FSG
For General Operating Support
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Amount$750,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/14/2015
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
FSG is a leading social sector consulting firm and producer/disseminator of knowledge on nonprofit and philanthropic practice. They combine consulting experience with research and original thinking to develop insights, frameworks, and tools. FSG’s knowledge work spans five approaches: (a) collective impact, (b) catalytic philanthropy, (c) shared value (business pursuit of profit and social benefit), (d) strategic evaluation, and (e) inclusive markets (business models that create new opportunities and better lives for the global poor). In recent years, FSG has developed stand-alone initiatives for collective impact and shared value to further drive their reach and more effectively bridge from theory to application in practice.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.fsg-impact.org
Address
500 Boylston Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
FSG is a global nonprofit consulting firm that partners with foundations and corporations to create equitable systems change. They combine consulting services with research and original thinking to develop insights, frameworks, and tools. FSG’s knowledge work spans five approaches: (a) collective impact, (b) catalytic philanthropy, (c) shared value (business pursuit of profit and social benefit), (d) strategic evaluation, and (e) inclusive markets. This grant is for general operating support as part of the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
for general operating support
FSG is a global nonprofit consulting firm that partners with foundations and corporations to create equitable systems change. They combine consulting services with research and original thinking to develop insights, frameworks, and tools. FSG’s knowledge work spans five approaches: (a) collective impact, (b) catalytic philanthropy, (c) shared value (business pursuit of profit and social benefit), (d) strategic evaluation, and (e) inclusive markets (business models that create new opportunities and better lives for the global poor). This grant is for general operating support as part of the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
for research on the use of data in collective impact initiatives
FSG is a leading social sector consulting firm and producer/disseminator of knowledge on nonprofit and philanthropic practice. It combines consulting experience with research and original thinking to develop insights, frameworks, and tools. FSG’s knowledge work spans five approaches: (a) collective impact, (b) catalytic philanthropy, (c) shared value (business pursuit of profit and social benefit), (d) strategic evaluation, and (e) inclusive markets (business models that create new opportunities and better lives for the global poor). With this grant, we will fund FSG’s research project, Collective Impact Forum, to explore how these initiatives use data for learning and improvement and what data they use.
