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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…
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Flying through Interference
We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…
FSG, PolicyLink, and JUST Capital Launch Corporate Racial Equity Alliance and Release 2021 CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity
July 7, 2021FSG, PolicyLink, and JUST Capital recently launched the Corporate Racial Equity Alliance to support the evolution of antiracist, equitable corporations that ca…
Companies Need to Manage the Economics of Impact in Order to Advance Equity
A new purpose-led economy is in the making, with purpose anchored in corporate statutes, board and leadership accountability, and business strategy. The missin…
Thank you MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett
June 16, 2021Last week I learned that FSG had been awarded a generous grant by MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett. As she explained in her recent Medium post, some of the organ…
Change Your Corporate Mindset
June 10, 2021Over the course of the last year, it seems like almost every company in the U.S., and many around the world, have made statements to indicate their support of …
The Chauvin Verdict
April 21, 2021We applaud the verdict in the Chauvin trial and hope it brings a measure of comfort to the family of George Floyd and those who loved him. But we know that acc…
International Women’s Day 2021: A Moment to Reflect, Be Thankful, and Recommit to Advancing Gender Equity
2020 will forever be remembered as the year COVID-19 laid bare the burdens of women. While different from one context to another, “the negative effects are dis…
Viable Sanitation Enterprises—The Linchpin in Sanitation Markets
February 17, 2021Shukla Shauchalay is located in a bustling market in Samastipur in Bihar, India. The entrepreneur first got involved in the sanitation business a decade ago as…
Investing in Women: A Powerful Approach for Investors in India
February 4, 2021Gender-lens or gender-smart investing refers to investments that achieve greater social and financial return on investment by focusing on businesses that are o…
Uniting to Protect Democracy for All
January 7, 2021Like most of you, I’m still processing what happened yesterday at the U.S. Capitol. I was glued to the TV. Horror. Disbelief. Sadness. Resolve.
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End of Year Reflections 2020
December 17, 2020“During these unprecedented times…” That’s a phrase I hope to never read again, and not simply because it’s such a cliché. The very notion of an unprecedented …