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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.
Are You in Relationship with the Problem?
May 26, 2022This is the first in a series of articles based on the guide to Centering Equity in Corporate Purpose published by FSG and the Shared Value Initiative in May 2…
Partnering for Change, Committing to Learning
December 14, 2021Strategic learning and evaluation are important tools for cross-sector collaboration—to monitor and understand progress, to support accountability, and to help…
International Women’s Day 2021: A Moment to Reflect, Be Thankful, and Recommit to Advancing Gender Equity
2020 will forever be remembered as the year COVID-19 laid bare the burdens of women. While different from one context to another, “the negative effects are dis…
Viable Sanitation Enterprises—The Linchpin in Sanitation Markets
February 17, 2021Shukla Shauchalay is located in a bustling market in Samastipur in Bihar, India. The entrepreneur first got involved in the sanitation business a decade ago as…
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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 …
The Impact of COVID-19 on CSR Funding for Indian NGOs
April 28, 2020Acknowledgment: We would like to thank Arthan, Atma, Bridgespan, Caring Friends, Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University, Dalberg, Dasr…
COVID-19 and Corporate Purpose—Four Ways Businesses Can Respond Now
March 12, 2020The continuous COVID-19 developments are both dizzying and daunting. Countries and communities alike are grappling with strained health systems and strict cont…
COVID-19—Seven Things Philanthropy Can Do
March 2, 2020As governments, businesses, and individuals scramble to respond to the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic, those of us who work in the social sector rightly ask wh…
Putting a Dollar Value on Physical Activity: New Research from Vitality Group
November 14, 2019If all adults aged 18-64 walked just 15 minutes more a day, the world economy would grow by an estimated $100 billion a year until 2050.
Colombian Companies Embrace Shared Value to Build Peace
April 22, 2019Over the last couple of years, FSG has supported Colombia’s National Industry Association (ANDI) in its work helping companies address social problems through …