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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…
Sharing is Caring
June 8, 2011As part of our work in building the field and learning more ourselves about the strong force of CSV (Creating Shared Value), the Education & Youth practice has…
From Mindset to Measurement
May 26, 2011It was heartening to hear Peter Brabeck, chair of Nestlé, say this week at their most recent Creating Shared Value (CSV) forum, that Nestlé had not yet cracked…
Creating Shared Value Across Europe
May 24, 2011I really do have the best job in the world. Over the past 2.5 weeks I’ve had the opportunity to speak about Creating Shared Value (CSV) at three different even…
This Week in Global Health
May 19, 2011A lot of recent developments in global health have been sparking discussion around the office. I thought I’d share a couple of the items we’d been talking abou…
The Price of Change
May 19, 2011The cost of catalytic philanthropy was top of mind for donors attending a recent Philanthropy New York seminar on Do More Than Give. They’d heard leaders speak…
Do More Than Own… Share!
May 18, 2011On April 27, I attended a panel on the Future of Corporate Sustainability, hosted by our friends at the San Francisco Net Impact chapter.
Three Cups of…Impact?
May 12, 2011Greg Mortenson, the hero of girls’ education in Pakistan and Afghanistan, recently found himself in the 60 Minutes cross-hairs (see original piece here).
New Name for the Same Old Thing?
May 10, 2011“Catalytic philanthropy sounds good” said a guest attending the Do More than Give event at The Newseum in Washington, D.C.,“but isn’t this just a new word for …
Building Internal Buy-in for CSV
May 10, 2011FSG’s webinar on “Creating Shared Value in Action” prompted dozens of insightful questions from attendees last week. The webinar, held in partnership with the …
The Search For Creativity
May 9, 2011More and more businesses are recognizing that creativity is an important competitive advantage.