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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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Companies should create shared value. So what?
May 3, 2011
Mike Stamp
The idea that companies should create shared value has been building a lot of momentum recently, which is very exciting. However, as anyone in business will te…
Collective Impact
Rethinking an African Proverb
May 2, 2011
Emily Malenfant
I recently came across an African proverb: “If you want to go fast, you go alone. If you want to go far, you go together.” For the last six months, FSG has bee…
Measuring Industries of Purpose
April 26, 2011
Marc Pfitzer
At FSG, I have spent years thinking about Creating Shared Value (CSV) with my colleagues. We’ve been on a mission and are reaching a most exciting tipping poin…
Global Health
Heartbreak in HIV Prevention
April 26, 2011
Amanda Oudin Goldberger
My emotions have yo-yo’d up and down in the last year with the results of two landmark HIV prevention clinical trials. This inconsistency makes me worried that…
Collective Impact
Taking Off the Training Wheels
April 21, 2011
Dana Yonchak
It’s been almost a month since FSG held its collective impact conference with Stanford Social Innovation Review in California. More than 300 attendees arrived …
Global Health
Dark Skies Ahead?
April 18, 2011
Chris Lumry
A close family friend of mine is on the legislative staff of a member of the U.S. Congress. Having caught up recently on happenings in life (moves, job changes…
What’s Impacting Social Impact?
April 13, 2011
Carl Frappaolo
“There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear,” - or is it? (For those of you too young to remember these lyrics from a classic rock tune b…
Collective Impact
Brussels Sprouts and Collective Impact
April 11, 2011
Fay Hanleybrown
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. In my family, Thanksgiving is a big gathering with aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, second cousins a…
Education & Youth
Old Enough to Drive and be Prosecuted in Criminal Court
April 7, 2011
Rajni Chandrasekhar Dronamraju
Efforts to prosecute fewer teenagers in adult court have been making the headlines of late. Last week, the New York Times wrote of recent efforts by states lik…
Collective Impact Corporate/CSR
Lifting the Veil…to See Your Own Face
April 6, 2011
Greg Hills
Why do companies say they are responsible, but then act differently? Is it lip service, green washing, and double-speak? Or does this happen for a different re…

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