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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.
From Health Care to Health — How Might Our Health Care Conversion Foundations Take the Lead?
June 12, 2023Five themes from the 2023 Association for Community Health Improvement’s (ACHI) conference on health care.
Key Insights from FORTUNE Brainstorm Health 2023
May 9, 2023FSG Managing Director Nikhil Bumb asks a question during a lunchtime panel at the FORTUNE Brainstorm Health 2023 conference. Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortun…
Advancing Health Equity: How Companies Can Build on the FDA’s Requirement for Clinical Trial Diversity
March 6, 2023FSG has been working on health equity strategies for several years, and we know that diversity in clinical trials is a key component of advancing health equity.
Addressing Health Inequities in Rural California: An Interview with Roque Barros, Jr.
December 12, 2022Part of a series of conversations with rural leaders, this blog discusses health inequities in Imperial Valley, California.
Driving Health Equity and Inclusive Innovation
August 16, 2022This is the second 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 …
How a New Foundation Utilized Community Voice in their Strategy Formation
May 12, 2022FSG partnered with Natrona Collective Health Trust (NCHT), a new health conversion foundation in Casper, Wyoming, to develop its strategy to improve community …
Advancing Equity through Health Navigation
January 26, 2022Our organizations began partnering on health equity before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the journey is ongoing. We are sharing reflections from our …
Philanthropy Needs to Reckon with Racism in Behavioral Health
September 22, 2021Behavioral health issues may finally be starting to get the attention they have long deserved from the philanthropic community. For too long, substance use and…
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…
Uniting to Protect Democracy for All
January 7, 2021Like most of you, I’m still processing what happened yesterday at the U.S. Capitol. I was glued to the TV. Horror. Disbelief. Sadness. Resolve.