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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.
Reclaiming Democracy and the Role of Philanthropy
April 11, 2019Last week, leaders and thinkers from around the world gathered in California at the Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF) conference to consider how to promote the i…
How Companies can Advance Racial Equity and Create Business Growth
April 8, 2019As businesses across the nation vie to increase revenue and market share, they are seeking not only to retain customers but also to continually expand into new…
FSG and PolicyLink Launch Second Phase of Ambassadors for Health Equity Fellowship
March 20, 2019FSG is proud to announce the launch of the second phase of The Ambassadors for Health Equity fellowship program (AHE), a joint venture with PolicyLink funded b…
Engaging Executive Leaders in Building a Culture of Health
March 19, 2019FSG’s Co-CEO, Lauren Smith, MD, MPH is a faculty member for a new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health executive education course, “Driving Business Perfo…
Leading with Purpose to Support Shared Value Performance
March 14, 2019These days, companies frequently talk about purpose as a way to engage society. Business leaders leverage a compelling purpose statement—a company’s fundamenta…
Gender Equality is Not Just a Women’s Issue
March 11, 2019In the pursuit of achieving gender equality, the focus has often been on women: how to remove barriers for the inclusion of women, how to empower women, how to…
How to Create a Corporate Culture that Supports Shared Value
March 5, 2019Many of the world’s leading companies are adopting strategies that have shared value at their center. These companies recognize that there are opportunities t…
New in Harvard Business Review: 12 Practices for Advancing Women in Retail Jobs
March 4, 2019Even though the women comprise half the workforce, they are overrepresented in frontline positions and consistently underrepresented in higher-paying managemen…
Five Ways Foundations Can Help Protect Children from Adverse Experiences and Trauma
February 26, 2019Recent research has increased attention on the wide-ranging and serious consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Over 45% of children in the Unit…
The Backlash to Larry Fink’s Letter Shows How Far Business Has to Go on Social Responsibility
February 1, 2019Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest investor with $6 trillion under management, evoked heated controversy with his remarks last week that his com…