Organization: FSG INC
Mission: FSG'S MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE SOCIAL PROGRESS BY WORKING WITH FOUNDATIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR IMPACT ON SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
Activities: THE EDUCATION & YOUTH PRACTICE WORKED ON 30 PROJECTS IN 2019, IN AREAS SPANNING THE CRADLE TO CAREER CONTINUUM. PROJECTS INCLUDED A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AN NGO FOCUSED ON INFLUENCING POLICYMAKERS, FUNDERS, AND PRACTITIONERS SUPPORTING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION; A STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR AN NGO FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE ATTENDEES LOOKING TO EXTEND ITS REACH; DEVELOPING STRATEGIC AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR SEVERAL FOUNDATIONS' EDUCATION PROGRAM AREAS; AND BUILDING EDUCATIONAL LEADER CAPACITY AS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE GRANTEE LEARNING NETWORK.
THE US HEALTH PRACTICE WORKED ON OVER 30 PROJECTS IN 2019, INCLUDING COLLABORATIVE WORK IN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, WITH BIOPHARMA AND HEALTH CARE COMPANIES, AND ON ISSUES LIKE SUBSTANCE USE AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS INCLUDE DEVELOPING AN ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR A FOUNDATION ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE, DEVELOPING A TOOLKIT AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANTEES ON SUSTAINING AND SCALING HEALTH EQUITY IMPACT, DEVELOPING A BUSINESS CASE FOR EMPLOYERS TO INVEST IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUPPORTS, ADVISING MULTIPLE BIOPHARMA COMPANIES ON THEIR CORPORATE GIVING AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGIES, AND SUPPORTING LOCALLY BASED COLLECTIVE IMPACT STRATEGIES THAT EMPHASIZE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE WORKED ON NEARLY 20 PROJECTS IN 2019 ON TOPICS INCLUDING PLACE-BASED AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT; INCLUSIVE GROWTH; AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES. PROJECTS INCLUDED FACILITATING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR RETAIL EMPLOYERS, CONSIDERING PORTABLE BENEFITS STRATEGIES FOR WORKERS THAT DECOUPLE BENEFITS AND EMPLOYERS, RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW RETAIL COMPANIES CAN ADVANCE FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES OF COLOR, IMPACT INVESTING AND CATALYTIC CAPITAL CASE STUDIES, AND FACILITATING A NETWORK OF RETAIL COMPANIES WITH A FOCUS ON OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations