forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften.


Charting a Course for Change: Advancing Education, Income and Health Through Collective Impact

A United Way roadmap of core community strategies to boost education, income and health, along with evidence-based implementation approaches.


The Business of Women and Children's Health: Guardian Sustainable Business blog

New innovative partnerships with the private sector are key to meeting the UN's millennium development goals.


New FSG Report: Evaluating Social Innovation

Challenges grantmakers to explore how common evaluation approaches and practices constrain innovation, and examines a new approach to evaluating social innovation known as "developmental evaluation."


Investing in Change: Funding Collective Impact Efforts

Learn about the unique and critical role of funders in collective impact efforts to achieve large scale social change.


Keeping the Promise of Opportunity

This report provides recommendations on how to redesign the financial aid system to support post-secondary completion among low-income young adults.


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Race to the Top District Competition: Collective Impact and Blended Classrooms

This presentation was created for a webinar on The Race to the Top District Competition.


Evaluating Social Innovation

Developmental evaluation offers a new approach to evaluating social innovations in complex, multi-actor, and dynamic environments.

Sept. 25, 2012
FSG & GEO Webinar "Investing in Change: Funding Collective Impact Efforts"

The key role of funders in successful collective impact initiatives, the barriers funders face, and tips for overcoming them.


How India’s HNI philanthropists are solving social problems

Lalitha Vaidyanathan's blog post on Catalytic Philanthropy in Forbes India magazine.


Guardian Sustainable Business blog from FSG's Dane Smith

Sustainability fatigue: could healthy competition be the cure?


PATH: Diarrheal Disease Advocacy Strategy

FSG helped PATH develop a comprehensive diarrheal disease advocacy strategy for implementation at both the global and country levels.


Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Shared Outcomes Assessment

FSG conducted a review and assessment of the current readiness of key sectors to develop and use shared outcomes.


Collective Impact blog series in Stanford Social Innovation Review

FSG and The Greater Cincinnati Foundation have partnered to understand and evaluate the role of backbone organizations in collective impact efforts.


Inter-American Development Bank: Shared Value Training

FSG supported the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to further increase the social impact of its private sector lending through the concept of shared value.


Introducing the Shared Value Initiative

Learn how the Shared Value Initiative will engage leading companies and organizations to advance the practice of shared value.


Private Enterprise for Public Health: Opportunities for Business to Improve Women's and Children's Health

A guide for how companies can create shared value in women's and children's health.


It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine's Path to Peace by Rye Barcott

This inspiring work of nonfiction recounts the creation of Carolina for Kibera, a nonprofit organization founded by a U.S. marine that is focused on youth development in Kenya's largest slum.


Degrees of Inequality: Culture, Class, and Gender in American Higher Education by Ann Mullen

In this fascinating evaluation and analysis of postsecondary education system, Mullen interviews students and reflects on their differing attitudes and experiences within the higher education system.


Unequal Childhoods by Annette Lareau

Unequal Childhoods by Annette Lareau is an in-depth exploration of how middle-class parenting styles lead to fundamentally different opportunities for their children than the parenting styles of working-class and poor families.


Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay

Sarah’s Key is the kind of book that makes you want to stay up all night because you just can't put it down! The narrative is told from two different perspectives. The first character is a 10-year-old girl who survived the French concentration camps in 1942; the other character is a woman living in present-day France.


Mark Kramer's Healthcare article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Regional Grant Makers Hold the Key to Containing Health-Care Costs.

Sept. 24, 2012
Social Good Summit 2012

Kyle Peterson presents Shared Value.

Sept. 24, 2012
Colorado Drug Endangered Children 4th Annual Conference

Jennifer Splansky presents a keynote address on Collective Impact.

Sept. 20, 2012
SCG 2012 Conference on Corporate Philanthropy

Lalitha Vaidyanathan presents "Making the Case for Shared Value" and "Shared Value Measurement."

Sept. 19, 2012
Opportunity Nation Summit 2012

Fay Hanleybrown presents Collective Impact.

Sept. 19, 2012
CSR Asia Summit 2012

Mike Stamp presents Shared Value.


Guardian Sustainable Business blog from FSG's Hills and Pfitzer

"Measuring the Impact of Shared Value."


Why Do We Measure? An Ecosystem Perspective

FSG's Adeeb Mahmud moderates a discussion on the role of shared measurement systems at the Aspen Insititute's ANDE Metrics & Evaluation Conference.


The California Endowment: Strategic Learning and Evaluation System

The California Endowment (TCE) engaged FSG to provide support and technical assistance in the development of a Strategic Learning and Evaluation System to guide their learning and evaluation activities and to ensure a strong link to TCE’s Building Healthy Communities strategic plan.

Sept. 14, 2012
Rock the World Network: Uncommon Giving Live Radio Interview

Leslie Crutchfield presents Do More Than Give.

Sept. 14, 2012
Eastern Oregon Nonprofit Conference 2012: Creating Vital Communities

Fay Hanleybrown presents Collective Impact.


Arauco: Shared Value Strategy

FSG worked with Arauco to create a shared value strategy for a $2.3B expansion of its industrial complex in the Arauco Province of Chile.

Sept. 13, 2012
SEEK Workshop on Corporate Philanthropy

Valerie Bockstette presents Shared Value.

Sept. 12, 2012
Singapore Institute of Directors Conference 2012

Mike Stamp presents Shared Value.

Sept. 10-12, 2012
COF 2012 Fall Conference

FSG consultants present several sessions.

Sept. 10, 2012
Philanthropy in Asia Summit 2012

Mike Stamp moderates a panel on "New Models in Philanthropy."

Sept. 5, 2012
Webinar: The Race to the Top District Competition

Emily Malenfant and Amanda Rinderle present Collective Impact and Blended Classrooms.

Sept. 4, 2012
Meeting of the Minds 2012

Mark Kramer and Jeff Kutash present Collective Impact.

Aug. 23, 2012
Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance 2012

Marc Pfitzer presents keynote address on Collective Impact.

Aug. 8, 2012
COF Webinar: Engaging the Full Potential of Community Foundation Directors

Eva Nico participates in a COF webinar called "On Board: Engaging the Full Potential of Community Foundation Directors."


2012 Shared Value Leadership Summit: The Path Forward

The summit focused on how to implement shared value more effectively, giving leaders a new path forward by better understanding shared value strategies by industry, geography, and through successful partnerships.


Competing by Saving Lives: Creating Shared Value in Global Health Event

FSG with GBCHealth hosted an exclusive event on Creating Shared Value with Professor Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School. Senior executives in global health gathered for a first look at new research findings that will impact the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.


Competing by Saving Lives: Stories of Implementation Presentation

This presentation was created for the Competing by Saving Lives: Stories of Implementation webinar which was moderated by FSG's Kyle Peterson and featured four panelists, who shared their experiences in implementing shared value within the global health sector

Aug. 3, 2012
Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2012

Justin Bakule presents Shared Value.


