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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.
Old Enough to Drive and be Prosecuted in Criminal Court
April 7, 2011Efforts 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…
Lifting the Veil…to See Your Own Face
April 6, 2011Why 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…
Deal or No Deal?
March 29, 2011A newly minted – and controversial – agreement has been reached between the UK government and 170 large companies to promote public health. Whether it eventual…
Political Instability and Malaria
March 28, 2011“Achieving Progress and Impact”—this is the theme of the fourth World Malaria Day on 25 April, now under a month away. The theme is meant to encourage the mala…
Being On-the-Ground
March 25, 2011One of my project teams traveled to India recently to conduct research on the burden of and response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country. Being …
Announcing the DoGoodBetter Blog
March 21, 2011This is the first post of the DoGoodBetter blog (which also lives on www.domorethangivebook.com).
DoGoodBetter
March 21, 2011This is the first post of the DoGoodBetter blog (which currently lives on www.domorethangivebook.com).
Handsome Is as Handsome Does
March 16, 2011Last week, Corporate Responsibility magazine released its list of the top 100 best corporate citizens. The companies on the list issued dozens of press release…
Funding & Accountability On A Collision Course
March 11, 2011State by state the dominoes are falling. In Florida, Governor Rick Scott is proposing a $1.75 billion cut in the education budget. In Texas, bills proposing an…
Notes from the Field: Diabetes in Mexico
March 7, 2011My colleague Adeeb Mahmud and I just returned from a week in Mexico, conducting research for a client on the diabetes crisis in the country and the landscape o…