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The Power of Precision: How to Reveal What Blocks Health Equity Progress

The journey from surface-level solutions to structural change begins with the courage to confront what lies beneath and the…

Foundation Strategy

Leading through Uncertainty: Three Questions for Funders

Here are three common questions that we've been hearing from our philanthropic partners during this time of uncertainty.

Foundation Strategy Inclusive Markets
Beyond the Desk: Why Primary Research Matters for Social Impact Programming
February 25, 2026
Abhishek Khanna Lavanya Kapoor
Primary research reveals the barriers and lived realities that AI misses—insights essential to designing programs that deliver real impact.
Corporate/CSR
Building Empathetic Agility: The Leadership Muscle for Navigating Complexity with Purpose
January 27, 2026
Nikhil Bumb Allison Kaika Bobbi Silten
Empathetic agility is the ability to adapt strategically and maintain momentum, while genuinely considering the experiences of others.
Corporate/CSR Foundation Strategy Systems Thinking
Future of Social Impact: What to Watch in 2026
December 18, 2025
FSG
What does 2026 mean for the future of social impact?
Foundation Strategy
Three Critical Questions for Funders Considering AI for Social Impact
December 12, 2025
Abhishek Khanna Lavanya Kapoor
Achieving impact through AI will require purpose, intentional deployment, and responsible risk management.
Systems Thinking
Embracing the AI Moment: A Learning Journey
November 20, 2025
John Harper Isra Pananon Weeks
Successful AI adoption may well hinge on one critical shift: treating it as cultural transformation, not just a technical upgrade.
Inclusive Markets
Pilots That Never Fail but Never Scale: Tackling the SME Adoption Challenge
November 20, 2025
Abhishek Khanna Sarthak Shah Nikhil Bumb
Across industries, many initiatives become trapped in what we call the “pilots that never fail but never scale” phenomenon
Global Health Inclusive Markets
Beyond Infrastructure: Why the WASH Sector Needs Local Private Providers to Reach the Underserved
October 9, 2025
Abhishek Khanna Lavanya Kapoor
Our experience shows that formal partnerships with local WASH providers can serve three to four times more people per dollar invested than traditional infrastr…
Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Rethinking Evaluation: From Reporting to Learning
September 25, 2025
Subhash Chennuri
Evaluations, whether formative or summative, should be learning-oriented—helping funders and implementers adapt, avoid wasted effort, and strengthen real impac…
Global Development Inclusive Markets
Market-Based Solutions: How Philanthropy Can Facilitate Sustainable, Scalable Impact through Markets
July 15, 2025
Vignesh Shankar Rahul Singh
Funders working in the Global South can incorporate market-based solutions to widen the development resource pool and build pathways for sustainable, large-sca…
Collective Impact Global Development
Unlocking Collective Impact in the Global South: How Funders Can Catalyze Change
June 11, 2025
Vignesh Shankar Rahul Singh
Funders can help unlock the full potential of collective impact as a tool for transformative change in the Global South.

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