Mark Kramer at the 2012 Ethos Conference

FSG's Mark Kramer presents "Creating Shared Value: Corporate Strategies for Sustainable Development" at the Ethos Institute International Conference on Sustainability 2012.

July 30, 2012
World Education Congress 2012

Justin Bakule presents Shared Value and its relevance to the travel, hotel and leisure industry.

July 11, 2012
Launch of Private Enterprise for Public Health

Marc Pfitzer moderates a panel on Creating Shared Value and Collective Impact.


Creating Shared Value: The Path Forward Presentation

This presentation was created for the 2012 Shared Value Summit and outlines how shared value is changing business.


Forbes.com: What is 'Creating Shared Value'?

James Epstein Reeves describes the differences between traditional CSR and creating shared value.


Michael Porter Delivers Keynote Address at 2012 Shared Value Summit (Video)

FSG, Professor Michael E. Porter, and a select group of shared value leaders from around the world gathered on May 31st for the 2012 Shared Value Leadership Summit.


IGLHRC: Monitoring and Evaluation System

FSG worked with IGLHRC to develop a monitoring and evaluation system that allows IGLHRC to engage in collaborative and learning-oriented monitoring and evaluation that guides internal decision making and informs conversations with external stakeholders about IGLHRC’s influence, effects, and impact.


Michael Porter’s Shared Value Summit Keynote

Professor Michael E. Porter's keynote from the 2012 Shared Value Leadership Summit on May 31.


In the Field: Marc Van Ameringen talks about successful collective impact model

Marc Van Ameringen, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in Geneva, highlights GAIN’s unique approach to fighting global malnutrition.


In the Field: A possible "6th condition" for Collective Impact

The Barr Foundation writes about a new SSIR case study that introduces a vital sixth condition for collective impact – what SSIR dubs the "return on relationships."


In the Field: Collective Impact—United Way of Salt Lake's Unique Approach to Community Problem Solving

United Way of Salt Lake adopts a collective impact approach to solving its community’s social problems.


In the Field: "Channeling Change" Being Shared Internationally

Our new Channeling Change article is being shared widely as a practical guide for the ‘how-to’s’ of collective impact.


In the Field: Collective Impact Conference in Australia

Government & Not-for-Profits is holding a Collective Impact conference in Canberra, Australia.


In the Field: Wisconsin uses Collective Impact to build sustainable food systems

Wisconsin Local Food Network uses Collective Impact to build sustainable, equitable, and resilient food systems.


Watch our new video series on Collective Impact

This series of short videos describes the concept of collective impact, and shows the 5 conditions of collective impact in action using The Elizabeth River Project and The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) as examples.


Aimee White on Engaging Stakeholders More Effectively

AEA365 | A Tip-a-Day by and for Evaluators


International Finance Corporation: Impact Investing Review

FSG was engaged by IFC to conduct a landscape assessment of impact investing, and develop recommendations for what that means for the strategy of the Inclusive Business & Markets Group.


What Is Collective Impact?

This series of short videos describes the concept of collective impact, and shows the 5 conditions of collective impact in action using The Elizabeth River Project and The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) as examples.


2011 Client Project Highlights

Highlights of FSG’s client project work from 2011; social impact projects that range from improving education in Oregon to fighting malaria.


John Kania presents W. T. McCullough Lecture

FSG's John Kania speaks about collective impact at the Human Services Institute's W. T. McCullough lecture on May 18, 2012.


Shared Value in Côte D'Ivoire: Creating a Vibrant Cocoa Sector

Andy Harner, Global Cocoa Director for Mars Chocolate, discusses working with FSG on a shared value initiative to support farmers and cocoa production in Côte D'Ivoire.

May 10, 2012
Haaga Helia Sustainable Innovation 2012

Marc Pfitzer presents Creating Shared Value.


Understanding Mexican Culture to Improve the Interview Experience

FSG's Efrain Gutierrez presents a webinar for the American Evaluation Association on understanding Mexican culture to improve the interview experience with Mexicans.


Competing by Saving Lives: Stories of Implementation

Learn what creating shared value in global health means for companies and other global health stakeholders in a webinar hosted by FSG’s Kyle Peterson.


Irvine Community Foundations Initiative II: Overview

Community leaders discuss the Irvine Foundation's "Community Foundations Initiative II", a six year project to help emerging community foundations define their leadership opportunities and accelerate growth.


Mark Kramer's guest blog post on The Guardian Sustainable Business

Better ways of doing business: Creating Shared Value


The Real Benefits of Capitalism in Forbes India

FSG leaders' article on shared value in Forbes India Magazine.

May 2, 2012
InterAction Forum 2012

Adeeb Mahmud spoke on a panel titled "Capacity Development: We Know It’s Important, But How Do We Measure Its Outcomes?"


On Board: Engaging the Full Potential of Community Foundation Directors

Community leaders discuss how community foundations can engage board members to boost progress.


Learning to Lead: The Journey to Community Leadership for Emerging Community Foundations

Community leaders discuss the report "Learning to Lead", which seeks to help emerging community foundations define their leadership opportunities.


On Board: Engaging the Full Potential of Community Foundation Directors

Resources to help emerging community foundations engage board members to boost progress.


A Market for Success: How a Robust Service Provider Market Can Help Community Colleges Deliver Success

This webinar featured community college leaders and experts discussing highlights of the FSG report on what community colleges most need to improve student success rates.


Learning to Lead: The Journey to Community Leadership for Emerging Community Foundations

Resources to help emerging community foundations become recognized community leaders.

July 18-19, 2012
2012 EEN Forum "Unconference"

Join over 200 colleagues July 18 and 19 at American University in Washington, DC for the US Environmental Evaluators Network Forum Unconference.

July 17, 2012
United Way of the Bay Area: Impact Learning Circle 2012

John Kania presents the keynote address on "The Promise of Being Performance Driven."

July 17, 2012
Children's Cabinet Symposium 2012

Emily Gorin Malenfant presents Collective Impact.

July 10, 2012
BizkaiWeek 2012

Sonja Patscheke presents Shared Value.

June 11, 2012
Copenhagen Business School: Partnership 2012

Sonja Patscheke presents Collective Impact.

June 28, 2012
Responsible Business Summit 2012

Kyle Peterson presents Shared Value.

June 25, 2012
Moving Beyond Trade-Offs in Corporate Philanthropy

Lalitha Vaidyanathan and Jeff Kutash present shared value.

June 22, 2012
SOAR: Putting the Pieces Together Conference 2012

Katherine Errecart is a panelist on the Silo Busters: Working Effectively Across Systems keynote session for the conference. 

June 22, 2012
Leveraging Women's Voices - NCRW Annual Conference 2012

Laura Herman presents "Generating a Collective Impact to Build a Social Movement."

June 19, 2012
2012 Bay Area Symposium: Transforming Education

Autumn McDonald joins the discussion on Innovation and Impact in Public Education.

June 18, 2012
2012 Bio International Convention

Greg Hills participates on a panel entitled Business and Social Responsibility in Food and Agriculture.

