Collaboration, Grant, Participatory and Structure

An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”?

Participatory

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant

Grantmaking: What’s Participation Got to Do with It?

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. Lots of grantmakers are intrigued by participatory grantmaking. Participatory grantmaking invites to decision-making tables people who have historically been excluded. How Did Participatory Grantmaking Start?

Participatory

Participatory Model Grant Fund

How grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients can do great things together with data and evaluation

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

The process was a collaboration in itself, with TSNE MissionWorks , and Essential Partners serving as co-hosts. As far as I can ascertain, this series was the first in which grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients came together in equal numbers and met as peers for reflective structured dialogue.

Evaluation

Evaluation Grant Data Boston

New (Free) E-Book: Leading Systems Change Will Supercharge Your Facilitation Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

My colleagues, Heather McLeod Grant and Adene Sacks, have just published a new workbook called “ Leading Systems Change.” Overall, the program led to over 100 collaborations and its impact is ongoing. The facilitation methods are participatory.

Facilitation

Facilitation Skills System Change

How to Keep Your Virtual Meetings on Track, Inclusive, and Engaging

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. Each student signed in to the collaborative Google document to indicate that they were in attendance. Except when it isn’t!

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Virtual Track Student Virtual Classroom

Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others?

Museum

Museum Question Participatory Evaluation

Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. It is a useful technique for creating a more responsive, flexible organizational culture as well as coming up with more innovative ideas for programs and grants that are a good fit. Concept 3: Foster Sharing & Innovation.

Design

Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy

Answers to the Ten Questions I am Most Often Asked

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Granted, I live in an increasingly narrow world of people who are exploring these topics and want me to work with them, but I still learn a lot from the questions and struggles I hear from colleagues and people who comment on the blog. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others?

Question

Question Participatory Museum Evaluation

Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Patient advocates play a critical role in setting research priorities, designing clinical trials and structuring appropriate clinical engagement with industry. Some are describing this shift in perspective as “participatory medicine” or “person-centric care.” This “Dr.

Social Media

Social Media Network Data Media

The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and all over the world, that focus on essential topics like: Fundraising & Grants. Opportunity Collaboration. Opportunity Collaboration. Opportunity Collaboration / Cancún Yucatán, (Int.) Fundraising & Grants / #IFC2016 / @TheResAlliance. Fundraising & Grants. Fundraising & Grants.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington

The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grants / #GMN2016 / @grantsmanagers.

Calendar

Calendar Conference San Diego DC

Visitor Studies Association Replaces Keynotes with Dialogue

Museum 2.0

JUNE 27, 2008

The VSA has replaced their keynotes with structured group dialogue. But the VSA has taken an intentional approach to these structured conversations with the goal of putting the (arguably) best part of conferences—the side conversations and hallway discussions—front and center. My first reaction was skepticism.

Studies

Studies Associations Houston Museum

How Do You Capture Compelling Visitor Stories? Interview with Christina Olsen

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they made some unexpected decisions along the way. The project arose from a grant announcement from MetLife Foundation around community engagement and outreach. How and why did Object Stories come to be?

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Story Interview Museum Audio

Facilitation: The Secret Ingredient for Successful Participatory Decision-Making in Philanthropy

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It often takes clarity of roles and purview and even some structure to do that. In our years of talking to staff, boards, and communities about participatory philanthropy, people often talk about their worst participatory decision-making experiences. New to Participatory Grantmaking?

Participatory

Participatory Facilitation Philanthropy Skills

Guest Post by Nora Grant: Lessons from A Year of Pop Up Museums

Museum 2.0

JUNE 11, 2014

This post was written by my colleague Nora Grant, Community Programs Coordinator at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. We choose themes and venues in collaboration with a community partner. How can you take something as substantial and precious as a museum and add a pop up twist? What does this look like?

Museum

Museum Grant Lesson History

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

Grantmaking: What’s Participation Got to Do with It?

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How grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients can do great things together with data and evaluation

New (Free) E-Book: Leading Systems Change Will Supercharge Your Facilitation Skills

How to Keep Your Virtual Meetings on Track, Inclusive, and Engaging

Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

Answers to the Ten Questions I am Most Often Asked

Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Visitor Studies Association Replaces Keynotes with Dialogue

How Do You Capture Compelling Visitor Stories? Interview with Christina Olsen

Facilitation: The Secret Ingredient for Successful Participatory Decision-Making in Philanthropy

Guest Post by Nora Grant: Lessons from A Year of Pop Up Museums

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