sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

Participatory 87

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 87

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.” When I design and facilitate meeting for clients, board meetings, or as part of a workshop, webinar or other training, I’m always looking for new ideas for facilitation and interactive processes.

Facilitation 86

Facilitation Skills System Change 86

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

What you see here are a few notes that reflect my individual experience. 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. What is the heart of the matter for grantors and grantees?

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Grant Data Boston 52

Candid

MAY 15, 2024

To make the process transparent and participatory, we also asked other values-aligned organizations for feedback on our initial framework before putting it into action. If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

There was also a growing understanding that centering equity in these grants was essential to mitigating the inequities of COVID’s impact. It also explains how the McKnight Foundation is connecting its participatory democracy work with climate justice efforts in historically marginalized communities. . Not reinventing the wheel.

Guidelines 105

Guidelines Participatory Case Study Philanthropy 105

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. It can be inclusive and participatory. My goal is to design virtual experiences to be as inclusive and participatory as possible.

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Virtual Track Student Virtual Classroom 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The lab was facilitated by Heather Mcleod-Grant and Justin Ferrell , Director of Fellowships at the Stanford d-School. This allowed us to experience the whole design process – design a new wallet – and reflect on it. Which comes from the Participatory Facilitator’s Guide.

Design 105

Design Course Leadership Network 105