sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact.

Participatory 82

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Her answer to the question about capacity building programs leading to better impact will surprise you. In addition to the countless lunches, coffees, roundtables, focus groups and other opportunities for feedback and discussion I engaged in I also dug into the evidence on the impacts of capacity building on organizations.

Results 94

Results Program Build Help 94

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. Why Impact-Per-Dollar is a terrible, harmful way to measure nonprofit effectiveness. What Does It Look Like to Support Women of Color to Lead?

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

This week marks five years since the book The Participatory Museum was first released. I thought the pinnacle of participatory practice was an exhibit that could inspire collective visitor action without facilitation. Since 2010 I have seen, again and again and again, how valuable human facilitation is to the participatory process.

Participatory 20

Participatory Museum Empowerment Facilitation 20

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

A nationwide network, like the American Red Cross , supports powerful capacity to conduct and utilize PM. Use participatory processes to define metrics and methods of data collection. Create organizational partnerships to build capacity and deeper understanding. Partnerships can take many forms.

Measure 52

Measure Create Arizona Participatory 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “ Connected Citizens &# that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change? Catalyzing mutual support: Helping people directly help each other. And, how can funders leverage them for good?

Network 104

Network Report Empowerment Structure 104

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

Women and girls in particular have felt the impacts of a never-ending global health pandemic, conflict and displacement, and authoritarian government takeovers, to name a few. In addition, female athletes globally have faced abuse and harassment from the very people who are charged with coaching and supporting them to succeed.

Costa Rica 111

Costa Rica Game Change Uganda 111