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Creating a Culture of Learning at the Kauffman Foundation

Over the last several years, philanthropic actors have gradually embraced the fact that being more intentional about learning is critically important to their success. As noted in GEO’s recent publication,... Read more

FSG is a Proud Partner of the YES Project for Youth Employment

America’s Promise Alliance’s YES Project – Young, Employed, and Successful – launched this week. It is a national youth employment initiative aimed at achieving full employment for America’s young people aged 16-24 by 2030. The... Read more

Reclaiming Democracy and the Role of Philanthropy

Last week, leaders and thinkers from around the world gathered in California at the Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF) conference to consider how to promote the idea of liberal democracy at a time... Read more

FSG and PolicyLink Launch Second Phase of Ambassadors for Health Equity Fellowship

FSG is proud to announce the launch of the second phase of The Ambassadors for Health Equity fellowship program (AHE), a joint venture with PolicyLink funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). To set a foundation for the fellowship, our team has spent the past several months selecting... Read more

FSG Staff Share Highlights from 2018

We are grateful and humbled to work alongside clients and partners around the globe on a wide range of pressing social impact issues. Below FSG staff share some of their most memorable moments from the past year.

We’re inspired by the positive impact you’re... Read more

To Improve the Lives of Students, Two Communities Learn to Relate Differently

This essay was first published by Carnegie Corporation of New York. It is part of a series written by leading education practitioners in response to a Carnegie Corporation of New York ... Read more

How Community Foundations Can Better Coordinate Responses to Disasters

Last month, Hurricane Michael devastated and left a trail of destruction along Florida and Georgia. Two months ago, Hurricane Florence left the Carolinas under water. Last year, Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast, Houston, and its surrounding areas, creating a... Read more

Moving Beyond Trade-offs in Impact Investing

In the fast-growing impact investing sector, a contentious debate has been brewing. Does genuine impact always require a sacrifice of financial returns? Or should impact investing always seek market-rate returns, accepting activist-musician Bono’s... Read more

New in the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Why Foundations Need an ‘Ensemble Cast’ to Tackle Complex Challenges

In a new article published in the July issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, FSG highlights how foundations that are experimenting with new ways of creating social change must also upend... Read more

New Resource: The Water of Systems Change Action Learning Exercise

In our work with foundation and nonprofit leaders over the past few years, we have heard an increasing number of questions about systems change as leaders in the social sector struggle to make sense of what can often seem like an abstract, theoretical notion.

Mark Kramer, Peter Senge, and... Read more

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