June 18, 2012
Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Mark Kramer presents "Towards Sustainable Development through Creating Shared Value."

June 20, 2012
2012 National Charter Schools Conference

Matt Wilka participated in a panel called Blended Learning Models: Case Studies of Leading Charter Management Organizations.

June 13, 2012
2012 Corporate Philanthropy Institute

Lalitha Vaidyanathan participates in the panel "Solving Social Problems: Creating Change Through Social Innovation."

June 13, 2012
FSG's Shared Value in Global Health Webinar

Learn what creating shared value in global health means for companies and other global health stakeholders in a webinar hosted by FSG’s Kyle Peterson.

June 12, 2012
Ethos International Conference on Sustainability 2012

Mark Kramer presents "Creating Shared Value: corporate strategies for sustainable development.

June 13, 2012
2012 Social Impact Exchange Conference

John Kania presents Collective Impact.

June 5, 2012
Great Neighborhoods Summit 2012

Emily Gorin Malenfant presents Collective Impact.


Knight Foundation Client Video

Mayur Patel, VP of Strategy and Assessment at Knight Foundation, discusses working with FSG on a developmental evaluation of their Community News and Information project.

June 3-6, 2012
2012 Summer Evaluation Institute

A joint effort of the American Evaluation Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Watch our new Shared Value motion graphic!

Creating shared value "is not an option, it's the future."

May 31, 2012
2012 Shared Value Leadership Summit: The Path Forward

FSG, Professor Michael E. Porter, and a select group of shared value leaders from around the world gathered on May 31st for the 2012 Shared Value Leadership Summit.

May 23, 2012
Memphis Fast Forward Luncheon 2012

John Kania presents the keynote address on Collective Impact.

May 21-23, 2012
International Forum at INCAE Business School

Dane Smith presents Shared Value at the Think Forward Latin America Forum.

May 19, 2012
Vision Summit 2012

Valerie Bockstette co-facilitates a workshop on shared value.


Kyle Peterson's blog post on Guardian Sustainable Business

Healthy competition can save lives through shared value

May 18, 2012
Community Solutions’ Human Services Institute

John Kania presents the opening keynote address on Collective Impact.


Creating Shared Value: It's the Future

FSG illuminates the potential of shared value in this short motion graphic. See how GE, IHG, and Nestlé are using this approach successfully.

May 17, 2012
65th EWA National Seminar

John Kania participates in a panel on Collective Impact and what it means to education.

May 15, 2012
Net Impact Seattle Shared Value Event

Fay Hanleybrown presents Creating Shared Value.

May 8, 2012
International Forum: Business Inclusive Markets in Latin America

Dane Smith presents the opening keynote address about shared value.


Better Outcomes, Lower Costs:
How Community-Based Funders Can Transform U.S. Health Care

Mark Kramer and Dr. Atul Gawande discuss the untapped potential for community-based funders to transform the cost and quality of health care in the United States.


Better Outcomes, Lower Costs:
How Community-Based Funders Can Transform U.S. Health Care

Mark Kramer and Dr. Atul Gawande discuss the untapped potential for community-based funders to transform the cost and quality of health care in the United States.


"Creating Shared Value" wins McKinsey Award

FSG co-founders Michael E. Porter and Mark Kramer have been named McKinsey Award winners for their 2011 Harvard Business Review article "Creating Shared Value."

May 2, 2012
COF Webinar: Learning to Lead

Becca Graves presents "Learning to Lead: The Journey to Community Leadership for Emerging Community Foundations."

May 2, 2012
Better Ways of Doing Business: Free Guardian Event

Mark Kramer presents "shared value."


Executive Insights with Gary M. Cohen

Gary M. Cohen, Executive Vice President at BD discusses creating shared value in global health at the "Competing to Save Lives" conference.


Executive Insights with Michael J. Warmuth

Michael J. Warmuth, Senior Vice President, Established Pharmaceuticals at Abbott discusses creating shared value in global health at the "Competing to Save Lives" conference.


Executive Insights with Anuj Pasrija

Anuj Pasrija, Head, Social Business, Group Emerging Markets, Novartis discusses creating shared value in global health at the "Competing to Save Lives" conference.


Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work Presentation

This presentation was created for the Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work webinar moderated by SSIR editor Eric Nee in conversation with FSG’s John Kania, and the leaders of two organizations that have successfully used the collective impact principles.

April 27, 2012
AmCham Czech Republic Shared Value Event

Valerie Bockstette presents "Creating Shared Value as a Corporate Strategy" 


Strategic Learning and Milking Cows

FSG's Efrain Gutierrez presentation from the 2012 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Conference.


Competing by Saving Lives

How pharmaceutical and medical device companies create shared value in global health.


Building the Shared Value Mindset on Forbes India

Forbes India hosted this lively panel discussion, featuring FSG's Lalitha Vaidyanathan,  on Creating Shared Value and the purpose of a business enterprise.


Catalytic Philanthropy In India

This collaborative report from FSG and the Indian School of Business explores how India's largest givers can help solve critical social problems.


Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work

Learn more about implementing collective impact, and hear real stories of collective impact success at this webinar.

Feb. 16, 2012
ESADE Social Innovation Conference 2012

Sonja Patscheke presents Shared Value.

April 21, 2012
Global Health & Innovation Conference 2012

Laura Herman presents "Creating Shared Value in Global Health."


Competing by Saving Lives: Executive Summary

How pharmaceutical and medical device companies can create shared value in global health by addressing unmet health needs in low- and middle-income countries.


Sustainable Capitalism

This report makes the economic case for mainstreaming Sustainable Capitalism by highlighting the fact that it does not represent a trade-off with profit maximization but instead actually fosters superior long-term value creation.


Collaboration and Connection: How Foundations Partner Effectively to Address Their Community’s Information Needs

This report highlights the strategies and approaches that Knight Community Information Challenge grantee foundations have used to develop and maintain productive partnerships.

April 19, 2012
2012 Ready by 21 National Meeting

John Kania delivers the keynote address in the plenary session about Collective Impact.


A Market for Success

This report draws on the perspectives of community college leaders to explore how external service providers can best help colleges improve student completion.

April 26, 2012
Asia Competitiveness Forum 2012

Lalitha Vaidyanathan moderated a panel on Creating Shared Value.

April 18, 2012
2012 National BCLC Conference

Kyle Peterson presents Creating Shared Value.

April 16, 2012
Free Webinar: A Market for Success

How a Robust Service Provider Market Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Completion

April 14, 2012
KCAAEN Annual Meeting 2012

John Kania presents Collective Impact.

April 14, 2012
18th Annual IDC Conference

Kyle Peterson presents Collective Impact.


New Collective Impact article in Stanford Social Innovation Review

An in-depth look at how organizations of all types, acting in diverse settings, are implementing a collective impact approach to solve large-scale social problems.

April 17, 2012
Global Philanthropy Forum Annual Conference 2012

Lalitha Vaidyanathan moderates a panel called "Shared Value: Market Based Solutions to Social Problem."

