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Foundation Strategy

Embracing an Ecosystem Approach for Philanthropy

Funders are shifting from being at the center of social change efforts to working in close partnership with the…

Corporate/CSR

Flying through Interference

We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…

Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Can Big Data Be Friends With Evaluation?
April 30, 2013
Shijie "SJ" Lu
In October 2012, we wrote a blog post titled, “Big Data and the Social Sector: Let the Revolution Begin!” In it, we posited that the use of big data revolution…
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
Why There’s a Difference between Shared Values and Shared Value
April 29, 2013
Valerie Bockstette
This post originally appeared on the Guardian Sustainable Business blog. By basing CSR on social issues at the core of their business, companies can create soc…
Collective Impact Global Health
No Child Should Die From Diarrhea
April 29, 2013
Laura S.L. Herman Melissa Oomer
This post originally appeared on Forbes India's blog.
Social Enterprises Need a Solid Measurement System
April 24, 2013
Greg Hills Marc Pfitzer
This post originally appeared on Harvard Business Review's Blog Network. Companies seeking to create scalable social businesses need a measurement system that…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
What Are the Products of a Developmental Evaluation?
April 24, 2013
FSG
If it is not a report – what is it? One of the concrete products of many evaluations is a written report. This is not always the case for Developmental Evaluat…
Collective Impact
Mobilizing Resources for the Backbone
April 22, 2013
Jennifer Splansky Juster
FSG, the Strive Network, Tamarack, and the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions recently hosted a three-day workshop for leaders from backbone organizations of …
EPIP Conference Reflections: The Emerging Leadership Manifesto in Philanthropy
April 22, 2013
Efraín Gutiérrez
This post originally appeared on the Emerging Leaders In Philanthropy (EPIP) blog.
Collective Impact
27 Indicators for Backbone Effectiveness
April 18, 2013
Sheera Bornstein
FSG, the Strive Network, Tamarack, and the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions recently hosted a three-day workshop for leaders from backbone organizations of …
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
What Does Developmental Evaluation Look Like?
April 10, 2013
Katelyn Mack
If you are entrepreneurial and a thrill seeker then evaluating social innovation is for you! It is like getting into a pontoon to shoot the rapids on river - f…
Collective Impact
The Role of Civic Participation Processes in Seeding Collective Impact
April 10, 2013
Helge Mahne
A few weeks ago, FSG participated in the Kommunalkongress 2013. This is a bi-annual local government conference organized by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, one of G…

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