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- Collective Impact, Corporate/CSR, Economic Development, Foundation Strategy
Leveraging Historic Federal Investment: Roles for Communities, Companies, and Funders
How three key groups of stakeholders can help realize the potential of federal investment in a new wave of…


- Corporate/CSR, Equity
By Staying Committed to Social Impact in Times of Uncertainty, Companies Can See Long-Term Benefit
Companies that divest in social impact may be sacrificing long-term growth opportunities for short-term gains.
How Can Funders Optimize Their Approach to Collaboration?
June 14, 2023In recent years, philanthropic funders have come to see the value in collaborating with one another to magnify their impact. Today we see all kinds of funders …
Creating Purposeful Spaces of Inclusion and Belonging
May 25, 2023Ruchika Tulshyan and Melody Barnes at the 2023 Collective Impact Forum Action Summit."I believe in you. I see you." Ruchika Tulshyan, award-winning inclusion …
Leveraging Historic Federal Investment: Roles for Communities, Companies, and Funders
April 11, 2023How three key groups of stakeholders can help realize the potential of federal investment in a new wave of societal programs.
Redefining Collective Impact
November 12, 2021The year 2021 marks 10 years since the publication of the article “Collective Impact” in Stanford Social Innovation Review, authored by my FSG colleagues John …
Lessons in Examining the Role of Advocacy and Organizing in Collective Impact
November 1, 2021This year, Frontline Solutions worked with the Collective Impact Forum to conduct research on how collective impact initiatives can leverage advocacy and organ…
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End of Year Reflections 2020
December 17, 2020“During these unprecedented times…” That’s a phrase I hope to never read again, and not simply because it’s such a cliché. The very notion of an unprecedented …
Lauren Smith Joins the Business of Giving Podcast
November 14, 2019Lauren Smith, Co-CEO of FSG, recently joined Denver Frederick, Host of The Business of Giving on AM 970 The Answer WNYM in New York City. The interview also ap…
Collective Impact Insights at the Aspen Ideas Festival
August 26, 2019Complex social problems require complex solutions that require actors from different sectors to work together to create a common agenda. Collective impact offe…
Systems Change Is a Noun and a Verb
July 16, 2019There are generally three types of problems: simple, complicated, and complex. Simple problems, such as needing to change a light bulb, can usually be addresse…