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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…

Corporate/CSR Shared Value
Be a “Norms-Maker” If You Aspire to Be Purpose-Led
August 5, 2019
Marc Pfitzer
Business today is reconnecting with its core purpose of addressing society’s needs in profitable ways. Some companies are forced into rethinking their “reason …
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
New Primer for Advancing Racial Equity
July 31, 2019
Veronica Borgonovi
Many of us want to live in a world free of race-based discrimination and other forms of inequity.
Corporate/CSR
Companies That Lead With Authentic, Ambitious Purpose Can Capture Value From Six Sources
July 24, 2019
Dane Smith Nikhil Bumb
In response to pressure from employees, customers, and communities, hundreds of companies have announced a purpose. But upon closer examination, the vast major…
Corporate/CSR Economic Development
The Best Way to Rejuvenate Rural America? Invest in Rural America.
June 10, 2019
Joelle Cook
When it comes to their impact, there’s an inaccurate and problematic narrative about rural areas—one in which rural areas take more than they give from the gov…
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
What Is Corporate Purpose? No, Let Me Rephrase That. What Is a Corporate Purpose Worth Having?
May 31, 2019
Dane Smith
Everyone is talking about purpose these days. Customers and employees are asking about it. Millennials are particularly insistent about seeing evidence of purp…
Corporate/CSR
New Strategy Guide for CSR Professionals
May 14, 2019
Greg Hills
In today’s social and political context, expectations for companies to contribute to social change are high and continue to grow. A range of stakeholders—consu…
Corporate/CSR Economic Development Education & Youth Foundation Strategy
FSG is a Proud Partner of the YES Project for Youth Employment
April 12, 2019
Ursula Wright
America’s Promise Alliance’s YES Project – Young, Employed, and Successful – launched this week. It is a national youth employment initiative aimed at achievi…
Corporate/CSR Economic Development Shared Value
How Companies can Advance Racial Equity and Create Business Growth
April 8, 2019
Lakshmi Iyer Josh Kirschenbaum
As businesses across the nation vie to increase revenue and market share, they are seeking not only to retain customers but also to continually expand into new…
Corporate/CSR Shared Value U.S. Health
Engaging Executive Leaders in Building a Culture of Health
March 19, 2019
FSG Lauren A. Smith, MD, MPH
FSG’s Co-CEO, Lauren Smith, MD, MPH is a faculty member for a new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health executive education course, “Driving Business Perfo…
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
Leading with Purpose to Support Shared Value Performance
March 14, 2019
Georgina Eckert
These days, companies frequently talk about purpose as a way to engage society. Business leaders leverage a compelling purpose statement—a company’s fundamenta…

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