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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

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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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. An estimated 811 million people are hungry globally. Supporting them is not only essential to the global community’s food supply, but also to the day-to-day well-being of the communities in which they work and live. Why Small-Scale Farmers?

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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Grantmaking equity lies at the heart of philanthropy’s mission to create positive social change and address systemic injustices. These include disparities in funding allocation, lack of representation and diversity among leadership, and a tendency to prioritize short-term outcomes over long-term systemic change.

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#AI4Good: Artificial Intelligence & Wellbeing, Ethical Dilemmas, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Organizations need to understand the impact that AI systems may have on workers’ physical health and encourage an active, not sedentary workplace. Priority should be given to retaining and emphasizing human characteristics in decision making processes and evaluations. . Think standing desks, ergonomics, and walking meetings) .

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How To Future Proof Your Foundation’s Grants Management System – Part 1

Connection Cafe

A global pandemic. The confluence of all these events has made many foundations completely re-evaluate their philanthropic strategy. While none of us can predict what is in store for the remainder of 2020 and beyond, the events of this year have caused many foundations to fundamentally re-evaluate their approach to grants management.

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Announcing the Salesforce.org Community Impact Report 2022

Saleforce Nonprofit

Although the challenges we’re facing as a global community continue to compound, our global community of changemakers in the nonprofit and education sectors continues to address these challenges head-on to drive tangible and inspiring social impact. Director of Measurement and Evaluation. Eric Barela. Morgan Buras-Finlay.

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

Intrigued because as president and CEO of Women’s Funding Network (WFN), the largest global alliance of gender equity funders, I am well aware of persistent gender data gaps that hinder efforts to identify disparities, change systems, and build power.

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