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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. RAWA Fund, for instance, has used grantee self-assessment based on narrative, story-telling methodologies, as a basis for evaluation.

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

Facebook was just getting its first venture funding, YouTube was just starting, and Twitter was still a year away from being founded. Wikipedia is a community, Craigslist is a community, Moveon.org is a community, eBay for crying out loud is a community. Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Google Maps.

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Private Foundations Now Eligible to Receive Microsoft Software Donations!

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Private grantmaking foundations are usually, but not always, funded from principally one source, such as a for-profit business. A private independent foundation is a private foundation where most or all of its funding comes principally from one source, such as one individual or family, and often in the form of an endowment.

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Grantmaking Foundations Can Now Register with TechSoup

Tech Soup

Private grantmaking foundations are usually, but not always, funded from principally one source, such as a for-profit business. A private independent foundation is a private foundation where most or all of its funding comes principally from one source, such as one individual or family, and often in the form of an endowment.

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Private Foundations Are Now Eligible for Citrix Online Donations

Tech Soup

Private grantmaking foundations are usually, but not always, funded from principally one source, such as a for-profit business. A private independent foundation is a private foundation for which most or all of its funding comes principally from one source, such as one individual or family. Private Operating Foundation.

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New Year’s Resolutions for Grantmakers

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In fact Wikipedia lists 47 cultural celebrations of new years that are celebrated at other times throughout the year, such as the Chinese New Year and Rosh Hashanah. I know of a handful of grantmakers who have put a yearlong hold on their grant programs to focus on strategic alignment. Reflection: Is your funding outcomes focused?

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My Fairy Godmother Status at Dreambank, Sending Coffee Karma Via Akoha, and My BillMeLater Pay It Forward Shopping Spree

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's the definition from wikipedia: A gift economy is a social theory in which goods and services are given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future expectations. The toy turned out to be a fairy godmother crown and latter telling me that I was granted Fairy Godmother Status from DreamBank , a new model for gift giving.

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