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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…

Foundation Strategy U.S. Health
How a New Foundation Utilized Community Voice in their Strategy Formation
May 12, 2022
Abigail Ridgway Allison Kaika Gabriella Cova
FSG partnered with Natrona Collective Health Trust (NCHT), a new health conversion foundation in Casper, Wyoming, to develop its strategy to improve community …
Corporate/CSR Equity Shared Value
Centering Equity in Corporate Purpose
May 5, 2022
Bobbi Silten Dane Smith Nikhil Bumb Alicia Dunn Georgina Eckert Kate Tallant Meier Gillian Bath
Is shared value contributing to greater equity or is it helping to hold inequities in place? This uncomfortable and ultimately catalytic question was posed as …
Corporate/CSR Equity Foundation Strategy
Inner Work: The Heart of Organizational Equity Work
April 4, 2022
Nikhil Bumb
We 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?
Corporate/CSR Equity Shared Value
Shifting Power Through Authentic Corporate Community Engagement
March 14, 2022
Rifat Mursalin Nikhil Bumb
Five lessons for how corporations can shift power as they develop and navigate relationships with communities in order to create sustainable social change and …
Corporate/CSR Equity Shared Value
What Does It Take for Companies to Engage Communities More Equitably?
March 7, 2022
Chris Carlson Christine Auwarter John Harper
Community engagement has long been popular with the corporate sector. However, as stakeholder capitalism gains adherents and more corporate leaders seek to unl…
Corporate/CSR Equity U.S. Health
Advancing Equity through Health Navigation
January 26, 2022
Adeeb Z. Mahmud Diana Blankman
Our 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 …
Corporate/CSR Equity
FSG Welcomes New Managing Directors Chirlie Felix and Shumeca Pickett
January 20, 2022
Greg Hills
I’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…
Global Health Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Partnering for Change, Committing to Learning
December 14, 2021
Christina Hooson Sebastien Mazzuri
Strategic learning and evaluation are important tools for cross-sector collaboration—to monitor and understand progress, to support accountability, and to help…
Economic Development Foundation Strategy
Room to Grow: Philanthropy’s Next Steps in Rural America
December 9, 2021
Chris Carlson Joelle Cook
Imagine a group of Americans facing a barrage of structural challenges: rapid demographic change, mortality rates 75% higher than comparable populations, deep …
Corporate/CSR
Going Beyond ESG: Understanding and Managing the Economics of Impact
December 8, 2021
Marc Pfitzer Catalina Martínez
How 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…

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