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Uniting to Protect Democracy for All

Like most of you, I’m still processing what happened yesterday at the U.S. Capitol. I was glued to the TV. Horror. Disbelief. Sadness. Resolve.

In my year-end reflections, I promised that I would not use the word “unprecedented” to describe current events but… what we saw yesterday was... Read more

End of Year Reflections 2020

“During these unprecedented times…” That’s a phrase I hope to never read again, and not simply because it’s such a cliché. The very notion of an unprecedented crisis invites us to accept that widespread suffering is inevitable when the threat is too large.

Certainly, COVID-19 and... Read more

Running on Empty: Challenges Faced by Private Pit Emptiers in Urban Uganda

By 2050, over two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. However, water and sanitation services are often unable to keep pace with population growth in rapidly urbanizing cities, leading to deteriorating health conditions.... Read more

Developing a Market-Based Approach to Sanitation in Uganda

Household sanitation is a longstanding development priority for the government of Uganda. There has been a significant reduction in open defecation (from 12% in 2000 to 7% in 2015¹). However, access to basic sanitation... Read more

SSIR Blog: What Investors Need to Know to Embrace Catalytic Capital

In a post on Stanford Social Innovation Review, FSG's Harvey Koh writes about how the catalytic capital questions of development finance institutions, private foundations, and other types of investors must be answered... Read more

Economics of Impact: Unlocking Purpose-Led Performance Management

With increasing recognition that markets today create wealth and positive social impact inequitably and deplete or degrade natural resources, more companies must rethink their purpose and strategies in order to provide real and lasting solutions to these substantial problems. In the process,... Read more

Thank You, Lauren Smith

To FSG’s stakeholders around the world:

With mixed emotions, I want to share with you all that my fellow co-CEO, Dr. Lauren A. Smith, will be stepping down from her role at FSG in early October.

Lauren will be joining the CDC Foundation as Chief Health Equity Strategy Officer, a... Read more

A New Role

Moving on from a role I have enjoyed is always difficult because I am flooded with so many memories of meaningful experiences, even as I feel a sense of excitement for what comes next. So it is with those mixed emotions that I share that I will be leaving FSG to start in a new role as Chief... Read more

Change the World—for Whom? Why Addressing Racism Must be a Top Corporate Priority

This blog was originally posted on Fortune.com on September 21, 2020.

2020 has tested many corporations’ aspirations to be a force for social good. As we recognize this year... Read more

Impact Investment Opportunities in India for Catalytic Investors

India has a dynamic impact investing market, with many investors—from philanthropic foundations, to impact investors, to commercial investors—seeking to generate commercial, social, and environmental benefits from their investments. In addition, there are incubators, accelerators, networks, and... Read more

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