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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…
Running on Empty: Challenges Faced by Private Pit Emptiers in Urban Uganda
October 26, 2020By 2050, over two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. However, water and sanitation services are often unable to keep pace with populati…
Developing a Market-Based Approach to Sanitation in Uganda
October 22, 2020Household sanitation is a longstanding development priority for the government of Uganda. There has been a significant reduction in open defecation (from 12% i…
SSIR Blog: What Investors Need to Know to Embrace Catalytic Capital
October 20, 2020In a post on Stanford Social Innovation Review, FSG's Harvey Koh writes about how the catalytic capital questions of development finance institutions, private …
Economics of Impact: Unlocking Purpose-Led Performance Management
October 8, 2020With increasing recognition that markets today create wealth and positive social impact inequitably and deplete or degrade natural resources, more companies mu…
Thank You, Lauren Smith
September 24, 2020To FSG’s stakeholders around the world:With mixed emotions, I want to share with you all that my fellow co-CEO, Dr. Lauren A. Smith, will be stepping down from…
A New Role
September 24, 2020Moving on from a role I have enjoyed is always difficult because I am flooded with so many memories of meaningful experiences, even as I feel a sense of excite…
Change the World—for Whom? Why Addressing Racism Must be a Top Corporate Priority
September 21, 2020This blog was originally posted on Fortune.com on September 21, 2020.2020 has tested many corporations’ aspirations to be a force for social good. As we recogn…
Impact Investment Opportunities in India for Catalytic Investors
September 4, 2020India has a dynamic impact investing market, with many investors—from philanthropic foundations, to impact investors, to commercial investors—seeking to genera…
The Opportunity of a Lifetime for HNIs—Saving the Indian NGO Sector
The year 2020 will be etched in our memories for a long time. COVID-19 has blindsided most of us. The non-discriminating virus has not spared any country, reli…