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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.

Foundation Strategy Systems Thinking
Change Your Mind Before You Change the System: Taking a Closer Look at Mental Models and the Water of Systems Change
June 29, 2023
Flynn Lebus Julie Jeanneret
Influencing mindsets and mental models requires identifying what current mental models need to be shifted, targeting priority stakeholders for change, and desi…
Collective Impact Foundation Strategy
How Can Funders Optimize Their Approach to Collaboration?
June 14, 2023
FSG
In recent years, philanthropic funders have come to see the value in collaborating with one another to magnify their impact. Today we see all kinds of funders …
Equity Foundation Strategy U.S. Health
From Health Care to Health — How Might Our Health Care Conversion Foundations Take the Lead?
June 12, 2023
Alex Caldwell
Five themes from the 2023 Association for Community Health Improvement’s (ACHI) conference on health care.
Equity Foundation Strategy
Reflections From Our Rural Leaders Interview Series
May 18, 2023
Chris Carlson Joelle Cook
Over the last year and a half, we had the privilege of interviewing rural leaders across the country as a follow-on to our report Rural America: Philanthropy’s…
Foundation Strategy Strategic Learning & Evaluation Systems Thinking
How Can Funders Support Grantee Cohorts as Part of a Systems Change Strategy?
April 21, 2023
Joelle Cook David Claps
How funders can think more strategically about how they use grantee learning cohorts as a tool for systems change.
Collective Impact Corporate/CSR Economic Development Foundation Strategy
Leveraging Historic Federal Investment: Roles for Communities, Companies, and Funders
April 11, 2023
Chris Carlson Erin Sullivan John Harper
How three key groups of stakeholders can help realize the potential of federal investment in a new wave of societal programs.
Corporate/CSR Foundation Strategy
Future of Social Impact: What to Watch for in 2023
February 13, 2023
FSG
Five social impact trends and opportunities that we hope will define the year ahead.
Economic Development Equity Foundation Strategy
Thriving through Connection: An Interview with Anita Patel of the Bush Foundation
February 2, 2023
Chris Carlson Anita Patel
Part of a series of conversations with rural leaders, this blog challenges funders to rethink assumptions about rural communities.
Economic Development Education & Youth Equity Foundation Strategy
Compassion and Connection: An Interview with A Better Chance, A Better Community (ABC2)
January 12, 2023
Chris Carlson Chester B. Williams
Part of a series of conversations with rural leaders, this blog addresses challenges faced by rural communities in northeastern North Carolina.
Economic Development Equity Foundation Strategy U.S. Health
Addressing Health Inequities in Rural California: An Interview with Roque Barros, Jr.
December 12, 2022
Joelle Cook Roque Barros, Jr.
Part of a series of conversations with rural leaders, this blog discusses health inequities in Imperial Valley, California.

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