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- Corporate/CSR, Global Health, U.S. Health
The Power of Precision: How to Reveal What Blocks Health Equity Progress
The journey from surface-level solutions to structural change begins with the courage to confront what lies beneath and the…

- Foundation Strategy
Leading through Uncertainty: Three Questions for Funders
Here are three common questions that we've been hearing from our philanthropic partners during this time of uncertainty.
Considering Applying for The Race to the Top District Competition? Join Us for a Free Webinar
August 27, 2012In partnership with Education Elements, FSG is excited to be hosting a free webinar on The Race to the Top District Competition on Wednesday, September 5th at …
If You Want to Understand the Value of Backbone Organizations – Read On!
July 23, 2012Earlier this year, FSG began working with the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and six backbone organizations in the region that recently received multi-yea…
Early Learning Assessment Game Changer
July 17, 2012Assessments of kindergarten readiness are fraught with opinions about what should be assessed, how old children should be when assessed, and what the assessmen…
United the Collective Impact Way
July 17, 2012United Ways have been playing an important role in communities, serving as volunteer-led, nonprofit organizations, working for over 125 year in issues such as …
Social Impact at FSG: Do More Than Consult
July 16, 2012I have always been excited about the principles we outlined in our 2011 book “Do More than Give.” So much so that I often wonder how these principles apply to …
Shared Value Learning and Staten Island
July 10, 2012One of my favorite parts of working at FSG is having the space to think with and learn from my dedicated, brilliant colleagues. While my recent FSG projects ha…
Responding to Collective Impact’s Unintended Consequences
July 9, 2012Recently, Richard Patton, Executive Director of Vision for Children at Risk (VCR) posted a thoughtful response to collective impact based on his experiences in…
Collaborate Well or Fail
July 2, 2012Every knowledge manager knows that collaboration is the ultimate goal of any knowledge management (KM) system. For many agents of social change, collaboration …
Tactical Tools: Collective Impact Ice Breaker
June 29, 2012I attended the SOAR Putting the Pieces Together Conference last week and participated in an interesting ice breaker during a session focused on collective impa…
Watch & Share 3 New Collective Impact Videos
June 25, 2012There is no question: collective impact is spreading like wildfire! Since the first Stanford Social Innovation Review article on the concept was published in t…