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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

You cannot have empowerment without participation: empowerment is not something we ‘do’ to other people, but is itself a participatory process that engages people in reflection and inquiry to understand the power they have, and to take action for change as they define it.”

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QuickBooks for Nonprofits PRO TIP:  How to Use Classes for Painless Grant Writing

Blue Fox

"Getting actionable financial data for grant writing all comes down to the setup of your financial systems." Do you see the leverage and empowerment that comes with this kind of accounting setup? You sit at your computer staring blankly at the screen. You know that you need to finish this grant request, but you’re stuck.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

This proved to be a wonderful way to share nationally AbilityFirst’s empowerment philosophy. A second lesson was the importance of earning the board’s trust and confidence through the executive staff’s actions in growing the programs while simultaneously reducing the deficit. After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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Connected Citizens Report: The Power, Peril, and Potential of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The report opens with a look at current practices of using networks for citizen-centered social action that are promising for the future. Providing handrails for collective action: Giving enough direction for individuals to take effective and coordinated action. Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today.

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What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know About Machine Learning

Global Giving

You’ve seen it in your newsfeeds, in your inbox, and in action movies — artificial intelligence, or AI, is having a moment. Similarly, if your organization doesn’t currently gather and store data in a structured way, investing in core data collection and reporting tools should be a higher priority than any machine learning models.

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The ongoing revolution in philanthropy: An open-ended reading list

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes. Tools: Reflective structured dialogue. And as a bonus, he’s very funny as well. Community-based participatory research.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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