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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.
CEOs Need to See Through Walls
October 6, 2011This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System.
Collective Impact 2.0
October 6, 2011I knew something was up last winter when I received more than 20 e-mails in a span of 48 hours asking if I had read this new article in the Stanford Social Inn…
Making Informed and Bold Steps
October 3, 2011Last week, the Council on Foundations hosted its annual conference for community foundations. Over 1,200 participants representing approximately 400 community…
You Cannot Manage What You Cannot Measure
October 3, 2011We have continued to explore the question of how companies can translate the idea of Creating Shared Value (CSV) into their corporate strategy and business pro…
It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
September 28, 2011Last week, FSG had the privilege of hosting a session, “From Collaboration to Collective Impact,” at the Council on Foundations Fall Conference for Community F…
Segmenting Disaster Relief
September 27, 2011Writing in last week’s Poverty Matters blog, Lord Ashdown, the UK President of international aid organization UNICEF, called for “investing in emergency risk r…
Restoring Trust in Vaccines: A Complex Task
September 27, 2011The FSG Global Health Impact Area regularly organizes training sessions, in which guest speakers are invited to share their perspectives on some of the most pr…
The Multiplier Effect of Collaboration
September 27, 2011Recently, I connected with the producer of an upcoming documentary on the life of Julius Rosenwald, a philanthropist from the early 1900’s that funded over 5K …
Public-Philanthropic Collaboratives: Finding a Partner in Uncle Sam
September 25, 2011“How can we work in concert with the public sector to grow, sustain and innovate in our communities in a time of shrinking resources?”
Finally! An Approach to Evaluating Complexity
September 20, 2011A number of years ago, I had the privilege of conducting a three-year evaluation of a new and promising educational reform effort called, The Saturn School of …