April 5, 2012
AEA CBD Series 2012

Efrain Gutierrez presents Understanding Mexican Culture to Improve the Interview Experience with Mexicans.


The Staten Island Foundation: Collective Impact Initiative

With the support of the Staten Island Foundation, a cross-sectoral coalition engaged FSG to help design, organize, and launch a collective impact initiative designed to improve health outcomes on Staten Island, now known as the Tackling Youth Substance Abuse initiative.


Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Strategic Planning

FSG worked with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a plan for accelerating progress toward achieving the state’s higher education goals—and by extension, increasing individual and statewide economic outcomes.


Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work

Despite the difficulty of getting collective impact efforts off the ground, those involved report a new sense of optimism that dawns early on in the process.


Managing for Learning and Impact

Over the past three years, the King Baudouin Foundation has developed a more systematic approach for the evaluation of its projects, which FSG helped codify in the KBF Project Management Guide: ‘Managing for Learning and Impact’.


Canaliser le changement: Comment réussir l’impact collectif

Cet article fait suite à l’article initial de FSG paru dans le numéro Hiver 2011 de la Stanford Social Innovation Review. Il explore de nouveaux exemples d’impact collectif tout en donnant des conseils pratiques pour ceux cherchant à initier ou mener une telle initiative.


Novartis: Strategic Visioning for Creating Shared Value

FSG was engaged by Novartis to help systematically pinpoint how specific societal issues connect with its core business model.


Developing a Master Data Sharing Agreement: Seeking Student-Level Evidence to Support a Collaborative Community Effort in Education

How the development of a data sharing agreement was key to providing the longitudinal, student-level data required to drive and evaluate multiple efforts to close the achievement gap in an urban neighborhood.

March 23, 2012
Yale School of Management Education Learning Conference

Brad Bernatek moderates a panel entitled "The Next Generation of Talent in Education."

March 23, 2012
100 Women in Hedge Funds Conference 2012

Mark Kramer presents "Beyond CSR: Creating shared value and reshaping capitalism."

Mar. 9, 2012
Entrepreneurs Foundation Corporate Citizenship Conference 2012

Lalitha Vaidyanathan moderated a panel on Creating Shared Value.

March 20, 2012
"Making Collective Impact Work," New Article & Upcoming Webinar

John Kania presents a lively discussion on how to implement Collective Impact.

March 17, 2012
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Collective Impact Workshop

John Kania and Becca Graves present Collective Impact.

March 12-14, 2012
2012 GEO National Conference

Several FSG staff members present sessions at this year's annual Grantmakers for Effective Organizations national conference.


Forbes Magazine: Shared Value a Megatrend for 2012

3 Megatrends for 2012 - Or Why Shared Value is Indeed an Answer.


Collective Impact named #2 Philanthropy Buzzword of 2011

The 10 philanthropy buzzwords that capture the essence of 2011 for nonprofits.

March 12, 2012
UPJ Annual Meeting 2012

Marc Pfitzer and Valerie Bockstette present "Creating Shared Value" at UPJ Annual Meeting 2012.

March 9, 2012
COMF Community Foundation Retreat 2012

Emily Malenfant and Ellen Martin conduct a plenary and workshop session on Collective Impact for the Council on Michigan Foundations Community Foundation Retreat.

March 8, 2012
2012 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy

Mark Kramer presents "Can Funder Collaboratives Achieve Collective Impact? Lessons from CO Funders."

February 27, 2012
2012 STRATEGY for GOOD SUMMIT

Mark Kramer presents Creating Shared Value.

February 25, 2012
The Social Enterprise Conference 2012

Mark Kramer presents "Creating Shared Value by Deepening Corporate Investment in Human Capital Development."

February 23, 2012
International Conference on Climate Change 2012

Valerie Bockstette speaks about Shared Value on a panel in Berlin at a conference on “Mit marktwirtschaftlichen Instrumenten gegen den Klimawandel.”

February 16, 2012
Next-Gen Corporate Social Responsibility Forum 2012

Kyle Peterson gives the opening keynote address on Creating Shared Value.

February 15, 2012
NLC Webinar on Collective Impact

Jeff Kutash and Emily Gorin Malenfant explore how municipal leaders, staff, and partners can utilize the compelling Collective Impact framework for children and youth initiatives.

January 13, 2012
Hybride Organisationen: neue Chancen für die Engagementlandschaft?

Valerie Bockstette provides an introduction to creating shared value.


Huffington Post: Shared Value named top influence in 2011

Society and Business in 2011


Firmenich: Sustainable Vanilla Sourcing

Firmenich sought FSG’s support to conduct a strategic review of a sustainable vanilla purchasing program in Uganda.


Dane Smith's blog post on Guardian Sustainable Business

Latin America leads the way in creating shared value.


California HealthCare Foundation - Vision for EHR Adoption

FSG worked with CHCF to develop a statewide vision for leveraging federal stimulus funds to help California make a dramatic leap forward in the adoption of health information technology.


Mattel: Creating Shared Value

Mattel engaged FSG to develop a strategy for creating shared value that would generate meaningful ways to create positive impact for society while also driving new business opportunities.


Eli Lilly and Company: The Lilly NCD Partnership

Lilly engaged FSG to develop its new, signature corporate responsibility initiative that would represent its evolving approach to corporate responsibility, which includes a focus on catalyzing access to healthcare, developing new models for effective care, and creating shared value.


Creating Shared Value: Connecting Business, Societal Value and Opportunity

Michael Porter, Mark Kramer and Jane Nelson discuss creating shared value and give examples from HP, Nestlé and Novartis on how corporations can put this approach into practice.


Economist: Creating Shared Value named a top trend in 2012

Next year's Top Ten, from the trendspotters at JWT.


Client Testimonial: Svetlana Hutfles

CF Insights' willingness to share knowledge with the community foundations in Kansas contributed tremendously to two days of energizing dialogue and learning opportunities.


New York State Juvenile Justice: Statewide Collective Impact Reform

FSG worked with a group of leaders across the New York State juvenile justice system to develop a vision for reform and a collective strategy to improve outcomes for youth and communities across the state.


Creating Shared Value: Redefining the Role of Business in Society

FSG's Mark Kramer presents the keynote address at the 3rd Global Peter Drucker Forum on creating shared value.


Growing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community Foundations Discussion Guide

This straight-forward but thought-provoking tool was created for community foundation board meetings as a part of the Growing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community Foundations study. The guide features a series of questions related to growth and sustainability.


Catalyzing Change: Stories from Bold Donors Who Drive Real Results Presentation

This presentation was created for the Catalyzing Change: Stories from Bold Donors Who Drive Real Results webinar featuring John Kania and Leslie Crutchfield and a panel of leading catalytic philanthropists.

December 7, 2011
Webinar - Catalyzing Change: Stories from Bold Donors Who Drive Real Results (FREE)

John Kania and Leslie Crutchfield are joined by a panel of leading catalytic philanthropists as they share stories of their bold journeys to find solutions to key social problems.


