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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…
Redefining Value Chain Productivity in Africa
January 5, 2011Business Action for Africa recently released its 2010 Report on the role of business in meeting Africa’s development challenges.
Leveling Up: Socially Responsible Digital Media
January 10, 2011This week, with business news abuzz about the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, The Wall Street Journal reported that video game company Nintendo is on the defen…
It is a Happier New Year
January 10, 2011If you are like me, there is a certain amount of depression that comes after the holiday season - its back to life as usual. What I miss most is the heightened…
Water, Sanitation, and Sustainability
January 10, 2011Do you know that more people have access to a cell phone than a toilet?
New York City Schools and Performance Management
January 11, 2011After more than eight years, New York schools chancellor Joel Klein recently resigned. Since the announcement, much debate has taken place about the impact he …
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…