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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…
Creating Shared Value: Job Training
October 12, 2010How can job training partnerships between companies and U.S. community colleges create shared value for business and society? That question has been on my mind…
A day of action, a commitment to the future
November 4, 2010HIV/AIDS. Malaria. Climate Change. Child Mortality. Education. These are all challenges facing the developing world that have received much deserved and increa…
Talent in CSR
November 15, 2010Once a strategy has been designed, someone needs to implement it. And perhaps, like architects, we at FSG hope that our blueprint is implemented with fidelity …
The Good, The Bad, and The Bold
November 18, 2010This post marks the launch of FSG’s education and youth blog. As a nonprofit research and consulting firm, we are fortunate to work with foundations, corporati…
A Pill Can Prevent HIV
November 23, 2010Take a pill regularly and it can decrease your risk of HIV risk by 90%. I feel like I'm dreaming- we have now entered a new age in the fight against HIV.
Improving PDP Access Planning
November 29, 2010One of my favorite FSG moments was 4 years ago in Karachi, Pakistan conducting research regarding potential new diarrheal treatments for children. My colleague…
Ten Years of Social Impact and Change
November 30, 2010Much has changed in the social sector since Michael Porter and I founded FSG as Foundation Strategy Group in 2000. In these ten years, our firm has grown to 75…
What is Keeping CEOs up at Night?
December 1, 2010I attended a speech in Boston a few weeks ago by Daniel Diermeier, a Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at Northwestern University’s Kello…
The potential for mHealth
December 1, 2010A few days ago, I was listening to the energetic CTO of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Todd Park, talk about Text4baby, a text message servi…
Reshaping the World
December 1, 2010The challenges of developing FSG’s new website helped crystallize who we are. We’ve always struggled to explain the different worlds we bridge: philanthropic s…