sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. Like many other activities in participatory philanthropy, this approach considers the process to be as important as the outcomes. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

Participatory 87

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 87

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Deciding Together Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking. Empowering Communities: Participatory Grantmakers Say We Must Go beyond Feedback. Tools: Reflective structured dialogue. Community-based participatory research. Philanthropy is at a turning point. Here are 6 ways it could go.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

This blog post at the Knight Foundation talks about designing for serendipity in more detail. Decentralization and Individual Empowerment: As power is pushed to the edges, individuals will have an increasing ability to exert influence through social and broadcast media.

Network 104

Network Report Empowerment Structure 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

They started WAKE after working together for 15 years designing and leading global programs at the intersection of technology, civil society and women’s empowerment. It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Training Train International 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. I wish I had done a structured creative thinking exercise to get people comfortable. Then we opened up for discussion. Peer Self-Assessment and Peer Coaching Exercises.

Reflection 124

Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124