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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.
How Can Funders Optimize Their Approach to Collaboration?
June 14, 2023In recent years, philanthropic funders have come to see the value in collaborating with one another to magnify their impact. Today we see all kinds of funders …
From Health Care to Health — How Might Our Health Care Conversion Foundations Take the Lead?
June 12, 2023Five themes from the 2023 Association for Community Health Improvement’s (ACHI) conference on health care.
Creating Purposeful Spaces of Inclusion and Belonging
May 25, 2023Ruchika Tulshyan and Melody Barnes at the 2023 Collective Impact Forum Action Summit."I believe in you. I see you." Ruchika Tulshyan, award-winning inclusion …
Reflections From Our Rural Leaders Interview Series
May 18, 2023Over the last year and a half, we had the privilege of interviewing rural leaders across the country as a follow-on to our report Rural America: Philanthropy’s…
Key Insights from FORTUNE Brainstorm Health 2023
May 9, 2023FSG Managing Director Nikhil Bumb asks a question during a lunchtime panel at the FORTUNE Brainstorm Health 2023 conference. Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortun…
Key Insights from Reuters Responsible Business USA 2023
May 4, 2023FSG director Lolita Castrique-Meier and managing director Chirlie Felix at the Reuters Responsible Business USA 2023 event in New York.There has never been a …
How Can Funders Support Grantee Cohorts as Part of a Systems Change Strategy?
April 21, 2023How funders can think more strategically about how they use grantee learning cohorts as a tool for systems change.
Leveraging Historic Federal Investment: Roles for Communities, Companies, and Funders
April 11, 2023How three key groups of stakeholders can help realize the potential of federal investment in a new wave of societal programs.
By Staying Committed to Social Impact in Times of Uncertainty, Companies Can See Long-Term Benefit
April 4, 2023Companies that divest in social impact may be sacrificing long-term growth opportunities for short-term gains.
Time to Refresh your CSR Strategy: Three Tools for CSR Professionals
March 21, 2023Three simple but effective steps—and accompanying tools—to refresh your corporate philanthropy and CSR practices.