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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. But is this the right question? To look is an act of choice.”

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

VQ Strategies

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. Long-term volunteers are still able to do the work they love, while benefitting from some more flexible options as well.

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Integrating Development and Finance through Technology and Best Practices

Connection Cafe

Development and f inance teams have their own unique but overlapping responsibilities around the management of revenue.? They answer to different audiences and measure success in different ways.? This can lead to what appears to be discord but really is a natural push and pull of departments sharing data to different ends.?

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Rebooting Your Digital Community Building

NTEN

But building awareness for your important work in an increasingly cluttered space can’t be the responsibility of just one person or even a department. Building community takes many forms and is done for many different reasons: to raise money, pass legislation, connect with like-minded people, have fun, learn new things. and on and on.

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Learning to Love the Re-Org: How We Executed a Staff Restructuring

Museum 2.0

I set the timer for five minutes and started working. After an hour, I had 12 different versions of our staff structure, each in its own little box. And so, with the blessing of our Board, Keri and I worked together on a plan. We defined “buckets of work,” putting them in departmental groupings, noting the intersections.

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How to Make Your Big Vision Real: Jennifer Lee of Artizen Coaching

Have Fun - Do Good

They are receptive to how their vision is going to manifest." --Jennifer Lee, Artizen Coaching Many of you have big visions for a better world and want to make a difference in 2009. If someone who you were coaching said, "I want to make a difference. How does it work?

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