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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.
Philanthropy Needs to Reckon with Racism in Behavioral Health
September 22, 2021Behavioral health issues may finally be starting to get the attention they have long deserved from the philanthropic community. For too long, substance use and…
International Women’s Day 2021: A Moment to Reflect, Be Thankful, and Recommit to Advancing Gender Equity
2020 will forever be remembered as the year COVID-19 laid bare the burdens of women. While different from one context to another, “the negative effects are dis…
Uniting to Protect Democracy for All
January 7, 2021Like 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.
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End of Year Reflections 2020
December 17, 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 …
Lauren Smith’s Statement on Racist Violence
June 3, 2020FSG condemns structural racism in all its forms and stands with Black people who have been excluded from our country’s vision of life, liberty, and the pursui…
Where We Stand
June 1, 2020FSG condemns structural racism in all its forms and stands with Black people who have been excluded from our country’s vision of life, liberty, and the pursuit…
What Can We Learn from Early Corporate Responses to COVID-19?
April 2, 2020In my current role at FSG, I provide thought partnership to business leaders on the most effective ways to create social impact. I rely on our two decades of …