Evolving Our Understanding of Backbone Organizations
December 11, 2012Close readers of FSG’s writing on collective impact will notice that our current understanding of the role of backbone organizations is not exactly the same as…
What a Toddler Can Teach You about Community Engagement
December 5, 2012Anyone who has spent time with a toddler can tell you that there’s one question that is more critically important to that tiny person than any other: “Why?”“Pl…
Forbes India Blog: “Fix that Fits”
December 4, 2012In a November post on the Forbes India blog, two of my FSG colleagues ask: What does extending microcredit loans to slum-dwellers and providing access to lapto…
What’s Wrong with Maximising Shareholder Value?
December 3, 2012This post by Mark Kramer originally appeared on The Guardian's Sustainable Business Blog.It's ironic that a goal so deeply entrenched in business is causing th…