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- Collective Impact, Corporate/CSR, Economic Development, Foundation Strategy
Leveraging Historic Federal Investment: Roles for Communities, Companies, and Funders
How three key groups of stakeholders can help realize the potential of federal investment in a new wave of…


- Corporate/CSR, Equity
By Staying Committed to Social Impact in Times of Uncertainty, Companies Can See Long-Term Benefit
Companies that divest in social impact may be sacrificing long-term growth opportunities for short-term gains.
Shifting Power Through Authentic Corporate Community Engagement
March 14, 2022Five lessons for how corporations can shift power as they develop and navigate relationships with communities in order to create sustainable social change and …
What Does It Take for Companies to Engage Communities More Equitably?
March 7, 2022Community engagement has long been popular with the corporate sector. However, as stakeholder capitalism gains adherents and more corporate leaders seek to unl…
Advancing Equity through Health Navigation
January 26, 2022Our organizations began partnering on health equity before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the journey is ongoing. We are sharing reflections from our …
FSG Welcomes New Managing Directors Chirlie Felix and Shumeca Pickett
January 20, 2022I’m thrilled to announce that Chirlie Felix and Shumeca Pickett have joined FSG as managing directors who will help a talented team of social change experts le…
Partnering for Change, Committing to Learning
December 14, 2021Strategic learning and evaluation are important tools for cross-sector collaboration—to monitor and understand progress, to support accountability, and to help…
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 …
Going Beyond ESG: Understanding and Managing the Economics of Impact
December 8, 2021How much does true change cost? Who is best placed to invest? What are the win-wins and trade-offs? Economics of Impact is an emerging practice by which purpos…
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…
Learnings from the Field: FSG CEO Greg Hills on the Work of Advancing Equity
November 30, 2021I am thrilled to share a few thoughts today about how corporations are advancing equity—what are some lessons learned and what is needed going forward?
Redefining Collective Impact
November 12, 2021The year 2021 marks 10 years since the publication of the article “Collective Impact” in Stanford Social Innovation Review, authored by my FSG colleagues John …