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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

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If you don’t currently hold a leadership role, talk to your management early and often. They might, for example, review synopses of eligible proposals and rank them, or vote to prioritize strategic issues or geographies. Outline the participant role. Share what support participants will have to fulfill their role.

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Throwback Thursday: GlassPockets editor’s top five for funders

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Can a foundation live up to its role of serving the public good with an invite-only process? And can small foundations effectively and efficiently review an open call for proposals? When Numbers Fall Short: The Challenge of Measuring Diversity in a Global Context. It identifies who has power and who is marginalized.

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SXSW 2013 – Social by Global: Failure Is Not An F-Word!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was only there for 48 hours, but I did two workshops on two different topics ( nonprofit social media managers workshop and measurement ), a discussion on impact measurement in the Beacon Lounge , and lighting talk failure Good By Global (the Social Good Summit at SXSW). The team looks at some questions: What was the goal of our project?

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Tips for Adopting a Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

sgEngage

While the approach isn’t necessarily new, it was catapulted into the national spotlight early last year, when the onset of a global pandemic pushed many in philanthropy to recognize the importance of trusting the leadership of nonprofits and communities. Underlying all of that is a commitment to recognizing and redistributing power.

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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re operating at the forefront of copyright limitations and exceptions, both in the United States and globally. Many of our projects turn on legal questions, and our attorneys are a core part of figuring out solutions that will have real positive impact on society. We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! Even though Benetech doesn’t have donor funding for this, our VP of Global Literacy, Betsy Beaumon, and I thought it would be worthwhile to attend this meeting. Definitely a good thing.

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Who are we, museums?

Museum 2.0

This month, I want to ask us this question. I have been thinking about this question at work for the past few weeks. I invite the whole staff to my office anytime between 2-3 on Tuesdays to answer one question. ICOM matters because museums are a global phenomenon. As a field, who are we? A different sort of ache began.

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