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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…
On Attitudes to Business
February 7, 2011An article in last week’s Economist spotlights a recent survey conducted by global public relations firm, Edelman, that looks at differing attitudes to compani…
A Sputnik Moment for US Education
February 1, 2011Last week, President Obama highlighted the need to invest more in education and technology to boost American innovation. His State of the Union remarks were fr…
Move Over, George Clooney
January 31, 2011Young ER Docs on the Frontline of Health Care in TanzaniaA woman suffering from severe burns is carried on a stretcher into the Emergency Medical Department of…
On This Valentine’s Day: Know Your Origins
January 31, 2011I’ve been following the unfolding political events in Côte d’Ivoire with great interest—a potentially combustible situation in which two men claim to have won …
Unfair Criticism of the Global Fund
January 27, 2011Making the rounds this week is an AP story on mismanagement of funds in some grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
Looking at No Child Left Behind v. 2.0
January 27, 2011Attention this week has been on President Obama’s State of the Union address, in which he outlined his vision for education and set the stage for the rewriting…
Porter on Shared Value at Davos 2011
January 25, 2011FSG co-founder Michael Porter joined 2500 global leaders at this year’s World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, presenting a plenary on creating …
On Students and Dreams
January 21, 2011The 111th Congress ended 2010 with one of the most highly productive lame-duck sessions. However, one bill Congress was not able to pass was the DREAM ACT, ef…
The Fight Against Noncommunicable Diseases Gains Momentum
January 19, 2011Last week I attended a new effort spearheaded by the Global Health Council (GHC) to address the growing challenge of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). At its Wa…
Talking Heads or Turning Heads: Collective Impact in Massachusetts?
January 17, 2011A headline in last week’s Boston Globe caught my eye: “Gathering of Captains to Ponder Civic Woes.” The story describes how 50 or so business, civic, and polit…