Program areas at FSG
FSG's collaborative work in 2023 primarily was based on our work with the collective impact forum, where we led a successful annual collective impact action summit, as well as facilitated a series of workshops for practitioners in the field, alongside smaller coaching projects. Other consulting projects included a focus on housing, mental and behavioral health, workers in bangladesh, and non-communicable diseases.
FSG worked on nearly 30 projects with an economic mobility focus in 2023, spanning four continents and many regions within the u.s.. Global work focused on a collective impact project in bangladesh, workforce implications of a just transition, shared value support for an asset management company in bolivia, work on smes with a large beverage company, and work with a european corporate foundation. U.s.-based projects included place-based corporate foundation strategy focused on economic mobility in their home region, workforce projects focused on stem, retail and tech industries, and private foundation projects focused on shifting power and economic opportunity.
FSG's us health practice engaged in nearly 20 projects over the course of 2023, spanning both foundations and health care companies. Projects with foundations included a regional strategy for youth mental health, several health equity-focused strategic plans, a grantee learning cohort on behavioral health systems, and several other mle-focused plans. Other work included global health equity strategy and internal learning cohorts for health care companies, as well as developing a learning system for a health care system foundation.
FSG completed numerous field-building and knowledge projects, fulfilling our mission of accelerating the pace of social progress through philanthropic leadership. As part of our field-building activities, FSG and its learning communities (the collective impact forum and talent rewire) hosted numerous virtual events (webinars, conferences, convenings) for practitioners and philanthropic leaders on a variety of topics. We also developed and published new research and tools on how to address social problems and evaluate social impact, which we make available for free on our websites as pdfs, podcasts, and videos.