Activity-Based Costing Toolkit

The Activity-Based Costing toolkit enables you to do an in depth assessment of your community foundation’s products and services and provides data to make informed decisions and improve sustainability.


Collective Impact in Action: Reform in the New York State Juvenile Justice System

FSG's Mark Kramer, John Kania, and Fay Hanleybrown discuss working with a cross-sectoral set of actors on a collective impact effort.


The North Face: Shared Value Strategy

FSG was engaged by The North Face to develop a shared value strategy to further the company’s outdoor participation efforts in order to drive greater social impact while also creating business value.

November 28, 2011
Global Corporate Volunteering Conference 2011

Valerie Bockstette gives a keynote speech entitled “Creating Shared Value - CSR als Unternehmensstrategie.”

November 24, 2011
Global Compact Network Lithuania 2011

Marc Pfitzer presents the keynote address on "Creating Shared Value."


Qi Contributor Blog Series

Measuring Philanthropic Impact through Evaluation


Forbes India Magazine: The Shared Value Debate

Lalitha Vaidyanathan participated in a lively debate on the purpose of a business enterprise, organized by Forbes India and profiled in Forbes India Magazine article Shared Value: The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma.


Valerie Bockstette's guest blog on HBR

Create Shared Value with a Trampoline Approach


The Power of Positive Deviance by Richard Pascale, Richard T. Pascale, Jerry Sternin, Monique Sternin

By seeing solutions where others don't, positive deviants spread and sustain needed change.


CCER/Gates Foundation: Road Map for Education Results

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and CCER engaged FSG to design, launch, and implement the Road Map Project, a cradle-to-college and career collective impact initiative in South Seattle and South King County.


PetSmart Charities: Collective Impact Initiative

FSG helped PetSmart Charities design and plan for launch of a collective impact initiative to address pet homelessness in communities across the United States.


The Wallace Foundation: Development of Two Strategic Business Plans for Grantees

FSG helped two Wallace Foundation grantees, the Southern Regional Education Board’s Learning-Centered Leadership Program and the Institute for Learning, develop strategic business plans to increase the reach, impact, and financial sustainability of their flagship training programs while also exploring opportunities to shift to hybrid delivery models.


Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Sustainable Growth and Business Model Intelligence

GCF engaged CF Insights to conduct an in-depth analysis of the total costs and revenues associated with 14 of its products and services to help guide strategic decision-making about its operating model and long term sustainability.

November 15, 2011
DMTG Event at CT Council for Philanthropy

Leslie Crutchfield and John Kania present Do More Than Give.


New Schools for New Orleans: Development of a Strategic Business Plan

New Schools for New Orleans engaged FSG to develop a strategic plan that would build on the organization’s success and map out a plan for future growth and impact in one of the nation’s most exciting hotbeds for education reform.


Collective Impact: Implementing Shared Measurement Presentation

This presentation was created for the Collective Impact: Implementing Shared Measurement webinar which featured two panelists from successful collective impact initiatives using shared measurement systems.


Catalyzing Change: Stories from Bold Donors Who Drive Real Results

John Kania and Leslie Crutchfield, coauthors of Do More Than Give, and a panel of leading catalytic philanthropists share stories of their bold journeys to find solutions to key social problems.


Chicago Public Schools Office of New Schools: Organizational Alignment

FSG was engaged by the Office of New Schools to develop an updated organizational strategy in response to changes in its budgetary environment and leadership structure.

November 1, 2011
Independent Sector 2011 Conference

John Kania moderates a participatory workshop on Collective Impact.


Lalitha Vaidyanathan's blog post on Guardian Sustainable Business

Indian companies' embrace of shared value project will boost inclusivity.


Making Change: Funding Across Sectors and Networks with Powerful Results

In this Philanthropy Northwest member briefing Fay Hanleybrown discusses several success stories of funders working with partners across multiple sectors to maximize their impact.


Can China Lead The Development Of The Shared Value Economy?

This article examines the potential of shared value in China with an emphasis on youth culture.


Knight Digital Media Center: Strategic Visioning and Assessment

FSG conducted an impact assessment and developed strategic vision positioning for the Knight Digital Media Center supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.


Greater Texas Foundation: Strategic Planning

Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) engaged FSG to develop a five year strategic plan designed to increase the Foundation’s impact on student education outcomes in Texas.


Creating Shared Value in India

“Creating shared value” is gaining traction worldwide; examine how companies in India are contributing to inclusive growth – and gaining competitive advantage.

October 24, 2011
Philanthropy New York's Thought Leader Series 2011

John Kania presents Collective Impact.


Creating Shared Value - Can It Be Measured?

This podcast features FSG's Marc Pfitzer in conversation with Harriet Jackson, President of oikos International, about shared value with a focus on how it can be measured.


Do More Than Give at the Boston Foundation Philanthropy Forum

Recorded livestream of the Boston Foundation Philanthropy Forum focused on our book Do More Than Give featuring FSG's Leslie Crutchfield, John Kania and Mark Kramer.

October 17, 2011
2011 NYS Funders Conference

John Kania kicks off the conference with inspiring words about becoming a Catalytic Philanthropist.

October 14, 2011
IMP Strategy Days 2011: Innovationslogiken der Zukunft

Valerie Bockstette presents on Creating Shared Value.

October 13-14, 2011
ASU Lodestar Center: 2011 Annual Conference

Fay Hanleybrown presents Collective Impact.

October 13, 2011
The Boston Foundation's Do More Than Give book event

Leslie Crutchfield, John Kania, and Mark Kramer will be joined by a panel of distinguished catalytic philanthropists for a discussion about the book.


W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Building Success Markers for Education and Learning

FSG is developing a comprehensive set of success markers and progress measures for whole-child development and family literacy for families with children from birth to grade three.


Philanthropie, die katalysiert

Valerie Bockstette, Direktorin bei FSG, zum Thema Philanthropie, die katalysiert als neuer Ansatz für Stiftungen.


Kollektive Wirkung

Sonja Patscheke, Senior Consultant bei FSG, über Kollektive Wirkung als Lösungsansatz für komplexe soziale Probleme.


Mark Kramer's guest blog on HBR

CEOs Need to See Through Walls


The Power of Collective Impact

This podcast, featuring Mark Kramer, focuses on the intricacies of the collective impact model and was recorded at the United Front 2011 conference.


Mark Kramer at the United Front 2011 Power of Collective Impact Conference

Mark Kramer's keynote presentation on Collective Impact at the United Front conference in St. Paul, MN on October 6, 2011.

October 4, 2011
Collective Impact Workshops in Bogota, Colombia

Laura Herman presents two workshops on Collective Impact for the Asociación Fundaciones Empresariales.

October 4, 2011
Program Evaluators Northwest (PEN) event 2011

Hallie Preskill presents "Lessons Learned in 30 Years as an Evaluator."


