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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.
Emergence & Developmental Evaluation – Webinar Questions Answered
May 21, 2013In a recent FSG and Stanford Social Innovation Review webinar discussion on complexity in collective impact, John Kania, coauthor of SSIR’s “Embracing Emergen…
Linking Social Media to Social Change
May 8, 2013How can foundations get smarter about how they invest in social media strategies to drive social change?Two weeks ago I attended a convening hosted by Robert W…
Navigating Collective Impact
May 7, 2013In April 2013, Tamarack, FSG, Social Innovation Generation and Maytree hosted a workshop in Toronto for 150 leaders of collective impact backbone organizations…
Can Big Data Be Friends With Evaluation?
April 30, 2013In 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…
Why There’s a Difference between Shared Values and Shared Value
April 29, 2013This 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…
No Child Should Die From Diarrhea
April 29, 2013This post originally appeared on Forbes India's blog.
Social Enterprises Need a Solid Measurement System
April 24, 2013This post originally appeared on Harvard Business Review's Blog Network. Companies seeking to create scalable social businesses need a measurement system that…
What Are the Products of a Developmental Evaluation?
April 24, 2013If 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…
Mobilizing Resources for the Backbone
April 22, 2013FSG, 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, 2013This post originally appeared on the Emerging Leaders In Philanthropy (EPIP) blog.