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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.
Schools as the Soul of Rural Communities: An Interview with the Rural Schools Collaborative
July 19, 2022This blog is part of a series of conversations with rural leaders that FSG is publishing in conjunction with the release of our report Rural America: Philanthr…
Are You in Relationship with the Problem?
May 26, 2022This is the first in a series of articles based on the guide to Centering Equity in Corporate Purpose published by FSG and the Shared Value Initiative in May 2…
How a New Foundation Utilized Community Voice in their Strategy Formation
May 12, 2022FSG partnered with Natrona Collective Health Trust (NCHT), a new health conversion foundation in Casper, Wyoming, to develop its strategy to improve community …
Centering Equity in Corporate Purpose
May 5, 2022Is shared value contributing to greater equity or is it helping to hold inequities in place? This uncomfortable and ultimately catalytic question was posed as …
Inner Work: The Heart of Organizational Equity Work
April 4, 2022We hear about "inner work" often when we work with companies on equity. What do we mean by inner work, and why is it so important?
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…