Collective Impact: Implementing Shared Measurement

This webinar is focused on the process of designing and implementing innovative shared measurement models, a key condition for collective impact.


Mark Kramer's guest blog post on The Guardian Sustainable Business

How global healthcare firms are finding new ways to create shared value.

October 3, 2011
Hub Zurich Shared Value Event 2011

Marc Pfitzer presents Creating Shared Value.

October 3, 2011
2011 Communities Collaborating Institute (CCI)

John Kania presents keynote address on Collective Impact.

September 29, 2011
Philanthropy Northwest Panel: Moving Beyond Collaboration

Fay Hanleybrown co-presents a discussion leveraging philanthropic impact through networks and collective impact.


Creating Shared Value: Making the Case in Your Company Presentation

This presentation was created for the "Creating Shared Value: Making the Case in Your Company" webinar which featured FSG's Mark Kramer and Marc Pfitzer and panelists from HP, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and InterContinental Hotels Group.

September 28, 2011
Webinar - Creating Shared Value: Making the Case in Your Company

Moving from talking about Shared Value to doing it!

September 27, 2011
Nonprofit Management Institute 2011

Fay Hanleybrown teaches a session on Shared Measurement and Collective Impact.


Mark Kramer quoted in The Washington Post

FSG's Mark Kramer spoke on a panel about public-private partnerships and was later quoted in The Washington Post.


The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy by Pietra Rivoli

The author, Pietra Rivoli, follows the life span of a t-shirt, from cotton seed in Texas (enter Monsanto and genetically modified seed) to the Mitumba used clothing market in Tanzania in an examination of the markets, power, and politics of world trade.


Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee

This important book illuminates how the poor live, and offers all of us an opportunity to think of a world beyond poverty.


Opportunities for Leadership: Meeting Community Information Needs 2011

This report from the Knight Community Information Challenge highlights three organizations that have taken distinct pathways beyond grant making to incorporate information needs into their work.

September 19, 2011
COF 2011 Fall Conference

John Kania and Fay Hanleybrown present at this year's Fall Conference.


Was „echter Mehrwert“ ist

Interview mit Valerie Bockstette in der Südtiroler Wirtschaftszeitung zum Thema Shared Value.


DC Public Schools: Strategy and Organizational Alignment

FSG was engaged by the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) to help improve the strategy and implementation plan for the district’s whole school reform models.


Mars, Incorporated: Cocoa Sustainability Strategy & Implementation

FSG developed a cocoa sustainability strategy for Mars in Côte d’Ivoire with the goal to revitalize the cocoa sector in the world’s largest cocoa producing country.


Client Testimonial: Joseph Toledano

FSG was able to quickly analyze the complex challenges in the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire and propose a clear road map – the ‘Vision for Change’ - to fix them.

September 13, 2011
NCAN Annual Conference 2011

Jeff Kutash presents Collective Impact for state and regional college access networks.


Godrej Group: Shared Value Strategy Development

FSG helped Godrej Group in India create a Shared Value strategy so that the company could have greater impact that would benefit both society and the bottom line.


United Front 2011: The Power of Collective Impact

This video from Twin Cities United Way showcases Collective Impact efforts in Minnesota.


Creating Shared Value: Making The Case In Your Company

This webinar on how to move your company toward Shared Value features FSG's Mark Kramer and Marc Pfitzer, Paul Ellingstad from HP, Jessica Hubbard from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Paul Snyder from Intercontinental Hotels Group.


Shared Value profiled in The New York Times

'Shared Value' Gains in Corporate Responsibility Efforts.


First, Make Money. Also, Do Good.

This New York Times article examines the concept of Creating Shared Value and cites examples of corporations that are are pursuing the idea that profit-making should be a priority of their social responsibility programs.


Northwest Area Foundation: Lessons Learned from Ten Years of Grantmaking

FSG partnered with the Northwest Area Foundation to define lessons learned from grants made over a ten year period, from 1998 to 2008.


Readiness for Organizational Learning and Evaluation Instrument (ROLE)

This instrument is designed to help an organization determine its level of readiness for implementing organizational learning and evaluation practices and processes that support it.


Leslie Crutchfield quoted in The New York Times

Real Change Requires Politics.


Three Questions for Mark Kramer

FSG's Mark Kramer discusses how strategy, evaluation and a catalytic approach to philanthropy can help foundations become more effective.


FSG is Hiring

FSG has several open positions. Learn more about careers at FSG.

July 8, 2011
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) Graduation

Valerie Bockstette gives the keynote speech at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) graduation ceremony on the topic of Creating Shared Value.


Academy for College Excellence: Development of a National Expansion Strategy

FSG helped the Academy for College Excellence define and model key components for national expansion and helped develop a comprehensive business plan to support the organization’s growth.


Shared Value in action on Forbes.com

Paul Klein's blog post "Three Great Examples of Shared Value in Action."


NS Raghavan on Way to Change Indian Philanthropy

Nadathur S. Raghavan's plan to chaperone Indian philanthropy from a charitable, crisis-alleviation mode to a sector that can take on larger developmental issues. The emphasis of his strategy is to engender transformational change through collective impact.


UBS Optimus Foundation: Förderstrategie

FSG hat für die UBS Optimus Stiftung die Wirksamkeit ihrer Förderaktivitäten evaluiert, und ihre verschiedenen Förderbereiche in einer neuen, ganzheitlichen Förderstrategie vereint.

June 29, 2011
Indian Philanthropy Forum Annual Event 2011

Lalitha Vaidyanathan participated on a panel entitled "State of Indian Philanthropy – the Tipping Point." 


Shared Value Summit Learning Agenda

This learning agenda was developed during FSG's Shared Value Leadership Summit as a way to help guide upcoming research and launch a CSV community of practice.


Forbes.com Leadership blog features Do More Than Give

Leslie Crutchfield interviewed by Rahim Kanani, editor-in-chief of World Affairs Commentary.


Swiss Import Promotion Program: Wirksamkeitsanalyse

FSG hat für das Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO) eine umfassende Evaluation bezüglich Wertschöpfung, Management und Geschäftsstruktur durchgeführt und ein Messsystem mit Indikatoren implementiert.


European Climate Foundation: 360 Grad Gesamtbeurteilung

FSG hat für die 2007 ins Leben gerufene European Climate Foundation (ECF) nach dreijährigem Bestehen eine 360 Grad Gesamtbeurteilung bezüglich Stiftungsleitung, Arbeitsprozessen und Steuerung durchgeführt.


Shared Value Summit Highlights

Highlights from FSG's Leadership Summit on Creating Shared Value as corporate leaders engage in discussion about how to initiate and execute shared value strategies.


Collective Impact on Huffington Post

True Education Reform: Community Schools And Collective Impact.

June 15, 2011
AGM Annual Meeting 2011

John Kania presents the keynote address.

June 15, 2011
Focusing on What Matters: Evaluation Webinar

Hallie Preskill and Nathalie Jones outline a five-step process for incorporating stakeholders in the development of evaluation questions.


