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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.
5 Leading Practices for Evaluating Ecosystem Investments
June 1, 2016Everyone in philanthropy seems to be talking about how funding programs alone won’t solve big social problems. Many organizations are shifting from program inv…
Resilience—What Does This Buzzword Really Mean?
May 30, 2016Over the past few years, resilience has emerged as a buzzword in the global development sector. The United Nations defines it as the ability to withstand unexp…
Menstrual Health and Gender Equity
May 27, 2016Menstrual Hygiene Day, which brings awareness to the issue of menstrual hygiene management, is on May 28. Menstruation is a monthly challenge for billions of w…
What’s Next for Shared Value?
May 25, 2016This post originally appeared on the Shared Value Initiative's website.The Initiative wrapped up our 6th annual Shared Value Leadership Summit last week. As th…
Social Impact Through Employee Engagement
May 23, 2016At FSG, our clients often ask how a corporation’s societal engagement programs—such as employee giving, volunteering, sustainability initiatives, and shared va…
New Systems Thinking Tool: Ecocycle Mapping
May 20, 2016This post is a part of our systems thinking tools blog series where we’re introducing and sharing guidance for using different tools to support systems thinkin…
Advancing the Practice of Collective Impact
May 16, 2016This post is adapted from our response to Tom Wolff’s editorial, both of which were posted on the Collective Impact Forum's website on May 4, 2016. Our thanks …
Spotlight on The Elton John AIDS Foundation: 4 Questions with Mohamed Osman
May 11, 2016While great progress has been made against HIV/AIDS in the past few decades, there are still 16 million people living with HIV today, with the scale of the epi…
Announcing the Shared Value Summit Livestream
May 9, 2016We are busy getting ready for the Shared Value Leadership Summit this week. Joining shared value pioneer and returning Summit speaker Michael Porter are leader…
New Resource: Seven Principles for Investing in Early Care and Education
May 4, 2016Recent research and advocacy efforts have led funders, politicians, and the business community to agree that the first years of a child’s life can determine th…