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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.
Resource Alert: The Distressed Communities Index
March 18, 2016One challenge we often hear from social change practitioners, especially those working on collective impact issues, is around the lack of data available to sho…
How Big Business Created the Politics of Anger
March 8, 2016In a new blog on Harvard Business Review, “How Big Business Created the Politics of Anger,” FSG’s Mark Kramer examines how corporations contributed to the ang…
The Case for Developmental Evaluation
In a recent blog post discussing the importance of good evidence in supporting systems change work, evaluation expert Lisbeth Schorr wrote, “To get better resu…
Community Engagement Matters (and Upcoming Event and Webcast)
February 22, 2016In a new article on Stanford Social Innovation Review, Paul Schmitz of the Collective Impact Forum and Melody Barnes of the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions…
The FSG Story and What Does FSG Stand For Anyway?
February 22, 2016We are often asked how FSG started, what FSG stands for, and how the organization has changed over the years. This post gives an overview of FSG’s history.
FSG’s Lauren A. Smith Authors New Study on Infant Safe Sleep Advice and Breastfeeding Practices
February 11, 2016Following advice to sleep in the same room with their infants—but not in the same bed—does not appear to discourage new mothers from breastfeeding, as some exp…
The Benefits of Aligning Strategy, Evaluations, and Operations
February 9, 2016I was excited to see Michael Q. Patton, Nathaniel Foote, and Jamie Radner’s recent article, “A Foundation's Theory of Philanthropy: What It Is, What It Provide…
Making Progress on Disparities in Cancer Care
February 3, 2016Today is World Cancer Day, a global day of reflection and advocacy led by the Union for International Cancer Control, and this year in particular there is a lo…
Redefining Rigor: Describing Quality Evaluation in Complex, Adaptive Settings
February 1, 2016Traditionally, evaluation has focused on understanding whether a program is making progress against pre-determined indicators. In this context, the quality of …
FSG’s 2015 in Review
January 29, 2016As the new year takes hold, we are proud to look back on what we accomplished with our colleagues and partners in 2015, and we are inspired by our aspirations …