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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.
Economic Development and Native Communities: An Interview with Martin Jennings
November 21, 2022Part of a series of conversations with rural leaders, this blog discusses economic development and Native communities in the U.S.
Building Local Power through Global Action: Lessons for the Corporate and Philanthropic Sectors
September 22, 2022Critical lessons from the 2022 Devex World Conference on the roles both corporations and foundations can play in our changing global landscape.
Growing Foundations, Growing Community: An Interview with the Kansas Association of Community Foundations
July 26, 2022This blog is part of a series of conversations with rural leaders that FSG is publishing in conjunction with the release of our report: Rural America: Philanth…
Schools as the Soul of Rural Communities: An Interview with the Rural Schools Collaborative
July 19, 2022This blog is part of a series of conversations with rural leaders that FSG is publishing in conjunction with the release of our report Rural America: Philanthr…
How a New Foundation Utilized Community Voice in their Strategy Formation
May 12, 2022FSG partnered with Natrona Collective Health Trust (NCHT), a new health conversion foundation in Casper, Wyoming, to develop its strategy to improve community …
Inner Work: The Heart of Organizational Equity Work
April 4, 2022We hear about "inner work" often when we work with companies on equity. What do we mean by inner work, and why is it so important?
Room to Grow: Philanthropy’s Next Steps in Rural America
December 9, 2021Imagine a group of Americans facing a barrage of structural challenges: rapid demographic change, mortality rates 75% higher than comparable populations, deep …
What Does It Mean to Shift? Strategic Planning with the Cleveland Foundation
November 30, 2021What does it take to move a foundation to adopt a new way of planning?In our wildest dreams, strategic plans are these beautifully constructed living document…
All Funders Must Become Climate Funders
November 4, 2021The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2021 assessment, the gold standard summary of current climate science, tells us that the climate crisis …
Becoming a Climate Funder: How Philanthropists Can Take Action on Climate and Justice
July 13, 2021In many parts of the United States, our weather is growing more extreme. Recent headlines shout about record-breaking heat domes, severe drought, and dangerous…