Focusing on What Matters Presentation

This presentation was created for the Focusing on What Matters webinar which brought to life the step-by-step stakeholder engagement process described in A Practical Guide for Engaging Stakeholders in Developing Evaluation Questions.

June 14, 2011
2011 NSC Leadership Convening

John Kania presents "Do More Than Give: A Journey to Collective Impact."


Collective Impact on St. Louis Biz Talk

Nonprofits striving for collective impact.


Shared Value and Open Innovation

Innovative Management Partner, an international think tank, interviews FSG's Mark Kramer about creating shared value. 


Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society

This presentation was created for FSG's Leadership Summit on Shared Value and gives examples of shared value from Dow, Intuit, Fibria, Anglo American and Novartis. 


Leadership Summit on
Creating Shared Value

More than 50 corporate, government, NGO and nonprofit executives gathered for stimulating conversations with Michael Porter, Jane Nelson, Mark Kramer, and each other to discuss strategies for managing and implementing CSV in their organizations.


Nestlé’s Approach to Creating Shared Value

Janet Voûte, Vice President of Public Affairs, outlines Nestlé's approach to creating shared value at FSG's 2011 Shared Value Leadership Summit.


What Does It Take for Philanthropy to Deliver Results?

Donors large and small often think that they can simply throw money at a problem and hope for the best. Successful giving requires more involvement than that.


Crutchfield, Kania & Kramer guest contributors on FORTUNE.com

What does it take for philanthropy to deliver results?

June 7, 2011
The Learning Conference 2011

Hallie Preskill will lead a session called "Developing a Strategic Learning and Evaluation System."


GSK and shared value in Financial Times

GlaxoSmithKline's shrewd sense of social responsibility.

June 6, 2011
Sri Lankan Evaluation Association 2011 International Conference

Lalitha Vaidyanathan presents on “Shared Measurement – A New Frontier in Learning Based Evaluation?”


Do More Than Give on BusinessWeek.com

The Charitable Challenge.

June 2, 2011
The Philanthropy Workshop West 2011

Jeff Kutash and Ellen Martin lead a half-day session on Collective Impact.


Collective Impact: How Can SVP Create Large Scale Social Change?

In this podcast from Social Venture Partners International, Fay Hanleybrown leads a discussion about collective impact.


Leslie Crutchfield's HBR blog on helping with disaster recovery

Three Unexpected Ways to Help with Disaster Recovery


Governing magazine's coverage of Collective Impact

A successful program is one that effectively captures the interest of public and private entities.


THINK Radio Interview

John Kania interviewed about Collective Impact on Dallas THINK radio KERA 90.1 FM.

May 24, 2011
Social Venture Partners International Webinar

Fay Hanleybrown presented Collective Impact.


The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing by Lisa Gansky

"Mesh" businesses use social media, wireless networks, and data crunched from every available source to provide people with goods and services at the exact moment they need them, without the burden and expense of owning them outright.


Roundtable on Shared Value

Executives from 10 major corporations gathered in New York City to discuss the innovative ways that they are putting societal issues at the core of their companies’ strategy and operations.

May 19, 2011
Economia Strategic CSR Conference

Valerie Bockstette is giving the keynote speech at a CSR conference in Prague.


Focusing on What Matters Webinar

Soliciting input from stakeholders early on in the evaluation process results in more successfully involving stakeholders for improving program effectiveness, affecting policy decisions, and instituting behavioral change.


Do More Than Give on Investors.com

Make Your Giving Count.


Shared Value profiled in Financial Times

Mark Kramer and Michael Porter are quoted in Financial Times article Sustainable growth is the new incarnation of capitalism.


The Promise of Citywide Charter Strategies

This report examines the potential for citywide charter strategies as a key leverage point for increasing charter school quality.


Learning From an Adaptive-Consultative Approach

This article describes a creative relationship between the Ball Foundation and the Rowland Unified School District, based on the concept of “adaptive leadership".


Growing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community Foundations Webinar

This webinar features FSG's Eva Nico and foundation leaders discussing how community foundations can grow in a sustainable way that serves their mission. 


Collective Impact in Cartagena

FSG's Laura Herman presents Collective Impact at the Transforming Philanthropy Conference in Cartagena, Colombia.


Do More Than Give reviewed in The Economist

FSG's new book Do More Than Give is reviewed in The Economist.

May 12, 2011
Transforming Urban Public Education

John Kania presents "Reviewing the Current Landscape & Potential of City-Based Strategies."

May 11, 2011
The NonprofitCenters Network 2011 Conference

Fay Hanleybrown discussed the new and growing strategy of Collective Impact.


Columbus Survey 2010 Results: Guideposts Point to Growth

What changes in assets, gifts, and grants did community foundations experience in 2010 given the economic recovery? This report is an analysis of 2010 data gathered through the Columbus Survey.


Rethinking International Development in a Converging World

This report from Accenture Development Partnerships explores the concept of "Convergence" which calls for cross-sector collaboration among NGO's, governments and corporations to solve global development problems.

May 10, 2011
The Future of Philanthropy at The Newseum

John Kania and Leslie Crutchfield celebrate the launch of Do More Than Give.

May 6, 2011
YEAH! Network Annual Conference

Greg Hills gives keynote presentation and workshop on Collective Impact


Creating Shared Value In Action Presentation

Mark Kramer and a panel of corporate leaders discussed what shared value means, and how leading companies are putting the concept into practice.

May 4, 2011
CAF Member Program Meeting

John Kania presents Collective Impact to the Colorado Association of Funders.

May 2, 2011
University of Washington Global Business Forum

Fay Hanleybrown led a session entitled "Gaining Competitive Advantage through Shared Value."

Apr. 29, 2011
Contra Costa Safety Net Summit 2011

Jeff Kutash gives keynote speech on Collective Impact.

Apr. 27, 2011
Assifero Collective Impact Webinar

Valerie Bockstette will be conducting a webinar on Collective Impact for Italian foundations.


Leslie Crutchfield on ABC News

Leslie Crutchfield sat down for an ABC News Money Matters interview. Leslie discusses the catalytic practices of the most highly effective philanthropists, as highlighted in FSG's new book Do More Than Give.


Creating Shared Value Roundtable

Executives from leading corporations talk about Creating Shared Value in these interviews with FSG's Mark Kramer, and representatives from Western Union, Dow Chemical, Cisco, Medtronic, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Apr. 17, 2011
GH/Innovate 2011 conference

Kyle Peterson speaks on "Pharmaceutical CSR - The Shift Towards Shared Value."


Webinar zum Thema Evaluation

Valerie Bockstette und Barbara Buchsteiner, Leiterin der AG Evaluation in der BürgerStiftung Hamburg, beschreiben ihren lernorientierten Evaluationsansatz.


Leslie Crutchfield interviewed on ABC News

Watch Leslie Crutchfield's video interview with ABC News Money Matters about how donors can Do More Than Give.

