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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.
Running on Empty: Challenges Faced by Private Pit Emptiers in Urban Uganda
October 26, 2020By 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 populati…
Developing a Market-Based Approach to Sanitation in Uganda
October 22, 2020Household sanitation is a longstanding development priority for the government of Uganda. There has been a significant reduction in open defecation (from 12% i…
Impact Investment Opportunities in India for Catalytic Investors
September 4, 2020India has a dynamic impact investing market, with many investors—from philanthropic foundations, to impact investors, to commercial investors—seeking to genera…
The Opportunity of a Lifetime for HNIs—Saving the Indian NGO Sector
The year 2020 will be etched in our memories for a long time. COVID-19 has blindsided most of us. The non-discriminating virus has not spared any country, reli…
The Impact of COVID-19 on CSR Funding for Indian NGOs
April 28, 2020Acknowledgment: We would like to thank Arthan, Atma, Bridgespan, Caring Friends, Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University, Dalberg, Dasr…
Lessons From India on Scaling Up Market-Based Solutions
October 16, 2019In a new blog post on Stanford Social Innovation Review, FSG's Ashish Karamchandani shares lessons from more than a decade of work in India on Market-based Sol…
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FSG Staff Share Highlights from 2018
December 13, 2018We are grateful and humbled to work alongside clients and partners around the globe on a wide range of pressing social impact issues. Below FSG staff share som…
Lessons from Embedding Gender Equity in Our Work
December 6, 2018Applying a gender equity lens is critical in designing interventions that lead to better outcomes for all. We recognize, however, that many organizations embed…
Improving Sanitation by Exposing Gender Inequities
July 23, 2018Gender can play a critical role in determining who has access to sanitation products and services and when. Yet the design of sanitation systems, products, and…