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What Does it Mean to Shift? Strategic Planning with the Cleveland Foundation

In our wildest dreams, strategic plans are these beautifully constructed living documents that bring clarity to our daily work, drive necessary organizational culture shifts, and effectively communicate our work to internal and external stakeholders.

In reality, the strategic priorities,... Read more

Learnings from the Field: FSG CEO Greg Hills on the Work of Advancing Equity

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The Shared Value Initiative hosted the 2021 Shared Value... Read more

Redefining Collective Impact

This blog was originally posted on collectiveimpactforum.org.

The year 2021 marks 10 years since the publication of the article “... Read more

All Funders Must Become Climate Funders

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2021 assessment, the gold standard summary of current climate science, tells us that the climate crisis is upon us. This means that whatever a funder may care about, the growing climate crisis will stop them—directly or indirectly—from... Read more

Lessons in Examining the Role of Advocacy and Organizing in Collective Impact

This blog was originally published on collectiveimpactforum.org.

Change the World: To Reimagine Capitalism, We Need to Reimagine Power

In the six years since the first Fortune Change the World list was published, and particularly over the past 18 months, there have been increased calls for the world to reimagine capitalism and for companies to embrace stakeholder... Read more

Philanthropy Needs to Reckon with Racism in Behavioral Health

Behavioral health issues may finally be starting to get the attention they have long deserved from the philanthropic community. For too long, substance use and mental health have comprised... Read more

FSG Supports Reproductive Rights for Everyone

Women's rights are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with reproductive rights specifically protected in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against... Read more

Becoming a Climate Funder: How Philanthropists Can Take Action on Climate and Justice

In many parts of the United States, our weather is growing more extreme. Recent headlines shout about record-breaking heat domes, severe drought, and dangerous wildfires. In Texas, communities experienced freezing winter temperatures and electrical grid failure, followed only four months later... Read more

FSG, PolicyLink, and JUST Capital Launch Corporate Racial Equity Alliance and Release 2021 CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity

FSG, PolicyLink, and JUST Capital recently launched the Corporate Racial Equity Alliance to support the evolution of antiracist, equitable corporations that can effectively contribute to building an equitable and healthy... Read more

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