Apr. 15, 2011
Evaluation im Stiftungswesen

Valerie Bockstette co-leads a webinar on evaluation for foundations with the German Association of Foundations.

Apr. 14, 2011
Gateways Cradle to Career Partnership

Jeff Kutash speaks on collective impact and cradle-to-career initiatives in education.

Apr. 12, 2011
BCCCC Corporate Citizenship Conference 2011

Kyle Peterson facilitated the closing session of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship’s annual conference.

Apr. 12, 2011
Working Across Sectors

Greg Hills presented Collective Impact at forum for nonprofits and funders sponsored by Liberty Bank Foundation.


Shared Value tea with The Economist

Mark Kramer sat down for tea with The Economist to discuss shared value and why it's "not just lipstick on a pig."

Apr. 10, 2011
COF Annual Conference 2011

FSG hosted two sessions at this year's annual Council on Foundations conference.

Apr. 8, 2011
BCCCC Community Involvement Leadership Roundtable Workshop

Greg Hills and Jeff Kutash presented Shared Value and Collective Impact.


Mark Kramer has tea with The Economist

Watch Mark Kramer's video interview with The Economist about shared value, and learn why it's "not just lipstick on a pig."


Creating Shared Value: A How-to Guide for the New Corporate (R)evolution

This report explores how corporations can translate Creating Shared Value into action.


Creating Shared Value In Action Webinar

Mark Kramer and a panel of corporate leaders met for a lively discussion on what shared value means, and how leading companies are putting the concept into practice.

April 7, 2011
2011 India Development Marketplace by World Bank

Lalitha Vaidyanathan spoke on "Achieving Scale & Financial Sustainability."


Gaining Perspective: Lessons Learned From One Foundation’s Exploratory Decade - Executive Summary

Ten years after launching an ambitious strategy, the Northwest Area Foundation asked FSG to identify lessons learned from a decade of community-based work.


Do More Than Give featured on CNBC Bullish on Books Blog

Rethinking the Way Your Company Should Respond to a Disaster


Do More Than Give book excerpt in Business Insider

The Power of Microfinancing


Do More Than Give book excerpt in Fast Company

How GE is changing business through shared value.


Exploring the Links between International Business and Poverty Reduction

This in-depth study examines the economic and social impact of the The Coca-Cola Company and SABMiller value chain on communities in El Salvador and Zambia using the poverty footprint methodology developed by Oxfam.


Collective Impact Conference Video

This recorded livestream from the Collective Impact Conference on March 23, 2011 hosted by FSG and the Stanford Social Innovation Review is broken out into four sections.


Do More Than Give published March 28

The new book from Leslie Crutchfield, John Kania, and Mark Kramer, brings to life the stories of stand-out foundations and individuals who transcend traditional philanthropy and illuminates the six catalytic practices that all donors can employ to achieve greater impact. Visit www.DoMoreThanGiveBook.com.


Do More Than Give

This book provides a blueprint for foundation leaders, trustees, and individual donors who want to catalyze change in the world.


Live Video Stream:
Collective Impact Conference,
starts 9 AM PST, March 23

The conference has reached capacity, but we will be streaming most sessions live. Click here to view the stream; below is the streaming schedule.


Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): U.S. Advocacy Landscape

This research summarizes the U.S. advocacy landscape for global access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, and suggests goals to drive future advocacy.


Seeking Shared Success: Business Model Innovation Through Mergers, Affiliations, and Alliances

Learn how alliances, affiliations, and mergers represent a path to enhanced sustainability and greater impact for community foundations.


Focus Finance Roundtable: Measuring What Matters

In this Focus Finance roundtable, Mark Kramer, Rick Cadman, Ron Dimon, and Dawna MacLean discuss the keys to unlocking the next wave of business innovation and growth.


Do More Than Give - Leslie Crutchfield

Leslie Crutchfield talks about Do More Than Give, a book on catalytic philanthropy co-written with John Kania and Mark Kramer.


Collective Impact in The New York Times

David Bornstein, journalist and author, has written and posted about Collective Impact on the Opinionator, the online commentary of the New York Times.


Coming Together to Give Schools a Boost

David Bornstein explores how the collective impact strategy of creating alliances of civic and business leaders is being applied to social problems across the nation.

Mar. 3, 2011
The Long Tail of Global Health Equity Conference

Kyle Peterson facilitated a panel called "Global Health Governance and Financing For Endemic NCDs."


FSG and SSIR Collective Impact Conference

A cross-section of senior-level participants from nonprofits, foundations, corporations, and the government came together to explore the opportunities and challenges of engaging in collective impact initiatives.


All Profits are Not Created Equal

In his presentation at TEDxAshokaU, Kevin Trapani of The Redwoods Group challenges business schools to teach moral values. Kevin mentions the creating shared value approach as part of this new way of thinking.

Feb. 22, 2011
UNICEF Evaluation Webinar

Hallie Preskill lead a webinar on Strategies for Developing Evaluation Capacity.


2011 Reports from the Field: Place-based Foundations and the Knight Community Information Challenge

This second annual report highlights lessons learned from the Knight Community Information Challenge.


Fixing Capitalism

In this podcast from NPR's On Point program, Michael Porter and Robert Reich discuss shared value and how to fix capitalism.


Opportunities for Foundation Leadership

These three case studies show how community foundations, working to create more informed and engaged communities, contributed to transforming their own institutions.

Feb. 11-12, 2011
Teach For America 20th Anniversary Summit

Jeff Kutash moderated a panel on turnaround for schools on the front lines.


Collective Impact goes to The White House

John Kania presents "Collective Impact" at the White House Council for Community Solutions kickoff meeting.

Feb. 10, 2011
White House Council for Community Solutions 2011

John Kania presented Collective Impact at the kickoff of the White House Council for Community Solutions.

February 9, 2011
NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2011

Lalitha Vaidyanathan facilitated a CEO session on “Creating Shared Value in the IT/ITES industry.”

Feb. 7, 2011
Dasra Social-Impact Training Program

Lalitha Vaidyanathan facilitated a panel on performance measurement at training program for social entrepreneurs.


Creating Shared Value mentioned in USA Today

USA TODAY covered the Creating Shared Value Harvard Business Review article by Michael E. Porter and Mark Kramer in the “First Monday: What's new on TV, in books and on the radio” section.  Read the coverage under "Check It Out."


IMPACT: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Community Information Projects

Four essential steps to collecting useful information about the effectiveness and impact of community-based information and media efforts.

Feb. 2, 2011
Community Foundations of Florida Winter 2011 Meeting

John Kania and Hollie Marston facilitated a meeting with leaders from 30 community foundations in Florida.


Rethinking Capitalism

Michael Porter discusses Creating Shared Value with Adi Ignatious from the Harvard Business Review.


Michael Porter at The World Economic Forum

FSG co-founder Michael E. Porter participated in a plenary session on creating shared value at the World Economic Forum on Friday, January 28, 2011.  Click here to watch.  Learn more about creating shared value

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