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\n\t\tAbout Us
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Our mission is to empower changemakers and innovators to solve large-scale social problems strategically and conclusively<\/h2>\n

Established in 2016 as\u00a0a not-for-profit social enterprise,\u00a0the Foundation for Inclusion is the world’s only organization focused exclusively and relentlessly on the end game in social impact: what it will take to achieve ultimate success against the world’s most stubborn challenges.<\/p>\n

For every social problem we take on, we work across sectors in collaboration with communities, funders, organizations, businesses, activists, scholars, and other stakeholders. Our goal is to keep everyone focused on the big picture and help all of us work more collectively, more strategically, and ultimately more successfully.<\/p>\n

Using our innovative approach<\/a> to solving complex social problems, we are launching several initiatives<\/a> to demonstrate that large-scale change is feasible. If you feel like there should be more progress than you’re seeing on an issue you’re passionate about, let’s talk<\/a>. We might be able to make progress together!<\/p>\n

\n\t\tOur Approach
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Large-scale social problems are stubborn because they’re complex\u2014not in the trivial sense of being “complicated” but in the technical sense of being complex<\/a> systems<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0Solving a complex problem in this sense requires three things:<\/p>\n

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  1. A way to see the structure of the\u00a0whole<\/strong> system at once, including everyone and everything affecting the problem.<\/li>\n
  2. A way to discover how the parts<\/strong> of the system work together to produce the problem (or potential solution).<\/li>\n
  3. A way to fill the gaps<\/strong> between how the system currently functions and how it would ideally function to produce more desirable outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This whole\u2013parts\u2013gaps<\/i> framework, introduced\u00a0here<\/a>, is the conceptual basis for how the Foundation for Inclusion is structured. The Collective Strategy division is the systems integrator<\/a>, focused on figuring out how to fix whole<\/i> problem-solving systems, while the \u201cparts\u201d and \u201cgaps\u201d divisions\u2014Impact Accounting and the Inclusion Incubator (see below)\u2014help to refine, implement, and monitor the progress of collective strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Collective Strategy<\/h3>\n

    We\u2019ve distilled decades of research, experience, and collective wisdom into a rigorous, collaborative process for\u00a0discovering what it will take to achieve significant and lasting change on any complex social challenge.\u00a0Each of our initiatives focuses on one well-defined social problem and a collective strategy to solve it.\u00a0Anyone working on any aspect of that problem may subscribe to the portal we set up for that initiative. Our\u00a0Collective Strategy platform<\/a> is designed to host multiple portals at once, so we can launch as many initiatives as there are social problems to be solved!<\/p>\n

    Contact us<\/a> to discuss the issues you’re working on and see if there might be opportunities to launch a collective-strategy initiative.<\/p>\n

    Impact Accounting<\/h3>\n

    With a collective strategy and portal in place, registered users have access to our custom Impact Accounting service, which helps changemakers precisely measure their impact on the ultimate goal and test alternative strategies to improve it.\u00a0This is the only portal that can be used for both impact assessment and<\/em> impact evaluation, business management and<\/em> business strategy, and the simultaneous management of cash flow and<\/em>\u00a0social impact. This is offered on a consulting basis today but our vision is to automate the process so we can offer it as a self-service portal in the future.<\/p>\n

    If you’re looking for better ways to measure and magnify your impact, contact us<\/a> to discuss options.<\/p>\n

    Inclusion Incubator<\/h3>\n

    For each initiative, we work constantly to catalog everyone and everything that significantly influences any aspect of the social problem under focus, collecting data on their activities, capabilities, and achievements.\u00a0This data helps us identify key gaps in the collective effort so we can experiment with ways to fill those gaps\u2014by developing products, building coalitions, or incubating commercial or social enterprises. (Our incubator is also developing an investment fund so we can scale up\u00a0social ventures whose products fill gaps in collective strategies.)<\/p>\n

    If you have ideas you want to test for how to solve large-scale problems better, contact us<\/a> to talk about ways we can collaborate.<\/p>\n

    \n\t\tOur Work
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    The following initiatives are under development. Contact us<\/a> for more information about how we’re approaching these initiatives or to discuss opportunities to partner with us on them.<\/p>\n

    End Human Trafficking for Good<\/h3>\n

    A lot of organizations are working to free people who are trafficked for sex or labor and give them a second chance in life. Law enforcement is working every day to take down trafficking networks. But who is working on long-term solutions? How will we end the demand<\/em> for the sale of other human beings? How will we reduce the social vulnerabilities that create an endless supply of people susceptible to being exploited for trafficking purposes?<\/p>\n

    We\u2019re collaborating with freedom networks, data providers, and researchers to build collective strategies for a permanent end to human trafficking\u2014city by city, state by state.<\/p>\n

    Taking on Structural Racism<\/h3>\n

    Systemic racial inequality, or structural racism, isn\u2019t something that’s always expressed directly, in the form of personalized hatred and prejudice. It\u2019s more commonly expressed indirectly, through culture, information, laws, norms, media, and power\u2014things that might not seem too severe individually but that combine in ways that lead to dramatic inequalities in opportunity and harm. The structure<\/em> of racism is what prevents racial equality from becoming a reality despite the efforts of hundreds of thousands of people working toward racial justice every day.<\/p>\n

    But structures can be studied, they can be discovered, they can be measured\u2014and they can be changed! Join us in a collective strategy to pull back the curtain and end the power of structural racism once and for all.<\/p>\n

    Don\u2019t Let Them Divide Us<\/h3>\n

    Americans seem more divided today than we\u2019ve been in at least half a century. But what if most of us don\u2019t want the kind of world the loudest voices in media and politics are selling us? What if most Americans are more open to civility and respectful differences of opinion than the purveyors of division are leading us all to believe? Across the political spectrum, we\u2019re being manipulated by politicians who want our votes, by unscrupulous media making money off our outrage, and even by true believers who don\u2019t understand just how dehumanizing and dangerous their rhetoric has become. It\u2019s not inevitable that our divisions will lead to mass violence, but it\u2019s also no longer unthinkable.<\/p>\n

    There\u2019s a way out. There\u2019s a movement of bridge builders and peace makers who believe our country was founded on a pragmatic<\/em> hope that people who disagree can find ways to build a stable and prosperous future. Together we can build that tomorrow. Join us.<\/p>\n

    The Statelets Game<\/h3>\n

    To build an inclusive future, we need to make sure innovations will not be used in ways that reinforce inequalities, trigger conflicts, or marginalize already vulnerable people. But technologies don\u2019t always get used as intended. We need to make a conscious effort<\/em> to foresee and forestall problematic outcomes. We can build an inclusive customer base by ensuring diverse participation in design and marketing. But to build an inclusive society<\/em> we need to understand how our innovations might be used, despite our best intentions, and what damage is possible as a result. And we need more products and platforms that actively encourage inclusion.<\/p>\n

    Nowhere will inclusion be more important than innovations in how humans will govern ourselves in the future. As more online and blockchain governance systems emerge, we\u2019re designing a game to test how well those different systems can handle increasingly complex social problems while avoiding exploitation and minimizing intergroup conflict.<\/p>\n

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