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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.
Key Insights from Reuters Responsible Business USA 2023
May 4, 2023FSG director Lolita Castrique-Meier and managing director Chirlie Felix at the Reuters Responsible Business USA 2023 event in New York.There has never been a …
Be Authentic, Do the Math, and Change How Your Business and Markets Operate
August 23, 2022How businesses can integrate ESG efforts into their core business models to advance both societal and financial targets.
All Funders Must Become Climate Funders
November 4, 2021The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2021 assessment, the gold standard summary of current climate science, tells us that the climate crisis …
Becoming a Climate Funder: How Philanthropists Can Take Action on Climate and Justice
July 13, 2021In many parts of the United States, our weather is growing more extreme. Recent headlines shout about record-breaking heat domes, severe drought, and dangerous…
How Community Foundations Can Better Coordinate Responses to Disasters
November 5, 2018Last month, Hurricane Michael devastated and left a trail of destruction along Florida and Georgia. Two months ago, Hurricane Florence left the Carolinas under…
How The Dow Chemical Company Connects Citizenship and Business Opportunity
March 21, 2018Rob Vallentine leads The Dow Chemical Company’s social impact work. Rob began working with FSG in 2016 to connect the company’s business goals to its social im…
Advancing the Circular Economy through Shared Value
September 13, 2017The need and the opportunity to transition to a circular economy—an economic model that is restorative and regenerative by design—have become clear to many ind…
Spotlight on CocoaAction: 4 Questions with Nira Desai
June 13, 2016Despite significant investments in cocoa sustainability initiatives by the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in recent years, cocoa farming continues to f…
Untapped Potential
September 9, 2014The conclusion of World Water Week, which wrapped up on September 5 in Stockholm, seems an appropriate time to reflect on the ways in which this seemingly ubiq…