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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.
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…
Room to Grow: Philanthropy’s Next Steps in Rural America
December 9, 2021Imagine a group of Americans facing a barrage of structural challenges: rapid demographic change, mortality rates 75% higher than comparable populations, deep …
Going Beyond ESG: Understanding and Managing the Economics of Impact
December 8, 2021How 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…
What Does It Mean to Shift? Strategic Planning with the Cleveland Foundation
November 30, 2021What does it take to move a foundation to adopt a new way of planning?In our wildest dreams, strategic plans are these beautifully constructed living document…
Redefining Collective Impact
November 12, 2021The year 2021 marks 10 years since the publication of the article “Collective Impact” in Stanford Social Innovation Review, authored by my FSG colleagues John …
All Funders Must Become Climate Funders
November 4, 2021The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2021 assessment, the gold standard summary of current climate science, tells us that the climate crisis …
Lessons in Examining the Role of Advocacy and Organizing in Collective Impact
November 1, 2021This year, Frontline Solutions worked with the Collective Impact Forum to conduct research on how collective impact initiatives can leverage advocacy and organ…