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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Who decides what is measured?

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

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It encompasses activities such as community organizing, advocacy, and public service, empowering individuals to contribute to their communities. Networking and Collaboration: Foundations can serve as connectors, facilitating collaborations among their grantees and other community organizations.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

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Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. Common subjects include strategic planning, communications, advocacy, and community needs assessments. . 6) Funding or Engaging in Advocacy .

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? As part of its sunset strategy , the foundation is developing an initiative to support 21st Century Advocacy.

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Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering an Analytical Approach to Strategy and Planning

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Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Once you know the benchmarks, you can compare your data to them and evaluate how successful your efforts are. Testing is a way to move from opinion to knowledge. Track your own data.

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Nonprofit Technology Consulting: 6 Steps to Success

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From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. While there are many technology consultants available, take the time to evaluate what they specialize in and the services they provide. Set concrete guidelines.

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Book Review: Connecting to Change the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. I have designed and facilitated a number of networks like this, although I have called them “Peer Learning Exchanges.” Networks can achieve great impact.

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